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96 Pages Eight Sections Section One Pages 1 to 22 VOL. XL NO. 4G Entered at Portland (Oregon) PORTLAND. OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 13, 1921 PRICE FIVE CENTS IDELEEATES PRAISE I JAPANESE EXPECTED ADMIRAL KATO LAUDS PROSPECT NEVER SO BRIGHT, SAY WOMEN 4 IvlhVW WORLD IS AID 10 CURB NAVIES BRIAND IS DELIGHTED AMERICAN PROPOSAL JAPANESE REFERS MATTER TO FAVOR NAVY CUT ENTHUSIASM AMONG PEOPLE WITH ARMS OPENING! PARLEY Oil HUGHES' PROPOSAL TO SCRAP HEAD OP ITALIAN DELEG.1 TO NAVAL EXPERTS. IS PREDICTED. WARSHIPS CHEERED. TIOX ALSO PLEASED. HUGHES THRILLS ARMS DELEGATES Shirt-Sleeve Diplomacy Is rnoniAi itvdiii cc UUIIUIIiLIII HULLO HARDING'S SPEECH AlS Delegates Are Stunned by Drastic I). S. Plan. TEN-YEAR HALT Scrapping of Capital War ships Also Suggested to Conerees. MR. HUGHES GIVES PLAN Reduction Would Be Started Within 3 Months After Agreement. WASHINGTON, D. O, Nov. 12, (By the Associated Press.) More drastic and far-reaching . than the most ardent advocate of disarma ment dared hope, America's pro posals were suddenlv laid before the arms conference today at its first session by Secretary Hughes. A ten-year naval holiday is the proposal, and the United States, Great Britain and Japan shall scrap 66 capital ships aggregating 1,878, 043 tons. Within three months after the con clusion of an agreement, the United States would have 18 capital ships, Great Britain 22 and Japan 10. Ton nage of the three nations, respect ively, would be 500,650, 604,450 and 299,700, Ships Might Be Replaced. Ships when 20 years old might t replaced and the replacement scheme is 500,000 tons for the United States, 500,000 tons for Great Britain and 800,000 tons for Japan. No replace ments could exceed 35,000 tons. The United States would scrap 30 capital ships, aggregating 943,740 tons; Great Britain 19, aggregating 683,375 tons, and Japan 17, aggre gating 448,928 tons. The figures include old ships to be scrapped, ships building or for which material has been assembled. Proposal Is Like Bomb. Characterized by Barton Eato, chief Japanese delegate, as "very far-reaching," but probably suitable as a basis for discussion, and by Mr. Balfour, head of the British delega tion, as "a statesmanlike utterance, pregnant with infinite possibilities and most hopeful of satisfactory re sults," the American proposal, con crete and detailed, fell on the open ing moments of the great confer ence like a bombshell. Foreign del egates were stunned. The principal features of the American plan propose: That for not less than ten years competitive naval building cease as between Great Britain and the United States and Japan. That all capital ships building or planned be scrapped and a few re cently placed in the water be de stroyed within three months of rati fication of the agreement. That the older ships also be de stroyed, reducing the British force to 22 battleships, the American to 18 and the Japanese to 10, each ship to be retained being named. That during the agreement no capital craft be laid down except un der a detailed replacement scheme included in the proposal which would provide for ultimate equality of the British and American fleets and for a Japanese force at 60 per cent of the strength of either of the two. That all other naval craft be simi larly provided for in the same ratio, specific figures for aggregate ton nage in each class being laid down. That naval aircraft be disregarded in the scaling down processes as a problem incapable of solution owing to the convertibility of commercial aircraft for war purposes. Capital Ships Restricted. That no naval building be under taken in any of the three countries on foreign account during the agree ment. That no capital ships hereafter laid down exceed 35,000 tons. That the life of a battleship shall be fixed at 20 years and that ships to be replaced be destroyed before Mikado's Officer Suggests That Island Forts in Pacific Be Dismantled. WASHINGTON, D. C.. Not. 12. (By the Associated Press.) Japan's arm ament delegation Is preoared to reach an agreement on naval limitation In dependently of the question of the naval bases In the Paclflo or settle ment of far eastern political prob lems, also to be discussed in Wash ington, Admiral Baron Kato, heading the Japan fee group, said tonight. The Japanese government has not contemplated submitting a counter proposal. Baron