Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-14
BALFOUR'S PRIZE
/. is AGREEMENT ON
FOUR.POWER PACT.
Hughes Carried OFF Naval Plan
Honors, But BaIfour Kept
at Work.
STRICTLY ADHERED
TO BRITISH POLICY
Never to Let One Treaty Go
Until a Better One is
Secured.
ENERGIES WITH FINE CREDIT
by Charles Brewer Farmer, Editor OF
Every Evening.
ENERGIES WITH FINE CREDIT
BY Charles Brewer Farmer, Editor OF
Every Evening.
Special Dispatch to Every Evening.

Special Dispatch to Every Evening.
Washington. Dec. 14.-Tuosday was
Arthur James Balfour's day at the
Conference on Limitation Of Arma-i
ments and Far Eastern Matters-wlth
emphasis on the Far East Mr.. Balfour
who has been carrying the white mans
burden for 43 diplomatic years,
brought with him from London an idea
for limiting naval armaments. But
that was never made public. One Mr..
Charles Evans Hughes captured the 1
ina agination Of the world with his
plan. Mr. Balfour went into eclipse.
But he emerged smiling. yesterday, !
whom he trudged down the south cor
ridor Of the second floor of the De- /
partment OF State. turned into the last
door on the left, and signed the Treaty
OF Washington.
| Arthur James Balfour the Magnif-
cent, remembering the ancient British
tradition Of never giving up a treaty
unless a better one could be secured.
had agreed on Enbland's part 20 scrap
the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. But IN
it's stead he takes back to his tight
little isle a four-power agreement
this Treaty of wsshington---by which
the United States and France Join
with Great Britain and Japan In
keeping the peace in the Pacific. Not a
bad months work, that, when one
considers that Mr.. Arthur James Bal
four has passed tho three-score-snd-
ten period. OF course, II he were only
younger he would possibly return
home with a greater treaty: but con-
dltions are not bad, now. In fact, one
might rnurmur "cheerio," IL others
might not overhead and misunder-
stand.
When this Conference began the
: United States had no treaty regard
ing the Pacific. We had no obligations
there, save those which related 20
ourselves. Now we share obligations
with. three world powers. for a period
/ Of ten-years. il the United States Sen
: ate ratifles the Treaty. Again I say, q
was not bad months work for "A
b. From the bottom OF my hear;
J admire that man. lie has placated
the Liberals in England ana Canada
ir L., p.
, scrapping a disagreeable alliance. Bu;
! ne dsfuy substitutes in its place c
= treaty which takes all England by
storm. and a good portion Of America
/, o. / know that some folks viii tell yol
= that Henry Cabot Lodge OF Back Ba,
}. drew up that agreement. But III,
truth. understand. is otherwise. Els
why account for the great Joy in Brit
ish circles as this is being written?
For the first time in my III saw
Mr.. Balfour smile yesterday. hat !,
itself IS an event. \ number Of US wer
n standing outside Mir. Hughes Office II
the State. War and Navy building, q
! about 1850 o'clock. Within an inne
\ room were the American delegates. j.
sn ante-room were NJ. Viviani. Kat
and Tokusawa. with their respectiv
e secretaries. Then that wheezy o,
elevator. which serves Mr.. Hushe!
crawled upward again. Out stepped NJ
Balfour. He was clad in an old biaL
!. sack coat which could have stood
pressing. His sray trousers We.
slightly rumpied. But mis- shoes we-
~ - highly polished. Although a sligh
,- drizzle was falling outside he had az
.g rarently negotiated the distance be
tween limousine and entrance VIII
'd little or no rain falling upon him.
=. As he started down the hallway leat
st ing to the diplomatic ante room he r,
I'd moved the soft hat he was wearia
be Newly created Senators ana hedgir
mayors OF small municipalities ma
or choose to wear silk hats when the
h go 10 their duties. But Arthur Jam'
of Balfour. maker Of world treaties. pr,
OF fers an old "crusher" which wou
!, cause a haberdashery salesman
on blush with shame il told that it W;
op the correct style in diplomatic hea'
IS gear But then, a. J. t. is Meth
~ q war-prodteer nor a ward-poltic!a
Nd EIe is one OF the pillars Of the Nigh
by British Empire. lie can afford 10 dre
lis as he chooses.
When Mr.. BaIfour's eyes becas
" accustomed 10 the half-light in IN
of hallway he recognized har a dozen
US who had attended his newspar
&c Conferences. Perhaps he also ramel
IA bered those rather direct questio
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