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dime arrived Tor final decision. These
three men. for whom needless to
say ! have not the same personal
ceiling. forced upon me the same
conviction about them all. tho CON
Vction that IN their unhcard ~ task
thOy managed to malnth u and make
even closer the bonds that bind our
,hrcc countries, the breaking of
which would spell disaster TO civil
ization. Tnoy only dld 40 with
great difficulty IN their search for
essential unan nifty, they sometimes
discovered that they neither knew
one another well nor understood
one another fully Nevertheless
they reached agreement. AMI
reached Il by open. straight ana
honest paths. This. I assert. and I
assert it because I was there and
others who have said the contrary
were not.
Ana then there were minor criti-
isms. Fault vas found that the
.Uuncii of four had no official secre
tariat In the first place, all It's de-
.iHlunB were minutely recorded. In
thv second, Bureaucratic paper
mongera nearly cost US the war
| Later on, In 1870. they nearly com.
I
Thanks are due to those who dis
| oussod thing9 freely without though
| u protecting themselves and will
| a set OF minutes' Fault has beer
| lound with the time spent IN dis
! ouW.un The conference OF PRrll
| 1egan on January ~. 1919. Tn,
/ ,r'aty was in the hands OF the Ger
| mans on May 7. lt vas signed OF
June rs. There tx nn instance "
! history OF work Of this mngnt
| Judc accomplished go rapidly Th'
! ongress OF Vienna lAstcr /.
! months, the congress Of West phaii.
five years and In each case tn
task was less II my porsJnal cX
pericncc OF the negOt ations has lof
any regret In my mind. II 10 tina
at times things UrrH done too quick
10y. Fault has been found that. con
trary H. diplomatic tradition. tn
treaty OF peace was built !.huu
he clasaic propylauum of u prel mi
nary treaty Perhaps II wOud hag
ccn better ~ n summary treaty hal
followed close upon the armlstice
1i.is is what the French delegate
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naturally exceedingly keen Proal-
dent Wilson discussed like n collog
rrofcFHOr crlilci1ing thosis. sitting
bolt upright In hls armchair lnclln
lng his head a. times towards hlr
adyinors developing hia views with
.ho abundant cloaruoas of diiact e.
pHiriau Mr. Lloyd George argucH
burst" ~ cordial approval and
'uuully frequent gusia ~ nnEor. with
wealth of brilliant Imagination and
.ODioug historical "reminiscences
.laspluE hia knee lp his hnnds, hc
e1t near tho fireplace. wrapped Iu
'ho utmost indifference To- tcChnica.
1rruuonH. irrcsuhly attracted g.
Hrluukpr Tor solutions. byt dagzllnr
Win rluquoucc aud wilt, moved oul
HN higher appeals tu permanent
bonds ~ friendship, ard oycr fear.
ful uf parliamentary rpugcuu"ncHH
Aa Tor 81 Cicmou,oau. his part ion
the discuaiun vaa thoroughly typi
Hal and ln very many Instances hif
Jews prevailed His arguments ~.
.'cad 90 beinF presented by doductivJ
onsoninE Ike those ~ Mr.. W lsaH
or ~ exploding incidentally ltkJ
hose ~ Mr., Lloyd George pro.
ocdcd boy assertions wclghty, rough
own ard mtigtcnt but clothor witt
gentle words that did him credit
and rrfulgeut with emotion which ul
imcs was otUrpOworing MI kcync.
has had the fage 20 ind fauii Win
lim Tor sccking first OF all tn pias.
crance beyond the reach of German
,tgrcsalon. II Is tho criticism of d
ran who has underwood nuthirs o.
ne history Of Europe during th'
,nH 90 years and whose ingulaf
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had nt first proposed Circum-
stances made II impossible. These
preilminarios could have been
signed neither before February Is.
when Mr.. wilson left for Washing
ton and Mr.. Lloyd George for Lon
don. nor during the absence Of NJ.