Kato said, adding that determination of this question would await a more complete study of details of Secretary Hughes' plan. Baron Kato added that although it was too soon to express a definite opinion on the subject, his impres sion was that "Japan will comply with the American proposal as far as possible.' The American plan has been turned over to his naval experts her by Baron Kato. Stating his own Impression aa to Mr. Hughes: proposals, the baron de clared they were "the most complete and logical" suggestions for limita tion of naval forces he had heard. He vii In favor of the general prin ciples stated br Mr. Hughes, he added, and could say Japan was "prepared to carry out the desire contained In the proposals to the extent possible." He said he proposed, to Insure peace In the Pacific, the dismantling of out lying Inland fortifications by both the United States and Japan. 3 ROBBERIES REPORTED Masked Footpad Obtains $ 1 0 From Standard Oil Station. A masked man held up the Standard Oil station at East Forty-second and Division streets last night and ob tained 10. Paul Walker, 41 . East Fortieth street, was knocked down at East Fifty-third and East Stark streets by two men, who dragged him Into the bushes and robbed him of $6. M. Wasserman. J71 North Thirty- first street, reported that two men In an automobile had held him up at Thirty-first and Thurman streets and robbed him of a watch, a diamond ring and 12 cash. WOMAN HANGS HERSELF Wife of Rancher Uses Rafters, Chair and Box as Gallows. RAINIER, Or., Nov. 12. (Special.) Mrs. Joseph' Hacicenberg, wife of s well-known rancher living six miles southwest of Rainier, committed sui cide yesterday afternoon by hanging herself. The deod wan done while tea men of the family were at work aud was discovered upon their return in the late afternoon. A rope was tied to the rafters tn sn upstairs room and a chair and box were used for a scaffold. Mrs. Hackenberg was said to have been mentally deranged. CHURCH SUPPORT URGED Presbyterian Backing Is Asked for Arms Conference. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Nov. 11. The executive commission of the Presbyterian general assembly was urged by Dr. Robert Brown, general secretary of the board of foreign missions, to support the Washington conference. He also made a plea for 15,824,000 to carry on the work of the board next year. Dr. H. C. Swearlngen of St. Paul, the moderator, expressed doubt about ths aggregate budget's reaching the total of last year, (12,000,000. FRENCH AIMS DISCUSSED Buenos Aires Paper Says America Must Enter European Field. BUENOS AIRES. Nov. 12. La Na sion, discussing the Washington con ference, considers It is a continuation In effect of the Versailles peace con ference. It believes that the United States will have to consent to give France guarantees before France would consider a reduction In land forces "Thus." continued the paper, "the United States must Involve itself again In European questions." WEEK GENERALLY FAIR Occasional Rains Are Predicted for North Pacific Coast. WASHINGTON. D. C, Nov. 11. Weather predictions for the week be ginning Monday follow: Rocky mountain and plateau re gions: Generally fair with tempera ture near or above normal Pacific states Normal temperature and generally fair except for occa sional rains on the north coast. DINNER GIVEN DELEGATES First of Series of Functions Is Held at White Bouse. WASHINGTON. D. C. Nov. 12. Disarmament delegates were enter tained at dinner tonight by President and Mrs. Harding and afterward there was a reception in the east room for the delegates, members of their ad visory committees and attaches. The function was the first of a series. Sincerity, Honesty Win Applause of Foreigners. BALFOUR HIGHLY PLEASED Picturesque Appearance of Members Is Impressive. SETTING IS BEAUTIFUL President's Plea for Less of Arm ament and None of War Evokes Long Cheering. BT MARK SULLIVAN. br Post. Inc. Published br Arrangement.