THE WASHINGTON CONFERENCE

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 284, 25 August 1921, Page 5

THE WASHINGTON CONFERENCE

OPEN SESSIONS DESIRED DISCUSSION IN UNITED STATES SENATE By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright Washington, August 23. The Senate has passed a Bill providing 200,000 dollars for the expenses of the Disarmament Conference. A lively debate occurred before the Bill was passed. Senator Harrison demanded an open session, and stated that the American people wanted full publicity, because they believed that "something was put over their representatives" at Paris. He offered an amendment directing the American delegates to exert their influence to bring about open sessions of the Conference. Senator Borah supported the amendment. Senator Lodge opposed the amendment, stating that no one representing the President would go to tho Conference who did not favour the largest measure of publicity compatible with getting tho business done. He advocated that tho procedure should foe left to the delegates. After hearing Senator Lodge’s statement, Senator- Harrison withdrew the amendment. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

SIZE OF DELEGATIONS REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN AND LABOUR. (Rec. August 24, 9.15 p.m.) Washington, August 23. It is understood that President Harding has informed Mr. Gompers (president of the American Federation of Labour) that he cordially behoves that Labour should bo represented in connection with' the Armament Conference as far as possible, but the delegates will be chosen for other qualities than group representation. No decision has been reached yet whether women shall sit in the conference. The United States is now considering with other Governments the question of the size of tho various delegations.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. JAPAN’S REPRESENTATIVES. (Reo. August 24, 9.15 p.m.) Toklo, August 23. The newspaper "Asahi Shimbun” states that Japan’s delegation to tho Washington disarmament conference will consist of Count Uchida, Admiral Kato, and Viscount Ishii. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

MEETING OF PRIME MINISTERS PARIS JOURNAL’S FEARS. (Rec. Avgust 24, 9.15 p.m.) Paris, August 23. The "Journal des Debats" says the Washington Conference seems likely to degenerate into a meeting of Primo Ministers. M. Briand set the example, and Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Hara are likely to follow suit: "We hop© the Prime Minister will renounce tho idea of going to Washington, which will reduce ths conference to a Supreme Council of the Pacific, only complicating tho simple issue before it.”—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.