Clemcnceau who was wounded by
an assassin on the 2ist When ev-
erybody met again on March Is, tho
progress made by the com mlaaions
iustit ed the hope that the work
would soon be finished. as II was
In fact six weeks later when tho
treaty was ready, and the Idea
prplimlnarips was abandoned. n
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II shared thoir life too closely To
be able to Judge them" says VI Tar
dleu. but he proceeds ncycrthclcw
TO paint vivid picture of the meet
inga of the "Rlg Three iu Paris in
NJ. Clcmonceau's dark ana comfort
lcas office In tho ministry ut waF
Woodrow Wilson, sitting bolt up.
right IN his armchair. was u didnc-
tic logician. Lloyd GrorRc. ait,in
close 10 the fireplace. clasping hif
knee I'm his hands was dazzling WI
oioqucncc and vii Clcmcncc0u wW
weighty. rouEhhcwn and inaiHient
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CHAPTER XXI


This was the heroic poriod ~ ihD
conference hy reason both ot ih
importance of tho problems unir
discussion and of tho gNtraordi
intensity OF tho effort put forth
From March ~ to MAY z. the who'll
treaty was put into shape, terrific
rial, financial, economic and colon
iai clauses alike. Every mornlnr
and every afternoon. the four IN
together usually on the ground
floor Of tho Hotel Blschnt'shcim.
tho garden an American dough
boy Mood scntrT, wearing tho m
sigma of the conference, Whl
scales on u blue ground. A. othr
times the meetings were held az 'h
ministry Of war In NJ Clcmenccnuf
dark aud comfortless office. Ham
had created It's own laws, In tn
afternoon each man took tho same
seat he had occupied In the morn
ing Sir Maurice Hankcy secrothr
bf the British var cabinet, ana Pro
fcasor Mnntoux. heard interpreter
Tho French delegation, were the onl
others present The plenipotenu
aries and experts cane only from
time To time. The tone was conver
Antional Neither pomp nor polsr
gignor Orlando spoke but lttlc
Tiaiy's interest in tho conterenc'
wna fay too munh confined to the
question OF Fiume, and her shh~'
In the debates was too limited rs
result. II resolved Itself into y
three-cornered conversation he
tween Wilson Clemenceau arf
Lloyd George--an amazing contraa,
OF the three most widely diftercn'
natures that Il Ia possible 10 con
ceive. Always sincere and straight
forward. these interviews were NJ
times almost tragic In their solemn
simplicity and would then relax into
aomething approaching gaioty when
agreement was In slight Histor'
will record with approval that cVer
In the mos, difficult hours m
"Four" always spoke the truth, th'
whole truth and nothing but the
truth
1 ehared their life too closely e.
be able to Judge them, Who brter
than | knows their shortcomings
have no taste TO blame them; for
saw them give the very best OF thei
grent minda to their task. and whn
moro can one ask I have no righ
10 praise them. I shall but try t'
redress. In as few words as may ne
the wrong done by the outrageou
pen OF a subordinate and dlsgruntle'
empioye. shall brush aside IN
legend that one or thcae thrre Wel
hoodwinked the others. In Franc
u has been said that Clemencea
was the dup, OF Wilson and .
LLOYD George In tho United state
that Wilson was tho plavthing %
Lloyd George. and In England, NJ
Keynes has written that NJ. Clcmen
eeau turned the trick alone, Thi
childish and contradictory eXpla
nation. convenient TO politicians
must he abandoned. The cNagger
nted honor or the insult which
implies to the three leaders mus
be repudiated. The truth Is tina
from the first day TO the last. wit
"A deep desire to reach agroemon
the discussion proceeded foot b
foot. l have already explained why
The discussion between MT
whose national aud individual tom
peramcnts we're utterly oruosed wa
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was also abandoned for two other
reasons. The first was that a pre-
'iuinnry. that Is to say, a provision
al and incomplete peace would nave
encouraged the already active con-
paign for Immediate demObil.zation
which everybody realized was both
necessary and dangerous. The sec
ord was that President Wilson, anS-
ious TO have Oniv one draft and not
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states senate was a mai'rr .,
r'a V ard such keen apprebo,,,, 20
TO the European powers. tb,t tt u'
did not even think OF de.,s,.',ii'ey
on a question OF procedure M. si"s
maj desire OF the president a, '1l'
United States. That is WIN tb. 'Na
liminaries were abandoned ana f,se'
final treaty prepared '"'
To BE Continued
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two TO submit 10 the United states
senate and desiring also not TO dis
sociate the ratification OF the peace
from the ratification OF the league
Of nations. insistentiS urged the
abandonment OF preiiminaries and
the Immediate preparation of the
final treaty OF peace. The ratifica-
ton OF the treaty by the United
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7 It'd Ed s SHAMg!gN law!

Will present an entire Protestant Church
Service reverently in his concert to be
given in this city next Wednesday night.
The service embodies the Prayer, Dox-
ology, The Twenty-third Psam, Sermon
(Ye Shall Know the Truth and The Truth
Shall Set Ye Free-John 1922 and the
Benedction. This celebrated artist rem
dered this srvice at the largest Baptist
Church in Los Angeles as a Sunday Night
Service.
The program also includes The Denishawn
creations, Music Installations" and
complete historic review of dances of
nations and periods.