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 12. (Special.) Stated In the order In which they came to this reporter, the impression made by the armament conference were these: First of all. how Infinitely more beautiful Is this American building than the glaring gold and red of the room at Paris, where the peace conference-was. This American room is nearly all white paneled wood. The only gilt was the frames of the only two paintings on the walls and the backs of just a few of the chairs. The only other colors in noticeable degree were ths green -of the tables, the mulberry plush of some of the seats, and the flags. At Paris even the seats of the chairs were glaring red brocade. American art. when at Its best, is incomparably superior to much French art. The first official American to ap pear la senator Lodge of Massachu settes. I thought again when I saw him yesterday at the burial of the unknown soldier, how many, many memories he must have of official ceremonies through bis moreethan 28 years In the senate and more than 40 In public life. Senator Lodge is satisfying in his dignity and the quality of his appearance. Japanese la Friendly. There, among the reporters. Is William Allen White of Kansas with his broad and smiling countenance. In his wholesomeness, his optimism and his friendliness he Is as Ameri can aa anything in the room. The first official Japanese to ap pear is SaburL It is often said that the Japanese ars inscrutable. Saburi la as friendly looking, as smiling, and as open faced as an American village storekeeper. There is Lord Lee of the British delegation. He looks the friendly and sincere college professor more than anything else. He spent five of his earlier years as Professor in a college at Kingston, Ont. Lord Lee makea a strong and Instantly deep Impression of simple sincerity. -His countenance and bearing are a prom ise of good. Frenck Admiral Orunesttl. There is the French admiral, very much bewhiskered, very much gold laced, and very ornamental alto gether. His name is De Bon. The American paragraphers and cartoon ists would have a good deal of fun with variations of that name, and with the gold lace and the whiskers, if he were an American. Hers comes Bryan into ths press gallery, silk hat, black cape, narrow black tie. Bryan, in his own way, has done as much for peace as anybody in this room. Ths cabinet la coming Into the gal lery. Hoover isn't among them.. He Is on the floor next to the confer ence, because he is on the advisory committee. Weeks appears as substantial and dependable as a war department fortress. How thoroughly American Denby's face la. East, west, home's best. Here entering the reporters gallery la Stuart Bryan of the Richmond News Leader, a thoroughly typical, lean American of best Virginia type. There is another fine American type, Justice Holmes of Massachusetts. Massachusetts is. very strong in this room today. There are more Japanese reporters than from any other nation except America. Japan baa some 40 news paper men here. Moat of them are young men, as unsophisticated as were most of the 111 of our own American newspaper men who wcra at Paris, There Is Vice-President and Mrs. Coolldge. She is as pretty and softly feminine looking as he is austere. There is the first burst of applauae. It Is for the American delegation en tering aa a group. They seat them selves at the head of the table. The press arrangements are excellent. Patching of the state department is distributing advance copiea of tile president's speech, translated into French for the benefit of foreign newspaper men. The British come in and are seated at the left of the Americans. There is Balfour, Lords Lee and Geddes. Balfour looks the professional diplomat of the Earopeas type. Lord Lee and Geddes have countenances more quickly under stood by Americans than Balfour. Geddes and Lord Lee both look Amer ican. In point of fact, both spent some of their formative years in Canada. All the Americans, and especially Member of Diet Says Common Folk Are Ready to Give Support to Drastic Measures. BY ADACHI KINNOSUKE. (Noted Japanese Writer on World Affairs.) (Copyright by the New Tcrk World. Pub lished br Arrangement.' WASHINGTON, D. C Nov. 12. (Special.) The reaction of the peo ple of Japan, not that of our delega tion here in Washington, mark you. nor that of the imperial navy of Japan, nor yet tne government of Japan, but of the general run of the people of Japan to the American proposition "for an agreement on lim itation of naval armament," as pre sented this morning by Secretary Hughes, is something like this: 1. An open-mouthed wonder at the heroic sweep of the proposition. 2. An intense desire of examining Just what this means to the defense of the empire, and that in the light of what might or might not come out of chaotic China, and out of equally disturbed Siberia on the west, and on the other side, the Infinite possi bilities arising out of the Pacific. 