The New York herald., 1922-01-24
Arms PARLEY PLANS
A LINK With GENOA
May Adopt Resolution to Bring
About DOvetailing Of
Achievements.
BASIS OF U. S. POLICY
Document Expected to Show
Where America Stands on
European Problems.
BASIS OF U. S. POLICY
Special Dispatch TO TIE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c., Jan, g.

Special DtSpdtch to TIE NEW YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington. ID. G., Jan. .3.
The Conference for the Limitation
of Armament is considering the adop-
ton of a general resolution covering
what has been dealt with concretely
by the conference, and those things
which constitute problems of the
future but which cannot be dealt with
here.
That part Of the resolution which
aims to deal with things outside the
scope of the conference will Lave a
bearing on the approaching Genoa
economic conference. and IL prepared
by Secretary Hughes. as expected.
probably will deal with the moral
trusteeship of Russia which the con-
ference assumed at the outset.
The decision to reduce naval arma-
ments as move I'm the direction Of cut
ting down expenditures of lessening the
possibilities OF war and In bringing back
the world to a normal basic Is looked
upon only as a beginning. So long as
huge land armaments exist. so long as
there Is German and Russian prob
lem. the goal the statesmen who have
been laboring at Washington to attain
will not have been reached.
The delegates feel that so long as
France believes herself menaced. pri-
marily by Germany, there can be no
real reduction of land armamen.s in
Europe. A Russia which threatens at
any time to disrupt the peace both Of
Europe and OF the Far East olso makes
difficult the dlsarming OF Europe.
1t has been President Harding's view,
supplemented by that OF Secretary
Hughes. that the first step TO the reha-
tilitatIon OF Europe must be willingness
on the part OF Europe 10 speak. act and
think In terms OF peace. II Is this view
point which has caused the President to
serve notice that while America is anx-
ious TO extend aid 10 Europe that por-
ton OF the civilized world must take the
first steps.
Accordingly It Is under consideration
to place in the resolution of principles
which the delegates are considering a
general statement in favor OF the reduc-
tlon of land armaments. This will be
In such form tha. It cannot be often
sive to France, II being assumed that
she is anxious TO be rid OF a heavy mill
tary burden.
The attitude the Powers may express
toward Russia will be In line with the
declaration which Secretary Hughes
made when he said certain conditions
must be brought about In that country
before commercial or political relations
could be resumed. Among these was the
guaranty OF the safety OF life and OF
property in Russia.
Adoption OF n resolution OF this char
acter, neither will prevent nor bring
about American participation in the
Genoa conference. If Il r. decided to
take part, the declaration Of principles
Will chart the course the Americans
would pursue at conference OF this
character II II is decided to remain
away the resolution can be relied upon
as suggesting the time and the condl-
tions under which America would un-
dertake TO extend direct cooperation.
The fact that a resolution OF this
character Is under consideration points
to the probability of an early close OF
the conference.