Assisting artists Miss B tty May,
Dorothea Bowen, Martha Graham and
Louis Horst the celebrated pianist.
Full scenic and costume effects designed
by Mr.. Shawn.
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Copyusht 1921. by Tho TUsa Bsuy W1dd.
Copyriehted W tho b1tus Mcrrul Company
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-21

Chalmers. who afterward married
a ThHaIte OF South Carolina; and
private Yacht races for fabulous
sums on Mobile bay; the quaint be
llefs. lmprovident habits. and loyal
virtues of the old slaves-au these
were subjects that held both the
major and Hargraves absorbed for
hours at "a time.
Sometimes. at night. when the
young man would be coming up
stairs 20 his room after his turn at
the theater was over, the major
would appear at the door OF his
study and bcckon archly 10 him.
Going in. Hargraves would ind
little table set with q decanter,
sugar bowl. fruit. and big bunch
Of fresh green mint.
1T occurred 20 me-" the major
would begin-he was always cere-
mOnious-"that perhaps you might
have found your duties at the-at
your place of cupatiOn-sUfficieut
IS drduOus TO enable you, Mr.. Har-
graves % appreciate what the poet
might we'll have had in his mind
when he wrote, tired Natures sweet
restorer. one OF our southern
juleps"
II was a fascination 20 Hargraves
to watch him make it. He took rank
among artists when he began, and
he never varied the process, With
what delicacy he bruised the mint;
with what exquisite nicely he esti-
mated the ingredients; with what
solicitous care he capped the COM
pound with the scarlet fruit glow
ing against the dark green fringe.
And then the hospitality and grace
with which he offered It, after the
selected oat straws had been
plunged into it's tinkling depths!
After about four months In " ash
ingtOn, Miss Lydia discovered one
morning that they were almost
without money The Anecdotes
and "reminiscences was completed,
but publishers had not jumped at
the collected gems Of Alabama sense
and Wit. The rental Of a small
house which they still owned in
Mobile was two months in arrears.
Their board money for the month
would be due in three days. Miss
Lydia called her father TO q con-
sultatiOu
40 money!" said he with a sur
prised look cit il quite annoying
10 be called on so frequently for
these petty sums. Really. II
The major searched his pockets
He found only a two-dollar bill,
which he returned 20 his vest
pocket.
II must attend to this at once,
Lydia" ne said kindly get me my
umbrella and I viii SO down town
Immediately The congressman
from our district. Gen. Fulghum, as
surcd me some days ago that he
would use his influence 10 get my
book published at an early date.
will go TO his hotel at once and see
what arrangement has been made. "
With q sad little smile Miss Lydia
watched him button his Father
Hubbard" and depart pausing at the
door. as he always did, 70 bow pro-
foundry.
That evening. at dark, he return
ed. Ii seemed that Congressman
F'ulghum had seen the publisher
who had the majors manuscript for
reading. That person had said that
if the anecdotes, etc. were careful
" pruned down about One-half. in
order 20 eliminate the sectional and
CONTINUED on FAGB FIFTEEN
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-21
By o Henry

not be dled and paid Ga a lump sum
at some convenient period SAY
whom the Anecdotes and Rominis-
cences" had been published and paid
for? Miss Lydia would calmly 20
on with her sewing and say. Wen
pay as we go as long as the money
lasts. and then perhaps theyu have
20 lamp it,
Most OF Mrs. Nardcmau's board
ers were away during the day, be-
INK nearly all department clerks
and business men. but there was
ono OF them who was about the
house "a great deal from morning
to night. This was young man
named Henry Hopkins Hargravcs
every one in the house addressed
him. by his full name-whO was en-
gagged 40 one Of the popular vaude-
Vile thcateTs. Vaudeville has risen
tO such a respectable plane in the
last few years. and Mr.. HargraVes
was such "a modest and weu-man-
ncred person, that Mrs. Nardemau
could find no objection TO enroll
ms him upon her list OF boarders
Al the theater HarRraves was
known as am 1ll-rouud dialect com
cdiau. having a large repertoire OF
German, Irish. SWede, and black
face speciaIties. But Mr. Hargraves
was ambitious. and often spoke Of
his great desire TO succeed i'm legi-
innate comedy
This young man appeared 10 con-
Ccive a strong fancy for Maj. Tai
bot Whenever Lhat gentleman
begin his southern "reminiscences,
cor repeat some of the livoliest Of
The anecdotes Hargr1vcs could al
ways be found the most attentive
among his listeners.
