Evening Star Newspaper, November 3, 1921, Page 23

‘ ' THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 3, 1921 . ey L Limitation of Armament ever held in this Country. It may be the most momentous assembly in history. Upon the THE forthcoming conference at Washington will be the most important gathering of the sort success or failure of the Conference the fate of civilization may depend. Almost every intelligent American hasa more or less definite conception of what “the next war” will mean. The late war was commonly spoken of as a war of nations against nations rather than of armies against armies. In a fuller, wider sense this will be true of the next war, if another great war comes. That war will be fought on the surface of the earth, underneath it and above it. The development of the aeroplane and the submarine and of the various poisonous gases will lend new and incredible horrors toit.- It will be a war of peoples against peoples, against women and children and against babies in their beds. Balti- cove, if America is involved, no matter where her fleet is located or her armies are encamped, may very likely be in the front line trenchy : What the Conference at Washington does, or fails todo, may determine the possibility of another war in the near future or, indeed, for many decades to come. Public sentiment in this and other countries may determine the result at Washington. If public sentiment is properly informed and adequately crystal- lized it cannot fail to affect the actions of the various-delegations at Washir.zton. ‘This fact, as President Harding pointed out in his letter read at the opening of the Press Congress of the World at Honolulu on October 11th, places a heavy responsi- bility upon the press of the world. With this idea in mind THE BALTIMORE SUN has made unusual arrangements for the handling both of the news of the Conference and discussion of the questions which will arise there; and, in particular, for a full expression of the public sentiment . of the various nations involved—British, French, Japanese, Chinese and American. Among those who will contribute exclusively to its columns during and preceding the Confer- ence---each an expert in his line and particularly qualified to discuss the problems that will arise---are the following: H N B -1 d the noted British publicist, author of “The o . rai SfOl‘ War of Steel and Gold,” a study of the ——————————————————=———— cconomic causes of war. MTr. Brailsford will outline in his preliminary articles a basis of agreement between the Powers on the Far Eastern Question, based upon a matured study of the political and economic forces which have combined. to make that question a threatening one. Thefirst four of M r. Brailsford’s articles will be published in THE BALTIMORE SUN November 7, 8, 9 and 10. [ H C B whose recent book, “Sea Power in the ector » Qwater Pacific,” is regarded as the most au- - thoritative existing work on the na- val problems of the Pacific Ocean, will begin his comment on naval disarmament in THE SUN November 11, 12 and 13. S S h the brilliant editor of the London 1, t, l 0e trac 82 Spectator, a tested friend of America, who has some definite ideas which have gained large currency in England concerning Anglo-American relations. the famous Columbia Professor of Philoso- Dr. JOl'ln Deweg phy, who has spent _the last two years in China and Japan. His studies have led him into fields of Politics 4nd Government and he is probably better qualified to discuss many phases of the questions which will arise during the Conference than any other living American. Dr. Dewey’s first a-ticles will appear in THE SUN November 14, 15, 16 and 17. A d . 1 M Rear-Admiral Walter McLean, l z,ear- mira C[,ean U. S. N,, retired, who will dis- s cUs$ the naval problems pre- sented by the Conference and who is familiar, through many years of serviceon the Asiatic Station, with Oriental conditions. D h H L " head of the Department of His- r. jonn n atane tory of the Johns Hopkins Universi- ty, authority on International Law, the Monroe Doctrine and American foreign policy. In addition to the work of these writers, who will contribute to no other American newspaper, THE BALTIMORE SUN will publish by special arrangement Mr. H. G. Wells’ comment on the anference. The first article by Mr. Wells will appear in next Sunday’s Sun. ., THE BALTIMORE SUN will also print copious extracts from the press of this and other countries and comments of represent- ative men in all of them on the subjects which arise as the Conference proceeds. Through these means it hopes to do its share in the work of education to which President Harding referred in the letter we have mentioned and which is essential to the formation of an informed and useful public sentiment. 7 - ~ THE BALTIMORE SUN