HARDING CHOOSING MEN FOR ARMS CONFERENCE WHO WILL ACCOMPLISH BEST RESULTS
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On August 14, 1921, it was learned that the American delegation to the World Arms Limitation Conference* to be held this November will include...
Charles Evans Hughes, chairman, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge (R-Massachusetts), Senator Oscar W. Underwood (D-Alabama), former Senator George E. Sutherland (R-Utah) and Senator Philander C. Knox (R-Pennsylvania).
Senator Knox, however, is the only name on the list that "is still in doubt."
President Warren G. Harding, according to Carter Field, is intent on choosing men for the conference who will "accomplish the best results."
Washington Naval Conference (Nov 12 1921 - Feb 6 1922) held in Washington, D.C. was attended by representatives from 9 nations & resulted in 3 major treaties which preserved peace during the 1920s.
JFK+50 NOTE
As it turned out, not only was Senator Knox ultimately excluded from the American delegation, but also former Senator Sutherland. The fourth member of the delegation was Elihu Root.
Elihu Root served as Secretary of War (1899-1904), Secretary of State (1905-1909) & US Senator (R-New York, 1909-1915).
SOURCE
"Lodge Sure to Be Named to Arms Conference," by Carter Field, The New York Tribune, August 15, 1921, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
