The New York herald., 1921-12-24

whenever IL is llEedLenGQ.
mo alliance or ENHANCEMENT is'
thought of, none will be negotiated.
1t would be better to rejoice over
things accomplished than to dwell
ON differing views which can be o.
no great consequence.
"The President is unwilling that
the unjustified charge that the United
States delegates are withholding in
formation shall go unchallenged.
He had full confidence, else he had
not chosen them, and he has full
confidence now and is more than
gratified over their efforts, because
they are working out the greatest
contribution to peace and good will
which has ever marked the Christ
mas time in all the Christian era.
1T is one thing to talk about tie
ideals Of peace, but the bigger thing
is to seek the actuality. This the
conference is doing, in harmony with
an overwhelming American senti-
ment, and world sentiment, too,
and in full accord with cherished
American traditions"
Sees World Peace on Wny.
Replying to the question do you
feel that the world has made great
progress in the direction Of peace ana
good will?" President Harding said:
IL think l made reply to similar
question at the last interview. I do
think so. 1 believe 1t with all my
heart. l do not say that with the
thought Of arrogating to the United
States Of America any greater part of
the contribution than that which has
been made by other nations of like i'm
portance and like civilization. But 1t
seems to me that in 1921, as we have
come to know more fully the after
math of the war. as we have come to
appraise the unspeakable cost Of 1t
all, there is n new conviction in the
hearts of men that that sort of ap-
peal-the appeal to arms-to settle
the international questions Is n futile
thing, and that we are unworthy of
our position and unworthy of the
blessings which fall to a righteous
civilization If we do not find some
means for a righteous adjustment
without appeal to slaughter and waste
and all the distresses that attend.
"I think that conviction has rooted
itself throughout the world, and there
must come some helpful, progressive
preston is being given at this con-
ference. have no thought to preach
on this subject to-day, but make your
own applications, please.
when men sit about the conference
table and look each other In the face
and look upon the problems deliber-
ately, without passion. they find the
way to come to an agreement. And
after all, there has never been con-
fict In the world that has not oeen
settled In the end in that way. You
have a war: you destroy thousands or
millions Of men and measureIess treas
ure, and then you gather about a
table and settle IL.
Folly OF Wars Realized Now.
II have a feeling that mankind has
become wise enough to sit down before
the war and try to settle IL. And that
is the object of the four Power treaty.
That is why j say the small lack Of
agreement in constituting 1t is not sig
nihcant.
why, If there was menace of
peace In japan what objection could
there be for the United States TO sit
down with her friend in the Orient
and with the other great Powers and
discuss how the matter could be ad-
justed? II some one had done that
when Austria was threatening Serbia
there would have been no European
war.
Tho whole purpose OF this confer
ence is to provide some means where
just. thoughtful. righteous peoples. who
are not seeking TO seize something
which does not belong TO them. can
live peaceably together and eliminate
causes of conflict. This is In the
American heart, and Il is In the British
heart, and II is in the Japanese heart.
in the French heart, In the italian
heart--it Is everywhere in the world.
"If this present day civilization can
not take advantage OF this new realisa
tion, of that emphasized conviction, /
would not give much for the civillza-
tion of the future. But there is a
new spirit seeking and impellIng peace.
and il must add to our Christmas hap
piness."
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