Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-01-05
CLOSE UP VIEW OF
PEACE CONFERENCE
Hon. w, F. Stevenson Writes Interest
' ingly Of the Disarmament
Conference In Action.

10th. when the -Four POWER treaty
and Chinese Agreement we're announc-
ed The audience was historic.-Sav-
ants. Statesmen, Publicists, Practical
Politicians and Visionary Theorists
from all over this country, and all
countries In the world were ther
Judge Hughes presided, and announc-
ed at the opening that the resoluuon
to respect and preserve the rights OF
China had been agreed on in the Com
mittee of the Whole, that is 1t had been
fully discussed in committee, he as
sumed that no discussion was requir-
ed now. So he proceeded to put the
question first announcing that the
UNITED States asssents" and then
Belgium was called and she assented
by voting "aye" followed by Great
Britain, China, France, Italy, Japan
and Netherlands, etc. That peing
adopted, Senator Lodge was called
IN ~ the Chairman to announce Tne
Four Power Treaty" relative to the
Pacific. This he did by reading the
treaty as proposed, and 1t likewise
was assented to without debate. Then
Senator Lodge was recognized to
speak on it The Members OF Congress
and the Senate present were struck
with this scheme,-vote first and then
have the oratory, It has two advan'
tages, Cd no matter how foolish the
proponent Of the measure is, he can't
kill his bill or measure, because 1t
has already been adopted. ~ those
who don't want to speak or hear the
other man speak can go to dinner, and
let the orator crate. After Lodge,
Arthur J. Balfour, head Of the British
delegation, spoke, and as he always
does, he spoke we'll, but deliberately,
searching for the right word, refusing
to proceed until 1t came ito his mind
and always speaking clearly and sensi
bly,. Then M. Viaviani OF the French
delegation speaks. He Is a torrent
eloquence, he speaks In French, ne
sweeps along without hesitation, with
expressive face and gestures, and an
earnestness that must vitalize and
throw a French audience into parox-
ysm Of enthusiasm. TEen Japan is
heard through Prince Tokugawa, who
speaks in English briefly, and In
businesslike vein, resembling In his
method of statement the British speak
ers. Does the insular position Of
these great nations affect their meth
ods Of thought and expression? Then
in order the spokesmen Of the other
nations are heard, and the plenar
session adjourns. =.
Let's take a glance at the picture,-
the table is practically hollow
square, around the outside Of which
are the members of the delegations
and their personal interpreters. In
side the square are the four steno-
graphers, the Marshall and the official
Interpreter. He Is the wonder OF the
session. Mr.. Lodge makes long
speech in Cape Cod English and twang
the interpreter takes it down in short
hand, and Immediately, when the Sena-
tor finishes, he gets up and reads 1t
off in French as rapidly as delivered
by Lodge, minus the twang. Mr.. Bal!
four follows in English, in most state
" periods,-the interpreter reads it
from his shorthand notes into French
at once. Then Viviani makes a speech
with all the vigor and action and
rapidly of Solicitor Monroe Spears,
when hot after man for murder, and
the Interpreter having taken 1t down
in French This time, gets up and reads
it into English, Everybody can under
stand either French or English). He
Is a wonder, not so much that he can
speak French, English and Italian. etc
equally we'll, but that he can take
down a French speech in shorthand,
and Immediately read 1t of in Enslish.
But let us look at the conference
Hughes sits at the head of the table
with Root Lodge and Underwood on
his right, next to them are the French
delegation, the leading men on 1t were
Pripnd and Viviani. BRAND, a medium
sized man with a black morstache
and a beautiful melodious voice in
speaking, and strikingly resembles Ed
DeSchamps, Editor Of the Gaffney
Ledger. viviani Is large for French
man, rather florid complexion, and not
unlike Monroe Spears in appearance
and movements. M. Jusserand, French
Ambassador, sits with the delegation,
small, alert and typical Frenchman.
Going on to the right we reach the
Japanese delegation. Admiral Kato
is the leading man, but he doesn't
speak English. He has an interpreter
by his side, and has what the boys
call a good poker face" there being
no show of emotion In his face. He