The New York herald., 1921-11-27
FUTURE CONFERENCE
PLANS INDORSED
World Benefit Seen in Re.
newed Session of Wash
ington Farley.
40 CONFLICT OF AIMS
High Court and League Con-
sidered as Dealing With
Europe Alone.
40 CONFLICT OF AIMS
by GEORGES LIE CHARTER.

by GEORGES LIE CHARTER.
Correspondent Of the Journal Des De6ats.
Special Despatch TO THE NEW York HERALns
New York Herald Bureau
Washington. ID. c., Nov. 26.
The announcement that in accordance
with the desire OF the American Govern.
ment, the present conference shall prob-
ably be followed by many others in years
to come, has been. OF course. the subject
Of many conversations in all circles Of
Washington to-day
The new decision appears as logical
consequence and result of the excellent
method which has been INCREASINGLY app
Piled by the Administration to the de-
velopments of this conference. From the
first 1t has been obvious to the un-
preJudiced observer that the head OF the
American delegation had preconceived
and precise plan of progressing in the
debates plan from which he was re-
solved not to depart under any circum.
stance. And this plan consisted in ad-
vancirg a new step only after the
previous one had been SO firmly strength.
ened that no influence or reaction what.
ever could force a recoil
OF course, the first condition to be OBJ
served in applying that method Is to
gather so many documents, facts and evil
dences that the certainty and strength of
the final resolution of action just OBJ
tained can never be shaken or upset
hereafter. But it will necessarily take
weeks and months to gather some OF
tinse evidences for such complex ques-
tons as those now placed before the
conference.
Two Courses Are Open.
So If the programme must be achieved
under the indicated method, two ways
are open. Either the conference should
be made permanent in Washington, an
obviously impossible course since mono
of the delegates could settle in Wash-
ington; or the conference should ad-
journ after 1t has come to point where
no new progress can be expected with-
out the necessary inquiries having been
made and reports having been COM
pleted and carefully studied.
To take an actual example. The Chi.
nese delegation formulated two de-
mands yesterday, one dealing with tho
exploitation of foreign post offices in
China. the other aiming at the abroga-
tion of extraterritorial rights in China.
or course, the first question Is easy to
answer and no nation is expected to
make any objection to the Chinese de-
sire on that point. But the second
is most delicate, and will require a care-
full and long inquiry beforer a decision
based on evidence and fact can be
reached.
So. II the actual conference is not to
be blocked the results and reports Of
the agreed inquiry must be reserved
for some other session. That example,
suggested by high official here. may
show how the idea of calling new con-
ferences in the near future was logically
forced on the mind of the American
delegates as result of the methods
previously adopted.
That the next confercHces should be
larger and include representatives OF
Germany is just as logical, as 1t will
appear legitimate or urgent that all the
nations who have interests in the ques-
ions to be discussed may be allowed
to expose their views.
No Conflict of Jurisdiction.
OF course it has already been pointed
out that some difficulty may arise out
of the apparent perrnanency given to
the conference since there still
Geneva, and an already organized
High Court of Justice at Tho
Hague. The solution, as it seems 70 ap-
pear to the Administration here. should
be in kind of moral or gentlemen's
agreement. according to the league at
Geneva and to the high court at The
Hague especial consideration of Euro.
pean affairs.
And some relations, wholly unbinding,
might be more easily solved should some.
II not most, of the European delegates to
the Washington conference be already
members of the league. Thus without
any binding connections between the two
organizations being created, the Wash-
ington conference might be informed Of
the European views on such general
problems as those Of disarmament and
war methods which are scheduled in
both programmes.
1t does not seem to be doubted here
that not only should no conflict arise bes
tween tho two assemblies, but since tho
league and the Washington conference
have similar aims. namely establishments
of the peace of the world, some mutual
help should come out of the disinterested
study in two different places of the most
difficult problems of civilization by the
best experts to be found. The result
cannot be but OF the greatest benefit to
the civilized world.