Evening star., 1921-11-05
SUCCESS FOR ARMS
PARLEY PREDICTED
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basically. they have the same purpose
of international cooperation and con-
sui o ton to nreSerYe peace.

basically. they have the same purpose
Of international cooperation and con-
su1tation to preserve peace.
Will the conference succeed? It's
question one hears asked everywhere.
Republicans ASK it with misgiviEg
with a certain recollection of how
cruelty the altruism of Woodrow Will
son was dashed to the ground by par
tisan debate on the eve of a presiden-
tial and congressional election. May
be there are partisan democrats who
hope the conference will fail because
success might give to Warren Hard
ing the prestige of which their re-
publican adversaries robbed Woodrow
Wilson. Maybe there are republicans
who do not want to see a limitation
of armament because it might mean
less work for the munition makers in
their respective states. Maybe there
are Army and Navy officers who Sc
cretly doubt the good faith OF Japan
and hope America will not reduce her
Navy merely because Japan may
promise something on a piece of
parchment. Maybe there are pessi-
mists who never want to see America
try anything big and worldly, but
who believe in standing pat on the
foreign policy of isolation and aloof-
ness which served so we'll in ancient
days
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the pessimists. the truth is every
!iberal-minded observer knows the
forthcoming conference will be a suc-
cess. The word success" is a ques-
tton OF degree. anyway. If people
expect all problems under the sun to
to call the results of the coming con-
ference a success. If it is expected
that at once taxation will be re-
duced. then. too, the term success"
might be a question of opinion. If.
however. the broad aspects Of the
whether America and Japan will
thrash out at the council table the
very vexattous questions which might
otherwise lead to a horrible naval
war in the far east, with increasing
burdens of taxation and more sacri-
or the conference will be hailed en-
Enthusiastically as a great work OF
prevention-a success in more ways
than will be Immediately apparent.
For whenever the official representa-
tives OF great governments get to-
In the eyes and debate their disputes.
an advance has been made over the
dangerous method Of long distance
cable communication, with evasive
phrases and language, that develops
friction and misunderstandings In
lcihdtioildl CVulcTeHCS Is always
tonic for nations which are AFFLICTED
with smoldering controversies. But,
best Of all, the conference is to take
place in free America. whore the press
is untrammeled. unsubsidized. unin-
huenced by any movement and where
public opinion functions sternly and
effectively. 1t will not be like the
atmosphere Of Paris, where an op-
pressive cloud hung over the whole
conference. cloud OF propaganda.
government-inspired editorials. back
door deals and trickery.
The conference will be held in secret
here. but what happens will be about
as secret as the things that are said
and done in executive sessions Of the
United States Senate. Americas
delegation will have every reason to
let in the air and take the public into
it's confidence. Already there is evi-
dence that Secretary Hughes means
to play his cards face up on the ta-
BILE and that the press Of America
will back him up. not only in print
ing the truth as he gives it to them.
but in holding tenadously to the facts
untainted by alien Inspiration or
color.