Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-19
Delegates at Conference,
With Varied Traits, Are
Source of Much Interest

correct information and decidedly in
teresting parsonage.
The Portuguese delegation is the spars-
est at the conference 1t consists of Wis
count D'Alte, Portuguese minister at
Washington Capt. Ernesto VascOncellos,
director Of diplomatic service in the min
istry Of colonies and secretary general
of the National Geographic Society at
Lisbon, and J. MohtaltO de Jesus, secre-
tary Interpreter for the two aforemen-
toned gentlemen.
PORTUGUESE HAVE
FAR EAST POSSESSION.
"Whatever can Portugal possess that
demands representation at a conference
on the Far East problems 2" has been
one of the most frequently heard ques-
lions. Accordingly, l put the matter di
rect to a member Of the British deega-
ton similar with the Orient. "Oh, they
have Macao out there, and 1t is little
place about twenty miles from Hong
Kong, noted for two things" he replied.
Zone of these is It's gambling casino,
frequented principally by Chinese, and
the other is n rather fine old cathedral"
The Portuguese minister makes his
permanent home at the Wardman Park
Hotel, a huge establishment of 1900
rooms, miles out from the official life
around the White House. He is far
from being isolated, however; in fact
he is much nearer the pilots Of the
American Government than you would
think. Five members Of President
Harding's Cabinet live at the same ho-
tel-Messrs. Daugherty, Hays, Davis,
FAN and Wallace.
The Pan-American Union, in which
! building the business Of the conference
is for the moment submerged before com
mittees, represents 81 100000 that the late
! Andrew Carnegie did not put into his
| public library idea. By going to the rear
| side entrance, where the press -redentials
Of the congress are being recognized,
and climbing up through the kitchen l
finally reached the famous Hall Of the
Americans" where in tropical grove OF
| ported trees and exotic flowers luncheon
was spread for the foreign visitors.
AUSTRALIAN MINISTER
MOST INTERESTING.
One Of the most interesting men who
lnsat down at that luncheon was Senator
! G.. f. Pearce, Australian Minister OF
! Defense and a member Of the British del
egatlon. lie IS a slender man with q
gray mustache, and proudly tells of be-
ing. carpenter not a great many years
ago. He graduated into a labor organizer
and was a member Of the first Australian
Parliament During the last war he was
the bulwark Of strength and courage IN
I holding Australia to the difficult furrow
Of sending men to a combat 10000 miles
away.
Another I observed was Maj. z. L.
Peisse alert and keen eyed, who Is the
head Of the Australian section, who comes
& the conference with first hand informa-
ton on the Far East. having made in
Vulnerable trips from Australia to Japan
and China lie was connected with the
British intelligence during the war.
As events shape the British are unlim-
bering some Of their best talent into the
conference. one Of the factors quietly
looming Is Sir II. Llewelyn Smith,
graduate Of what IS called In England
The Manchester School Of Economics"
aud who IS the head OF the British Board
Of Trade, that power which rules the
world on the high seas. In the pre- war
days he was Lloyd Georges right hand
In the promulgating Of various social
schemes such as working mems insur-
ance and the like. Those Americans in
terested in the opium question and the
recent resumption OF the Chinese az
growing the poppy are finding Sir John
Jordan, formerly British minister at
Pekin, wonderfully well posted upon
that subject. Sir John recently served
mt Geneva In the discussion before the
League Of Nations on devising some way
Of combating h opium evil and among
the American friends he made there was
Mrs Hamilton Wright Of Washington.
Aside from being trusted by the Chinese,
and admired by the japanese. Sir John
has impressed his new friends In Amer
len as being the perfection OF amiabiity.
Still another Brltlsher expert on Far
Eastern affairs is NJ. W. Lampson Of the
Foreign Office. He ia a member Of the
family Of Frederick Locker Lampson, one
Of Bngland's best poets.-Copyright 1921,
by Public Ledger Company.