3. Then, if they are reasonably as sured In their minds that the national existence of Japan as a nation of peace, and the meeting of its needs In a peaceful manner, is safe and be yond danger, I believe most pro foundly that the people of Japan would rise en masse and face the whole business In a spirit as heroio as the proposition itself. More than that, they would rise and call the author of it blessed. The Important thing which should be pointed out Is the difference be tween the way the Japanese people look at their navy and the way the American people look at theirs. They are radically different. For one thing, the people of Amer ica have never missed their three meals n order to build the ships of their navy; the Japanese have. To throw 30 capital ships of more than 845,000 tons into the discard and put a white stone over the grave, which his tory is likely to remember for a long, long time, would only evoke the emo tion of exaiyuion among the people of this land, where millionaires are about as cheap as soda fountain aris tocracy. But with the people of Japan all is different. They have been taught from their youth up that every rivet, every ton of metal which entered into the building of their navy was as essen tial for the national life of the empire as skin is to the body. - We are not a nation of millionaires over there; quite the contrary. Our people 'have sweated blood in building up their 80,000. 000-yen super-dreadnoughts. Naturally they would feel something like a man called upon to chop off I one of his arms when they are called upon to face the actual destruction of the ships. And yet I believe they would meet this heroic surgery .in a spirit of sac rifice all the more noble because it would be so downright human and touching and quits worthy of their traditions. Once they are convinced that It Is (Concluded on Page 2. Column t. ) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TESTERDAT'S Maximum temperatute, IS degrees; minimum 44 degree. TODAY'S Cloudy. Department. Editorial. Section S, pare 8. Dramatic Section 4, pare 6. Moving picture news. Section 4, pare 1. Real estate and building news. Section 4. page 9. Music. Section 4, pare 5 Churches. Section 5. pr 2. Books. Section 5. pare . Schools. Section 8, page ft. Automobiles. Section 6. Chess and checkers. Section 4. pare 10. Women's Features. Society. Section 8, Women's activities. Section ft. page 10. Fashions. 'Section 5, page 4. Miss Tingle's column. Section 5, pare I Madame Rlchet'i column. Section ft, page 4. Auction bridge. Section 6. page T. Child welfare column. Section tt. pare 4. Special Fefttarm. The rhost who changed his mind. Mara stne section, page 1. Who will win tbe richest widower? Mara sine section, page 2. Major Wllbrshara. fiction feature. Maga zine section, pare ft. News of the world as seen by the camera. Maraslne section, page 4. Seek in entry In Brad treat's. Magmaine section, pare ft. Ace of woods filrta with death. Magaalne section, pare 6. Steps to make all business honest. Mar sine section, pare 7. Hill's cartoons "Among Us Mortals. Magaxine section, pare ft. Chrysanthemum show is remarkable. Sec tion ft. pare 11. Art association has rare laces. Section 4, pare 4. James Montague feature. Section 4, par T. George Ade fable. Section 4, page 7. Views taken at livestock show. Section 4, pare ft. Daughter of Mark Twain to sins; in Munich. Section 4. pare 10. Tumulty's article on Ex-President Wilson. Section ft, pare 1. Poor circulation causes red nose. Sec tion &. page ft. Home construction and arrangement. Sec tion 5. page 7. Darl ir. g's cartoons on topics of the day. Section 6, page ft. Kinglet has voice like fairy bells. Sec tion ft. pare 10. Forelrm. Anglo-French olasnes rcgrettsble and un necessary, says Andre Tardieu. ejection 1, pars ft. Domestic, Blnnlnrham grows despite more or less general depression, say Spillane. Sec tion 1. page 7. Voice In capital thrills New Tork. Section 2, page ft. Paclflo Korthweeft. Mrs. Southard yet defies accusers. Section 1. pare 8. Dairymen to call on board to reslrn. Sec tion L page ft. Oregon state treasurer accused of playing politics with public funds. Section 1, pare ft. Return to pre-war system of rail rate makina; opposed. Section 1. page ft. China roes to conference for Just to. Sec tion 3, paft- 2 Leaders of Many Organizations Voice Confidence of Success of