The Washington herald., 1922-01-21
Success Will Be Complete
In Opinion of Ameri-
can Delegation.
EXPECT ANALYSIS
TO SATISFY PUBLIC
Reduction of War Expen.
ditures of China to Low
est Minimum Sought.

The Washington armament con-
ference will end within the next
two weeks.
Its success will be complete. In
the opinion of the members of the
American delegation. The degree
of success, they say, will depend
upon analysis of lasting results
And the members of the delega-
tion last night insisted that such
analysis will be most pleasing to
the American people.
The recent criticisms regarding
the American attitude toward China
are being studied by the American
delegation. However, they feel
satisfied that when all of the facts
can be communicated to the public
there will be universal satisfac-
tion-
One development of yesterday
was considered of extreme signifi'
cance. Senator Oscar Underwood
Democratic member of the Ameri-
. can commission, took the lead In
demanding that the conference &C
on record as insisting that China
shall agree TO reduce to the lowest
possible minimum her expenditures
for military purposes.
support frsa Britain.
His stand had the complete sup
port of Sir Robert Borden, Of the
British delegation. The latter
called attention to the fact that
at the present time the various
military chieftains throughout
China are retaining under arms
much larger forces than are need
ed to meet with any possible con-
tingency. He pointed out that In
asmuch as this conference can do
nothing that will restore China to
her place in the sun unless II Is
fully supported by the Chinese
peoples themselves. suggestions
that great armies were being held
ready for possible revolution could
haye no influence toward creating
a world sentiment that China was
ready TO adopt a peaceful role.
That seemed to be the general
opinion of the various delegates
They believed that for the present
at least the burden OF proof" mus'
be placed on China regarding heI
ability to create and continue a
government that can hold the re-
spect of the governments OF ths
world
Chinese Delegates sansuine-
The Chinese delegation has mads
IL plain that they believe that wher
ALI of the facts are known the ma
tIons will be satisfied. And be-
cause of this delegates last might
declared they felt satisfied that tht
complete records will be writer
within the coming fortnight.
Merely as an evidence Of the de-
sire OF the delegations to complete
their work can be cited that las'
night a suggestion was made that the
ALLEGATIONS recess over today Tnere
81. an almost unanimous register of
onnositiou spokesmen declaring tha'
the work was so well in hand tha'
the weekend recess would be un'
wise.
There was a very extended debate
cf the resolutions that dealt with the
making public of all existing agree
nents and commitments that anec'
China The debate still was in ses-
sion when the Pacific and Far East
ern conference recessed last might
until today However the debate
seemed to indicate that the resoIu-
tions would be adopted today. The
question so far as the debate seemed
10 indicate was net so much the prin-
cipIe involved as the manner of ap-
nIication. Several Of the speakers
pointed out that commitments Of SOW
,sreign nations were not subject to
scrutiny By outside nations without
consent. 1t was suggested that after
all 4 would be an excellent Trims
-, have the various commitments reg
tstered and also that provision De
r,.de that in the future there should
be registration Of all contracts en-
kered into within three months.
Await Foreign Advises
while the Far Eastern committee
nsontinued its work the drafting COM
mittee on the naval armament treaty
r,arked time. The committee has ye;
10 be advised by Tokyo and London
concerning certain points that have
been raised concerning the treaty.
Secretary Hughes and other Ameri-
can spokesmen refused to discuss sug-
eestions that serious friction has
arisen in this connection. Spokesmen
Cor the conference. however. declared
that the contrary was the case. The
delay. they declared. is in order that
the final decision shall be in such
shape as to minimize the danger OF
misinterpretation by any Of the world
powers. Then. also. there ts the
necessity of agreeing on what the
main treaty shall consist Of and what