New-York tribune., 1921-11-29
Hughes Denies
Charge BRAND
Insulted Italy
Episode That Figured in
Story of French Journal
list Declared to Have Had
No Foundation in Fact
Viyiani Adds Assurance
Schanzer Thanks Secretary,
Asserting His Statement
VIII End All Suspicion

w TAA'11 LIN VI L OAf, NuV. 20 10y L lie
Associated Press) Published reports
alleging use of harsh. words by Pre-
mier BRAND Of France while in Wash
ington against Senator Schanzer. head
Of the Italian armament conference
delegation. were formally denied in a
statement made to-day by Chairman
Hughes at meeting of the confer
ence committee on Far Eastern and
Pacific questions.
Pertinax, French Journalist, VINO
has been held responsible for the false
report, departed from Washington to-
day. Before going, it was learned at
the headquarters OF the French dele
cation. he explained tnar If any arti-
Gle of his had been the cause Of the
Fascist riots in Italy it was due to
inaccuracies Of translators.
An official resume of the proceed
ings Of the Far Eastern committee
said:
"The chairman, Mr.. Hughes, at the
outset of the meeting called attention
to the inaccurate and damaging press
report which has been cabled abroad,
in order that it's unfortunate character,
inaccuracy and falsity might be noted.
He referred to the report that during
the discussion in the committee re-
garding land armament, M. BRAND had
made statements of an offensive char
acter regarding the Italian army. and
that the representative of Italy did not
appropriately resent the statement.
"Mr. Hughes said that, as every
member Of the committee knew, was
wholly false, was made out of whole
cloth; that M. BRAND had said moth
ing whatsoever rejecting upon the
Italian government or the Italian army;
that nothing occurred that required
any rejoinder by the representative of
Italy, and that the entire report had
no existence whatever in fact. 1t
seemed to be advisable that the chair
man OF the conference should make
this statement, in order that appropri-
ate note should be made of it,"
viviani Supports Denial
ain reply to the statement Of the
chairman. NJ. Viviani, on behalf of
France, spoke as follows:
II thank the chairman for his kind
ness in adding with his high authority
his denial to that of Mr.. Schanzer and
myself. Coming from his lips, this de-
nial has the greatest authority. Not
only was the debate always courteous,
but at no moment did it go beyond the
bounds of becoming intensity, which,
as a matter of fact, is perfectly legiti-
mate even between allies when they
have before them questions Of the
highest Importance. 1t is perfectly a
said such things as have been put into
his mouth. How could he have done
so, when the closest bonds of friendship
and alliance exist between the two
countries? The two nations have al
ways been friendly, France cannot for
get the great extent Of her cultural and
spiritual debt to Italy. The blood of
the two peoples has flowed on the same
battlefelds for the same cause. We
are here for the good of humanity.
Nothing should be allowed to turn US
from the end of the goal to which we
have set ourselves and which we must
reach in closest harmony"
"Mr. Schanzer then cordially thanked
the Secretary of State for his fortrs ate
idea in making this statement, with,
he said, was quite necessary, because
certain persons outside of the confer
ence had made use of the press to dis
turb the good relations existing be-
tween the countries represented here.
He was delighted that the chairman
had used his high authority to close
the unfortunate incident for all time
and expressed thanks to Messrs. Vivi-
ari and BRAND for their sentiments of
sympathy for Italy which are so we'll
known to every one. He wished to
state again that Italy cherished only
the most cordial feelings toward
France, and was sure that he would be
able to continue in the work of the
conference in an unchanged atmox-
phere of cordiality toward France and
all the other countries represented"
PARIS, Nov. 2S (By The Associated
Press Premier BRAND, aboard the
steamship Paris on his way home, sent
the following message to the Foreign
Office when informed of unfavorable
comments in the British interview said
to have been given by him before he
sailed from New York, excerpts from
which were forwarded to him:
Il gave no interview of such a ma
ture. Every word l said before the
journalists was inbued with the friend
liest spirit toward England. / cannot
how English newspapers at
tach such Importance to distortions and
fantasies with which the news is
adorned.
81 understand the comments in the
English papers even less, inasmuch as
during the year | have been in power
I have never ceased in all public dis
cussions to insist upon the necessity