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Show HARDING GALLS FOR DISARMAMENT MEET POWERS INVITED TO DI8CU88 DISARMAMENT AT WASHING- TON WITH LEADER8 Bids To Gathering To Be Presented To Ambassadors For Various Nations Taking Part In Parley Washington President Hanllug's formal call for the dlsannament and Pacific conferences nt Washington November 11, was sent out to the various var-ious powers tuvlted to tho parley Thursday. After presenting the Invitations to the ambassadors, tlie text of tho Inflation In-flation will be made publlc by BecreJ tary of Stute Hughes. Tho Invitations nro being sent to Great Hrltttln, France, Italy, Japan and China. The Invitations are understood to bo' Identlcul and brief. They will be sent directly to tho foreign offices and copies cop-ies handed to tho diplomatic representatives repre-sentatives of tho powers bore. Preliminary negotiations havo mnde certain the ncceptnnco of the Invitations Invita-tions and of agreement to open tho conference on Annlstlce dny. It Is expected that tho acceptances will make clenr how many representa-tles representa-tles each nation expects to send. Upon receipt of this Information, details de-tails of caring for the visitors can bo worked out. Question of lioutdng the missions and (election of n building for the principal conference meetings nnd the many minor conferences nru being rtudled here. Further exchanges of opinion on the agenda will probably continue. All thought of preliminary confer ences havo been iibandoned. Tho Una' arrangement of tho agenda, however, probably will be made only nfter tho conference meets. Subjects relating to tho dlsanuamenr negotiations were talked over for atj hour by President Hnnllng am. Senator Borah, author of tho resotu Hon requesting the oxecutlvo to call disanunment conference. Tho meeting was arrangod nt the president's' request. Mr. Itoruh Is understood to havo detailed de-tailed his views r'egnrdlng tho stand the United Stntes should take In tho preliminary negotiations that are to de-tcrmlnu de-tcrmlnu that subjects will come before the conference. It wns also Indicated thut'thc Idaho senator urged all practicable prac-ticable publicity for conference meetings meet-ings and thnt every appenranco of secret sec-ret diplomacy bo avoided. The question of negotiations for n treaty of commerce nnd amity with Germany also camo Into tho discus slon. Senator Borah Inquiring what steps had been taken In that direction Afterwards Senator Borah would not Indlcnto what Information the presl dent had given him except to say thai In his opinion events were moving towards to-wards tho conclusion of such a treaty. It. developed in other quarters that the issuanco of n formal declaration ot ponce with Germany might bo delayed until tho treaty had been signed. |
