President Harding's proposal has, of course, been received with joy
throughout Britain. It is a pleasure to note that, according to the Times, the diplomatic representatives of Japan in London were warm in their approval of the President's invitation, and they also welcomed the fact that China had been included. In the House of Commons on Monday Mr. Lloyd George spoke of the "wise and courteous initiative" of Mr. Harding. The House recognized the occasion as a momentous one, and the return of the United States into world affairs was a subject of unreserved satisfaction. Mr. Lloyd George explained that the object of the conference would be to find a method of reconciling several Lectors. These factors were that the Anglo-Japanese alliance was of twenty years' standing, that the interests of China ought to be assisted and advanced, and that the people of the United States were closest to our own ideal and that co-operation with them was for our- selves not merely a desire but a deeply rooted instinct. The successful combining of these factors would remove the danger of heavy naval expenditure in the Pacific and would ensure the development of all legitimate national interests in the Far East.
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