Evening star., 1921-11-11
GREYSEEsD|SASTER
IF PARLEY FAILS
British Statesman Defends
Past and Urges Nations to
Change Viewpoint.
NEED AT meeting HERE
Lack of Candor Is Common to All
Human Affair.", He Says, and
Wrecks Conferences.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. November 11.-FaiIure by
the Washington armament. conference
to attain the ends for which 1t was
summoned would be a GREET disaster.
viscount Grey declares sf1a@ srticle
contributed to the e, Wsstnaster
Gazette. .t.s
Recalling that 1t has been bald that
the delegates to the oonferenosshpuid
leave the old diplomacy behind tAen
in Europe. the former foreign Ininikter
asks whether the old diplomacy vas
the cause Of troubles, OF WhetheE il
was rather the result of troYhtAss,r he
secret treaties which were Otter Sc
clared to be she evil of the old dfpio
macy were not. he maintaiasf n.eCts-
sary to. any part of that syetem, Y
Called Results Of waE i:
He does not remember ThSk4fRSSr
sharing in the making, OF any se9s.e-
though several were nade. dtafine-the
war. and these, like personages,. .w9re
not the Inevitable aocoin1I shne rftE of
diplomacy. but OF wax. H9 does ftot
think the old diplomacy had .-ehy
diseases peouliat to itssf. hat a9d4!
sire ono object while really ,pursytns
another, protesting to .be INSPIRED by
an altruistio motive whiIb ;pfouabted
by selfish ono, hypeftrophyc 81 the
sense Of separaI6 interest and ttfaphy
these, though not univeftai were
often dominant in the old diplomacy
and wrecked or paralyzed eopfefAhces
and concerts Of powers '": t--t.;
He points out ut.S'howeger, that fhese
things were common is..elI lhaman
affairs, and that nations only dealt
with each other as parties and classes
of individuals were apt n, deaE:with
each other. -. ~
what is needed at Washington" he
declared. "is not a change of method.
but change in the point Of view. II
the latter be there the old methods
will disappear. but not otherwise"
"Conference Had Pure Origin.-
Viscount Grey declares his abso-
Lutte belief that those who summoned
the conference were animated by the
high aspirations of patriotism
larger than national patriotism
and that the conference had an en-
drely honorable and pure origin.
When they come to close quarters.
he asks. however will the govern
ment Of the United States and the
other governments, be able to keep
| on this high plane?.. 1t is the most
difficult OF tasks to keep heights
NhiSh tho eoul Is competent TO gam
They must do their PART. All We car
do is to help create the favorable at
mosphere to make them feel the en-
couragfng expectation, the readiness
to follow and rise II they show us the
heights ..
This line OF thought leads him to a
discussion of public opinion. While
he admits that this is often rightly
blamed for being apathetic, inert.
seinsh and willing to tolerate poor
policy on the part of its governments,
he inquiries whether, If it were indi-
ridual, It would not sometimes ask
its government to give it the great
appeal; the great opportunity" and
adds:
I'VE have seen what a response
there can be to such an appeal in the
| cause of the war. After experienc-
| ing fhas war. will not one on more OF
| the big democracies have a great op-
portunity TO show how 1t can respond
! In the cause of pesce?"