For q time the major showed an
inclination 90 discourage the ad-
vdnces of the play actor as Ee
privately termed him: but soon the
young mans agreeable manner and
indubitable appreciation of the old
geutlem$n's stories completely won
him over.
IL was not long before the two
We're like old chums. The major
set apart eaCh afternoon 90 read To-
MIN the manuscript of his book.
During the anecdotes Hargraves
never failed 90 laugh al exactly the
right point. The major was moved
TO declare 10 Miss Lydia one day
that young Hargraves possessed re-
markable perception and a crafty
Ing respect for the old regime. And
when 10 came 10 taking OF those
old days-if Mai. talbot liked TO
talk Mr.. Hargraves was entranccd
TO listen
Like almost all old people who
talk of the past, the major loved TO
Iinger over details. In describing
the splendid, almost royal days OF
the old planters. ne would hesitate
until ne had recalled the name OF
the negro who held his horse, or
the exact date Of certain minor hap
peuings, or tho number of bales Of
cotton raised in such a year; but
1 HargraveS never grew impatient or
lost interest. on the contrary. he
would advance questions ON a v2rie.'
of subjects connected with tho life
OF that time, and he never failed 10
extract ready replies.
The fox hunts, the possum sup
pers, the hoe downs and jubilees IN
the negro quarters the banquets in
tho plantation house hall. when in
vitatiOnS went for so miles around;
the occasional feuds with the neigh
boring gentry: the majors duel with
RathbOne Culbertson about Kitty
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-21
The DubHcity OF HargraUe
By Henry

When 1Ial PcudIctou Talbot OF
Mobile. sir. and hls daughter. Miss
LYDIA Talbot. came to Washington
60 reside. They selected for "a board
iEg place house that stood 5o yatds
back from one OF the guietest ave
MUGS. TIC was am old hiour4
brick building with "a portic8 up
held bE tail white pillars. The yard
was shaded by stately i0Custl and
e.ns. and catalpa tree Zoo season
ralned its pink and white blossoms
upon Tie graEs Rows Of hIgh box
bushes lined the fence and walks.
~ YVES The southern style and spect
~ the place that pleased The eyes
ot the Talbots
In this pleasant. private boardlu-
mouse they engaged rooms. luclud-
4nE study for Mai. Talbot. vino
was adding the finishing chapters To-
his book. Anecdotes and B.mluis-
cenccs OF The Alabama Army Bcnc.
and Bar
Maj. Talbot was or Tho old. ola
~Suth. Tho present day had little
interest or excellence iu his eyes.
His mind lived iu that period be-
fore tho Civil war. when the Tall
bots owned thousands Of acres Cd
hne cotton land and rhe SLAVES 10
till them. when tuc family mansion
vas the scene OF priucely hospital
It's, and drew IT'S guests from ia"
aristocracy Of the south out OF
that period he had brought AN its
old pride and scruplcs or honor. au
antiquated and punctiuous polite
ness. and (yOu would thIukJ It's
wardrobe.
Such clothes were surely newer
made within 90 years. THE major
was tall. but whenever hc made tina
wonderful arChai. g'uudoXiou Ec
called "a bow. the corners of his
frock coat swept the floor. TIat
garment was "a surprise even to
N asningtOu. which has lonS ag"
ceased 20 shy az the frocks and
broad brimmcd hats Of southern
Congressmen. one OF the bOardcrs
christcned Do Father Hubbard. 20
and it certainly was high iu waist
and fun In the skirt.
But the major. with al his queer
clothes his immense area OF plated.
raveliing shirt bosom and the little
black string Die with the bow always
slipping ON one side, both were
smiled al and liked in Airs. Narde-
mans select boarding house some
uf the young department clerks
would often string him." as they
the subject dearest 70 nim-the ira
and history of his beloved
Eouthlaud During his talks he
would quote freely from the "Ane.-
dotes and Rem niscences. But
they were Very careful not 10 Jet
him see their designs. for I'm spite
of his 6S Years he could make the
boIdost or them uncomfortable un-
der the steady regard Of his pierre
ing gray eyes.
Hiss Lydia was plump. little
old maid OF @J with smoothly
drawn, tightly twisted hair that
made her look still older. Old
fashioned. too, She was. but ante
belIum glory did not rJdjate from
her as IL aid from tho major she
possessed thrifty common sense;
and it was she who handled the fj-
uanCes or the family. and met an
.-omcrs when there We're bills TO pay.