Conference at Washington. WASHINGTON. D. C. Nov. 12. (Special.) Women expressed keen in terest in the proposal of Secretary of State Hughes for abandonment of shipbuilding programmes. President Harding, members of con' gress and delegates have been bom' barded with resolutions from women's organizations demanding a definite programme for disarmament, but the plan as worked out by the American naval advisers came as an over whelming surprise. Commenting on ths proposals of Mr. Hughes for the immediate cessa tion of America's naval construction. Mrs. Charles T. Winter, member of the advisory council, said today, after the opening session of the conference: "Now tt looks as if the conference would really accomplish something America's programme as voiced by Mr. Hughes is showing the world that we are In earnest. Women all over the country will feel that their de sires and demands have had effect. It was a thrilling moment when the announcement was made. We . will give up building ships. We will scrap our old ships. What will England and Japan do?" Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton, vice chairman of the national republican commlteee. was Jubilant over the an nouncement. "It's perfectly fine." she said. "The specific definite proposals of Mr. Hughes' programme will have an especial appeal to women. They have been making resolutions, adopting if solutions and bombarding congress with resolutions; now they will be delighted to hear Mr. Hughes' state ment that the time for resolutions Is past and the day for action here. "Another thing that especially pleased me was the straightforward way in which Mr. Hughes made his proposition. They have said that it was America's opportunity and duty to lead In the plan for limitation of armaments, and now America is tak ing the lead In unmistakable sincer ity. There is nothing behind the plan; no other meaning can be read Into the proposal. We have laid our cards on the table and it is not America's fault if the conference does not succeed. ' "The way the programme was re celved was encouraging. All the mem bers of congress' were on their feet in unrestrained enthusiasm. "One thing that has been an an noying note is that every one wanted naval reduction, but every one said, It can't be done.' Now, by George, we can do it." Miss Alice Robertson, representa tive in congress from Oklahoma, was enthusiastic over the programme and said to a group of friends: "For the first time since I have' been in congress we, all members of congress from all parts of the coun try, were united in a way that seemed to me - almost incredible. There was no north or eouth, east or west, no party lines. We were all Americans In overwhelming sentiment In favor (Concluded on Piise 2. Column 3.) Dlsnrmnment Conference, Prospect for armament limitation never so bright, say women leaders. Section 1, page 1. Drastic reduction In world navies proposed by United Statea Section 1. page 1. Japanese people expected to favor navy cuL Section 1. page 1. ' Let preparations for offensive warfare stop here and now. says Secretary Hughea Section page 4. Hughes thrills arms delegates. Section 1, page L Delegates praise Harding's speech. Pag 1, section 1. Harden puts Russian problems forward for conference to solve. Section 1. page 7. Premier Brland Is delighted with arms opening. Section 1. pare 1. Real cordiality marks openlnr of arms conference. Section 1. pag L Fighting- strength of five great powers shown. Section 1. pace 4, Leaders of both parties in senate commend Secretary Hughes' proposals. Section 1, par io. Admiral Kato lauds American, proposals. Section 1, page 1. Xatlonsi. New senate tax measure declared to be failure. Section 1, page ft. Sports. California Bears beat Wash! or ton, 72 to 3. Section X pare L Martin has chance to make fortune. Sec tion 1, pare ft. Princeton defeated by Old Eli, IS to T. Section 2, page 2. Washington high eleven wins Portland In terscholastlc pennant. Section X page ft. Oregon-CorvaMls game promises to draw record crowd homecoming- Saturday Section 2, pare 1. Portlanders to organise fourth coif club. Section 2, page 4. Multnomah club eleven faces three stren uous games. Section 2, page 2. West Point coach ex -star for army. Section 2. page 2. Betting d eel a red menace to baseball. Sec tion 2, page ft. Commercial mmd Marine. Business of week shows Improvement. Sec tion 1. page 20. Open rates result from rapidly