New-York tribune., 1922-01-08
F'ess Says u. S.
Wrote History
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Forty-Nlinute Roll Call of
Nations Accomplished
More Than Has Been Done
i'll Is Years, He Declares
Meeting Called Success
Harding Letter Read at
First Saturday Discus
sion of Republican Club

representative Simeon D. Fcss. of
ONO, at the first of the SATURDAY. dis.
cussions lunchcons of the National Re-
publican Club yesterday, said that when
secretary Hughes had called the roll
ci the nations in the Washington con-
terence and received the assent Of tbe;r
representatives. to the peace program
packed by the United States, as ma
uon we wrote more history in forty
minutes than VIC had in the last twcn
ty-hvc years. He said the WASHINGTON
conference was a great success. even
if it did no moro.
Nc speakers in addition to Mr.. Fcss
were were frank !. Cobb, Of Tho New York
"or'h John Calvin Ferguson, adviser
10 the Chlnesc delegation in Washing
Ioh ana TO the President Of China. aud
of Utah. >'"e'
General Louis Stotcsbury called Tho
meeting to order and introduced A. p.
Hum mphreys as permanent chairman.
r. APP ausc greeted the reading BY
Genera Stoteshury of the fol,owinp
letter from President Harding:
Entertaining as | do high csti-
mate OF the patriotic impulses and IF.
for,s OF the National Republican Club
ard placing high appraisal on its
Pl"n OF informal luncheon discussion
ol Pnbllc topics, J am writing a word
OF cohgratulat'on on your inauguration
OF 'hc seasons program for these dis
cusSions.
Harding Sends Good Wishes
note that Limitation of armaments
ana Pacific problems is your theme for
tn'S week. Please express my good
N'snes TO the company and my fullest
cohliaence that the conference now
nearing its closing hours in Washing
ton "lll be productive Of results highly
advantageous to all men and nations.
mere IS every reason for assurance
mat IN coming times it will be viewed
IN retrospect as 4 monumental marker
on the highway Of progress toward
permanent peace. sounder social and
economic conditions and established re-
iatlons Of reason and amity among
men"
Among those at the guest table were
General Robert /. Bulard, Colonel
Peter Murray, Colonel D. 3. Devorc,
Captain Nogclgesans, U. S. N; Captain
!. A. kearncy, U. S. n, and Captain
Mathew c. Glcason
T.,
the Washington conference was not
Oily beginning of world peace, but it
was a lnaen!liccnt beginning. Refer
ring to the international Conference
called to meet at Genoa IN March to
stabilize the finances of Europe. Mr..
Cobb remarked. But we need some
thing more than the undcrpaAlne T..
OF George Harvey sitting with the
Irimc Ministcr''
Mr. Cobb said that conditions in this
country would continue to ret worse
rather than better until the United
States cxcrts its power to stabilize
the world.
Problems in East
representative Fess said that he de-
sired to discuss Japanese relations
wholly in spirit Of kindness and
justice.
For some time" said the Ohio Con-
eressmal, i've have felt that there
was only one really ominous cloud
upon the horizon. The only cloud that
would not dissipate was our relation
with Japan. We have delicate prob
lem with Japan on our Pacific Coast.
We have it in the Philippines and in
Guam and Hawaii We cannot saw to
Che Philippines that VIC will turn
them loose and let them solve their
own problems, because the United
lens in that way"
Mr.. Ferguson said that all that China
asked for was simple justice. He said
that China's regard for the United
States WAS based on the fact that this
country is non-aggressive as regards
the exploitation Of China.
Senator King said he was skcptical