PACIFIC COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 August 1921, Page 5

PACIFIC COUNCIL.

QUESTION OF PUBLICITY.

DELEGATES TO DECIDE. VOTE FOR EXPENSES. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Washington, August 23. The Senate passed a Bill providing 200.000 dollars for expenses in connection with the L\-armament Conference. A lively debate occurred. Senator Harrison demanding open sessions. He stated that the American people wanted full publicity, because they believed something was put over their representatives in Paris. He offered an amendment directing American delegates to exert their influence to bring about open sessions.

Senator Borah supported this. Senator Lodge opposed the amendment. stating that no one representing the President would go to the conference not favoring the largest measure of publicity compatible with getting business done. He advocated that the procedure should be left to the delegates.

Senator Harrison withdrew his amendment following upon Senator Lodge’s statement.

LABOR AND WOMEN.

MAY NOT HAVE A VOICE.

Received August 24. 9.15 p.m. Washington, August 23. It is understood that President Harding informed Mr. Samuel Gompers (President of the American Federation of Labor) that he cordially believes that Labor should be represented in connect tion with the Armament Conference as far possible, but the delegates will be chosen for other qualities than group representation. No decision has yet been reached whether women are to sit in the conference. The United States is now considering with the other Governments the question of the size of the various delegations.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable

A MEETING OF PREMIERS. A PARIS PAPER’S FEAR. Received August 24. 9-15 p.m. Paris, August 23. The Journal Des Debate says the Washington Conference seems likely to degenerate into a meeting of Prime Ministers. M. Briand had set the example and Mr. Lloyd George and M. Hara are likely to follow suit. The paper adds: “We hope the IMmc Minister will renounce the idea of going to Washington, which will reduce the conference to a Supreme Council of the Pacific, only complicating the simple issue before it.” —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. JAPAN’S DELEGATION. Received August 24, 9.15 p.m. Tokio, August 23. The newspaper Asahi Shimbun states that Japan’s delegation to the Washington Disarmament Conference will consist of Count Uchida (Minister of Foreign Affairs). Baron Kato and M. Ishii.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.