Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-06
WASHINGTON AFFAIRS
(special to The BuIletin.l

Washington, Dec 5.-Washington is filed with all kinds of auxiliary move- ments to give the limitation of arnla- ment a jog In the right direction. Some of them are big concerns, others very dib side-lights. The council for the linn itation of armament, which is primarily under the guidance of the Society of Friends, is one of the genuine going con- cerns. And what is the council for the limitation of armament? We'll. If were to describe 1t as 1t impresses me today should say it was a great melting pot fer big national organizations, whose original purposes may have been far apart, but which are now stringly united in the common cause of spreading broad cast in this country and abroad, the de- sire permanent peace through reduction of the vehicles of war. The council wants permanent peace-it believes the peoples of all nations want 1t, and that one sure means of attaining it is to make it common cause among the peo- pie of the United States and the nations across the sea.
 The council must not be confused with l the advisory council of the conference. That is an official organization made up l of individuals appointed by President Harding to act as an advisory body to 1 he American delegates. The council I
 refer to is made up of organizations and | has no official status with the conference, although it has the warm sympathy of 1 many Of the delegates and of officers of l the war and navy departments. Its makeup includes organizations whose
 nlen1he rs1ip runs up to about seven mill | lion persons. It includes thirty or more organized associations and might be de- l scribed as sort of federation of or
 ganizatiens ali seeking reduction of arm- ament.
 There's another curious happenstance | in the fact that not only do the incom- ing president succeed the president whc steps down and out, as as occupant of tie White House, but the incoming oi the Harding administration found Vice President and Mrs. Collage ensconced ir the Identical apartment at the Willard
 that Vice President and Mrs. Marshal had occupied during their eight years o1 official life here; yes, and there's one fnssre to be noted. When MT. Humility wfo had served as secretary to Presi cent Wilson, went out with the WilsoI administration, the secretary to Presi dent Harding, George B. Christian, step
 ped right into the house then vacated b1
 Mr Humility. In personality and gen
 eral makeup MT. Christian and Mir. Tu
 tnu,ty are as wide apart as the poles
 But folks who know, say there is on feature of their earlier secretarial Tiff
 to which they both uhconseiously cling MT. Wilson was governor of New Jerse,
 tefore becoming president MT. Tumu1t,
 was his private secretary at that time
 MT. Harding was lieutenant governor 0 1 Ohio and MT. Christian was his secre tarv. And today, although MT. Presiden
 is the proper manner in which to aecos
 the president of the United States Gov erncr" is the title used by both thos secretaries in the seclusion of office an daily routine.
 The conveneing of congress at moo, today and the presidents message tomor } row will bring the first sign of life t the big capitol lfuilding thst it ha i. linowii since the recess begun ten day ago. Scarcely a senator or. member G
 congress remained in town alter the cur
 tain rung down on the last session. . winter of hard work, with no let up con
 fronts congress and it's members hay
 evidently made the most of the littl
 breathing spell they took between ses e siens. There iss talk of cutting down tn customary ten day recess at Christina : but nothing definite is likely to com 5 of it.