The major regarded board bills and
wash bills as contemplate uuis-
ancee They Kept coming ion SO per-
-istentIy and $50 often. Why. the
major wanted 10 know. could they
New-York tribune., 1921-09-08

All taxes in their tendency fall
into one or the other of two classi-
fications. They are imposed on ac-
cumulated wealth, tending toward
confscation, or are imposed on cur
rent production and paid by con.
sumers.
The war taxation in the main hit
accumulation. Witness the indi-
vidual income taxes, the surtaxes,
the excess profiss tax and the like.
Then the country woke up to a
knowledge that at best these taxes
impounded for governmental pur-
poses large percentage Of the
liquid capital that otherwise would
have gone into business enterprise,
thus providing employment and &C.
celebrating production. Uncle Sam,
tapping the irrigation ditch before
the flow reached the growing grain,
was surprised when the grain grow
ers complained of lack of water.
So the demand has arisen for 8
lessening Of the strain on accumula-
ton by placing more of it on current
production and consumption. Hence
the strength of the sales tax move
rlent. The justice and 1esirability
of having the off horse pull little
more Of the burden was clear, but
there are practical difficulties in
writing sales tax law.
At last opinion seems converging
in favor of the. Canadian type of
sales tax-that is, one levied in the
first instance on manufacturers. but
collected by them in small incre-
ments of price.
The objection is, OF course, that a
tax should be seen and fel. and thus
develop sense Of public response
bility; but, in spite Of this demand,
painlessness in tax collection has
merits that appeal to writers of tax
laws who realize that revenue must
somehow be raised. The sales tax
principle seems to have a good
chance of securing Congressional
recognition.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-08

There seems to be dynamite in the
names Tacna and africa. The
League of Nations shook when they
were spoken in Geneva on Tuesday.
Bolivia and Chile at once issued
ultimatums to the world. If the
Tacna-Arica question was consid-
cred by the league Chile would
quit. If it was not considered b.
livia would quit. There are runbles
in Peru and tremors in the Argen-
tine and noises along the whole line
of the Andean cerdillera.
Tacna is the northernmost prov
ince of Chile. 1t is composed of two
departments-Tacna and africa. It
possesses valuable nitrate lands, and
the city of africa is one of TIC i'm
portant ports of northern Chile, with
railroads leading into Bolivia.
The region belonged originally to
Peru, but after the war between
Chile, Bolivia and Peru it was ceded
to Chile for term of ten years, with
the proviso that at the end of that
period plebiscite should be held to
determine whether it should return
to Peru or remain Chilean. In case
Peru won she was to pay Chile s10,-
100000.
In 1895 Chile made treaty with
Bolivia by which she agreed that if
by the plebiscite or other means she
obtained Tacna and africa perma-
nentiy she would sell the region to
Bolivia for s5,0Oo,0oo, so that 3D.
llvla might have an outlet to the sea.
Chile not only evaded the plebiscite,
New-York tribune., 1921-09-08
Ulster

Dlvination powers are not required
to guess the contents of the answer,
to be published to-day, which the
British Cabinet has made to the last
note of Eanon de Valera.
1t may be assumed that it will re-
iterate in principle the two condi-
tions hitherto laid dowr-namely,
that across the Irish Channel there
shall not be set up springboard for
possible attacks on Great Britain
and that the British government will
not send troops to deny Home Rule to
Ulster or look quietly on should some
Owen O'Duffy be dispatched to shoot
Ulster into subservience.
OF the two questions the first is
practically disposed Of. The British
government, as even De Valera con-
cedes, asks a minimum of guaran-
ties. The second question is the one
that remains unsettled, and it may
be predicted that there will be no
agreement until southern ireland
admits that if she is entitled to free
dom so is northern Ireland.
AS to Ulster, the British Cabinet
has practically no choice. Though
British political leaders, to have the
Irish problem off their hands, were
willing to sacrifice Ulster, would
British soldiers shoot down Ulster
men? And if De Valera began his
administration by trying to establish
it's authority by force. would not
British opinion compel intervention :?
Ulster, as is we'll known, has not
wished for Home Rule, preferrtng
her representation at Westminster.
But in response to appeals to her to
do something to advance Irish peace
she yielded and accepted the govern
ment prescribed for her. For the
British government now to abandon
Ulster to her fate is manifestly a
political impossibility.
Mr.. de Valera's last statement
emphasized Pitt and Grattan and
events of century and quarter
ago. All of this was, of course, mosv
interesting to those with liking for
history. But Ireland lives in the
present, not IN the past, and proof
that Pitt made a mistake does not
help much in determining what is to
be done with respect to province
that De Valera would apparently
hold as conquered one. The friends
of Ireland in America still continue
to hope that when che final test
comes southern Ireland will decide
for peace and against war.