The New York herald., 1922-01-16

New York Herald Bureau. I
Washington. ID. O.. Jan. 10.
Unexpected complications, always
70 be looked for at an international
council representing diversified and
national interests. are not
expected to delay much longer the
final decisions of the Washington con-
ference.
In the siXty-five days since the con-
ven.ng Of the representatives of nine
nations invited by President Harding
to cooperate in providing world re-
forms the major purposes that in
spired the calling of the conference
have progressed to final stage. The
delegates from all these countries are
confident that this week will record
decisions Of outstanding Importance.
The belief tonight is that a public
session of the conference will be held
on Tuesday or Wednesday and pos
sibly another before the end OF the
week.
Completion of the naval program
awaits only the approval by the
French and Japanese governments OF
tentative agreements reached on mat
ters largely important in technical
serse. The chief actors in the con-
ference expect that these indorse-
ments will be forthcoming within the
next day or two and the most sweep
ing reforms in the naval policies of the
jeaeing Powers finally will be effected.
While there has been falling off in
popular interest in the methods Of
procedure compelled by conflicting ma
tonal necessities this probably is due
to the fact that no open session of the
conference has been held for five
weeks.
General Satisfaction Inferred.
1t is believed that the people of this
country and of the world at large
are satisfied with the progress made
toward the accomplishment OF the re-
forms projected and have not been
influenced by the political dissensions
in France to regard the conference as
a failure in any respect.
One of the marked points of differ
ence between the Paris and Washing
ton conferences is that none Of the
participants in the latter has been held
up to censure by the people of his
own country. In other words. there
are no ghosts of Washington" in the
sense that there were ghosts Of
Paris"
Not one of the active participants
in the Washington conference has
been repudiated by either his own Gov
ernment or the people of it because
of any acts performed by him as
spokesman for national interests he
was designated to represent.
Following the Paris conference the
delicately fashioned French imagina-
ton conjured a procession of ghosts
that stalked disconsolately under the
moon or electric lights that nightly
shed luster over the reaches of the
Place de la Concorde between the
Crillon and the Quai dOrsai. Wilson.
Clemenceau. Orlando, House and
Lansing.
No Ghosts 10 Haunt.
Here at washington there are no
ghosts 70 haunt or offend hostile politi-
cal policies or sting to anger the, re-
sentiments of personal animosities.
Even BRAND, goaded into surrendering
the leadership Of the French Cabinet,
was rewarded with vote of conf
dence on his return to Paris from
Washington. where his achievements
were more disturbing to his confer
ence associates than they ultimately
proved to his own people.
There are no ghosts OF Washing
tnr. tgnt fes hal
be any. The American people seem
to well satisfied with their own repre-
sentatives in the world gathering. The
policies set UP by NJ. BRAND and his
associates of the French delegations
were popular at home. F'latterins
ecomiums were showered upon Mr..
Balfour, Lord Lee, Ambassador Geddes
and the other representatives OF Eng
land and the British colonies.
From Toxic the cables and wireless
have brought convincing proof OF the
popularity of the policies and acts for
which Prince Tokugawa. Vice Foreign
Minister Hanihara, Admiral Baron
Kato and Ambassador Shidehara sue
Icessfully contended and reconciled with
the views OF their associates from
other countries.
The italian Government and people
have expressed complete satisfaction
with the methods adopted by Senator
Schanzer. Luigi Albertini and Ambas-
sador Riccl. This also applies TO the
popularity reflected by the people OF
Holland regarding the splendid ser
vices rendered by Foreign Minister
karnebeek.
or the popularity OF the methods fol
lowed by Baron de Cartier there II
ample proof in the shape OF Belgian
expression. The attitude OF Coun
dAlte, head OF the Portuguese dele
CATION. also has been indorsed by hii
own people.
even PeI<in IL Pleased.
Even Minister Koo and DR. Sze. th'
represcntatio OF China. have pleased
the PeIin Government, although they
have been made the target for vicious
attacks by the fomenters Of prejudices
especially and bafflingly Oriental. an,
due to lack of appreciation OF the nu
merous and vexatious embarrassment
provoked by the complex problem
they were expected to solve.
So In a personal sense at least, th'
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