lessening cargo offering for Europe. Section 1, pace 20. Northwestern growers offering apples free ly. Section 1, page 21. Chicago wheat advances with persistent buyinr. Section 1. pare 21. Oils and equipments festur of stock mar ket. Section 1. pare 21. Port land and Vicinity. Officials for 1925 exposition parade named. Section 1, par 12. Stage Is set 'or national granr conven tion. Section 1, pars 17. United States troops enact battl of Ar gon ne. Section 1. page 1ft. Booster for fair urtre all to vote. Section 1. pare 12. Portland clubwomen Indorse 1929 fair and proposed special tax levy. Section 1, page 1ft. Civic learus hears fair debated. Section 1, ; pare 1ft, $229,000 budret reduction p aisle. Section i 1. page 1 Livestock exhibits at international show . being entiained. Section 1, page ft. j Police seise $68,000 in drugs. Section 1. I page 10. i Record livestock exposition closes. lee tion L pars 14. Declared Vindicated. OVATIONS INTERRUPT SPEECH American Comes to Point in Way That Surprises. SESSION GASPS AT TIMES Harding Wins Hearts of All by His Self-Abnegation and Bryan Has Celebration of His Own. BT CHARLES C. HART. THE OREGONIA.N NEWS BUREAU, Washington. D. C, Nov. 12. Thrill after thrill swept through the select assembly at the first session of tbe conference on the limitation of arma ments today as Charles Evans Hughes, secretary of state, proclaim ing a new day in world diplomacy, l!i Id down to ths delegates the con crete proposal of the United States for a ten-year naval holiday. It was an event with the one great essential of a good story. It had the wallop, American directness was exempli fied and shirt-sleeve diplomacy vindl cated. The first hint that the sec retary of state Intended to reverse the usual order of such International conferences by advancing at once to a point in the discussions ordinarily reached after 0 days of parleying came when the secretary of state, lift lng his voice somewhat, asserted that "the time has come not for mutual advice but for action." Delea-atea Catch Breath. Delegates and audience alike seemed to catch their breath when Mr. Hughes, In less than one hour after the meeting had been called to order aner before1 he had been speaking ten minutes on the general question of the limitation of armaments, said: "I am happy to say that I am at lib erty to go beyond these general prop ositions and on behalf of the Ameri can delegation acting under the in struction of (Tie president of the United States, we submit to you a concrete proposition for an agreement for the limitation of naval arma ment." The British, French and Japanese delegates glanced quickly toward each other and then turned their eyes to Mr. Hughes. The audience seemed stunned. William Jennings Bryan, sitting In the press section, almost jumped to the ceiling. Oswald Garrison Villard, New York publisher. gasped, and then thunderous applause followed. Roosevelt la Sliest. One man 'did not applaud. He was Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the navy. He shook hla head as If In dissent aa the color in his face took on a reddish hue. Secretary Hughes, easily the com manding figure of the conference. seemed to put all of the power of his sonorous voice with his perfect enun ciation of the word "concrete" as he declared his readiness to announce a "concrete proposition." Critics of the conference had been saying for several days that this was simply to be a meeting In which a lot of foreigners were to come to gether with some Americans and "just talk and talk." It had been said that the conference was meet ing without a" programme and that for months the delegates would be doing nothing but floundering In an unknown maze. At one blast Mr. Hughes had floored all the critics by saying that ths United States had its proposal for a naval holiday In concrete form and was really to prescribe what was to be expected of the other two big naval powers at the conference. Great Britain and Japan. And, Incidentally, the American premier, with one smash, answered the oft-repeated assertion of Wood row Wilson that ' unless the United Statea went Into the league of na tions this country must arm to the teeth. Mr. Hughes, with the United States assuredly ont of the league. It was commented on every hand at the close of the reading of hts pro posal, had told definitely how the further arming of the world could be halted regardless of the Interna tional "covenant carried In the Ver sailles pact. Applause resounded from every part of ths auditorium, with the handclap of Secretary of the Navy Denby, well in the foreground, as Secretary Hughes told the delegates from Great Britain and Japan that the United States stood ready to scrap 15 capital ships on which $330,000,000 already bad been expended. Mr. Hughes needed no better cheer leader than William Jennings Bryan, who must have impressed observers as the most keenly affected man in the hall. Bryan tried not to lose a word from the time the president began speaking until Hughes finished. He had got himself In good trim for applauding Hughes by practicing ap proval of Mr. Harding's address. Presldesfs Ovation Great, And, of course, the president Is a very necessary part of this picture. There was nothing shabby about the ovation he received when he entered lCoUuded on I' an fi. Column 1. 1 Secretary of Navy Denby Declares American Administration Uas Approved Proposals. WASHINGTON', D. C, Nov. IS. (By the Associated Press.) Premier Brl and of France came out of the confer ence animated and Intensely Interest ed in what had taken place. "It is an excellent beginning," said he. "Just what I ahould have ex pected from an American statesman. Mr. Hughes took resolute hold of the question, boldly and courageously. No time was spent over phrases. He closed at once with realities and laid down, a clear, straightforward pro posal about which there cannot be any Interpretative doubt. It Is funda mental in principle. "As for me, I think the American government has begun the conference In the right way with frank pro posals that go to the bottom of the naval armament question." "Do you think the British and Jap anese delegations will be able to give their replies Tuesday?" M. Brland was asked. "Oh, I should think we will have replies from which some inferences may be drawn," he replied. "What do you think of ths pro gramme?" 1 shall have to study It more in detail." he replied, "and I think I should not announce to the press pre cisely my considered views until I have given them to my fellow dele gates. "The proceedings today did not touch the question of land armament. Wo have not changed our point of view on that question, which Is that we must have security." The American armament plan wes characterized by Secretary Denby "as the approved plan of the American administration." "The navy department has been In co-operation with the American dele gation in furnishing Information and in the preparation of the plan." he said. "I cordially approve the Ameri can proposals. I hope they will be approved by the conference and meet wishes of the peoples represented In Washington." Senator Schanser, head of the Italian delegation, said to the Asso ciated Press: "No other conference was ever started with so much courage, frank ness and clearness. The precision with which Secretary Hughes outlined tbe American proposal la roost won. derfuL I must manifest all my satis faction "for the sincerity and broad mindedness with which America laid the cards on the table, has laid the question of limitation of naval arma ments, not only before the conference, but before the publlo opinion of the world. "This happy beginning Is a good omen for a happy solution of tha problem which the conference will have to discuss and for a rapid dis patch of Its work." PAPERS LAUD ARMS PLAN London Sunday Express Says Brotherhood or Man Is Near. LONDON. Nov. 1!. (By the Asso ciated Press.) The American sugges tion at the Washington conference,of io-vear naval holiday came as a surprise to the people of this country. the Washington correspondents or tne nrlfi.h n.wnnAn.ra havlna led the readers to believe that no definite American plana were ready. Hence, th. nrnfrramme for the wholesale scrapping of capital ships created an enormous sensation. Th. Sundav ExDress halls armistice week as "a week of moral wonders," and says: v.... in fhtt hl.torv of mankind has the world been nearer Its dream of brotherhood. Surely there Is some thing not ourselves shaping the world soul and leading It to the light." Th Wnekiv DisDatch says President Harding's eloquent speech has given the right lead to the conference, add ing: "He takes his stand firmly on facts." ITALY SENDS MESSAGE Premier Says People Place Peace Aspirations In Front Rank." ROME. Nov. 12. Premier Bonoml today gave the Associated Press this message for the American people: "The desire for peace compels the governments of the world's strongest nations to discuss in hospitable Amer ica the ways and means of solving the knottiest questions of world In terest and preparing for the coming era In which arms can be limited to the strict necessity of defense. "It is to the credit of the American government and people that they have assumed this highly humani tarian initiative to which the Italian government and people, placing aspi ration for peace in the front Tank, unite in wishing th. conference a happy success." DIPLOMATS DODGE POST German Government Cannot Find Envoy to Washington. 