Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-02-23
CONFERENCE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

It is related that while Michael Angelo was decorating
Chapel his work elected comparatively little praise from
his associates of criticism his enemies and
indifference the passerby None realized the magni
his work the wondrous beauty of his artistry until
the had been completed the saffodngs removed the
cessories cleared away.
Much the same might said regarding the work of the
Limitation of Armament. Although it lasted but
the short space three months public attention weared critics
multiplied and caus and of the friends
the became discouraged This because the stu
pndous task being performed by that conference was concealed
and multitude details and the confusion of dis
cusons that the scaoldng has been cleared
the completed accomplishments of the conference stand forth
conceded by all Americans and by the world that no
body of accomplished toward the peace OF the
world upment mankind the elevation of responsible
public opinion than did these who officially composed the
Armament Conference.
OF momentou stupendous work pages and volumes
will written is impossible to embrace within the
confines of Just review of its tasks However
a few salient points may be set down in passing
First the given the opening day by Pres
Harding called the conference that "Ths is not
council of nations seeking remake mankind but convention
leading for the of applying the better at
the pressing problems of the daya
called by the United States of America because he
stated 1--WE only with you that finer nobler thing
which nation do alone
Coordinate with this the very definite program placed
before it by United which called it, program to
which firmly held by its chairman Secretary Hughes
Upon opening day placed the straight path
duty led definite results by the specific and detailed
statement regarding disarmament made by its chairman Secre
In this and other nations concerned another
large contributing factor to the of the conference
the the President stated in his address the closing day
of the conference that nation asked time
render any its sovereignty impair its nationality do
thing that would humble its national pride No intrigue pro-
posed offensive inducements suggested. 1t
ference Of equal soveregn discussing by which they
could mutually work the of humankind
In far the United States alone concerned the confer
because backed by the people and be-
every of its and day of its dura
of
it contemplated doing the In short there
AS coroary this the President placed up
the official American delegation two representatives of the
United States that branch Of the coordinate
with him in the making and the conclusion binding foreign
He further that of these selections
represented that political party which opposed the admin
istration.
Virtually all the history of the conference given to
the world from day. did that frank publicity end with
the adjournment of the conference for its final day
provision for the publication Of all the records in connection with
the conference and the complete minutes of each days session
This will be given the world is made up that
the world may know why decisions made and why
proposals failed who to blame to whom belongs the credit
There will be aftermath of steel boxes of memoranda
to base and partisan to beog the truth
JUDGE public opinion and aggrandize few individuals