1 BERLIN, Nov. 12. (By the Asso ated Press.) The question of Ger man diplomatic representation at Washington is still unsettled, the cab inet not yet being able to find an ell gibls politician willing to undertake the expense at the present rate of sx. change. A cabinet official today permitted tbe inference to be drawn that the Wirth government still hopes that Washington will dispense temporarily with the naming of a full-fledged ambassador. Mr. Balfour Is First to Strike Harmony Note. Foreign Delegates Take No table Part in Spontane ous Demonstration. MR. HUGHES MADE CHAIRMAN Choice Without Election Is Unusual Tribute tq Secre tary and United States. WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 12, (By the Associated Press.) Seldom has a conference of nations assem bled in an atmosphere of greater cordiality than that which enveloped the opening session of the armament conference. From the moment Secretary Hughes called the conference to or der until the last delegate had de parted the deference everywhere ap parent was a notable feature. Even the astonishment of delegates and spctators at the naval reduction pro posal of the American government failed to halt the exchange of cour tesies or develop any manifestation of doubt that the negotiations would be crowned with success. A. J. Balfour, head of the British delegation, was the first among for eign delegates to strike the general note of harmony. Prolonged Applause Won. He received prolonged applause when he proposed that as an ex traordinary tribute to Secretary Hughes and the United States the secretary of state act as chairman by common consent and without a formal election. The galleries helped the spirit of good feeling along by calling for one after another of the distinguished delegates until every head of a vis iting delegation had spoken. Premier Briand of France was the first brought to his feet. Then fol lowed similar demands for Prince Tokugawa, head of the Japanese, and for representatives of Italy, China, Belgium, Holland and Portu gal. Members of congress took a leading part in the spontaneous dem onstrations. France's Heart in Task. Premier Briand declared France was entering the conference "with all her will and with all her heart," and was ready to make any sacrifice for success, providing only her own safety were kept secure. "Here with our friends," he con tinued, "we shall speak heart to heart, and looking into each other's eyes we shall tell you in what situation we find ourselves and we shall let you know all we can do." Only a few sentences in English were spoken by Prince Tokugawa, declaring the readiness of Japan to enter wholeheartedly into the nego tiations. "All humanity," he said, "is inter ested in the great purpose for which this meeting has been called. We are here to compose difficulties, not to create them. We mean seriously to promote true and honest friend ship among nations, not to impair it. We propose not to prescribe terms or to dictate a constitution to a dubious world, but to carry out the plain dictates of common sense. Peace Needed by World. "The world needs peace. It calls for political and economic stability. And to co-operate with the powers here, so worthily represented, for the accomplishment of such a lofty end, under the guidance of the distin guished presiding officer, will be for Japan a source of greatest pleasure." Senator Schanzer assured the con ference that Italy "will be second to no other nation in working with faith and diligence to the end that the purpose which has inspired your president in calling us to this assem bly may achieve a full triumph for the good of all mankind." For the Belgians, Baron de Carter declared his country would work in the conference, "with all her heart," (Concluded en Tag. 2, Column I.)