Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-11-21

ANSWERS
BRIAN D
French Premier Pleads
Need of Big Army for
France-Land Arma-
ment Referred

Washington, Nov. 21.- (By
The Associated Press. y Secre-
tay Hughes assured Premier
BRAND that France was in no
sense in a moral isolation and
that the United States fully real
lied her position.
The heart of America, said Mr..
Hughes, carried an imperishable
memory of Frances sacrifices
for liberty. He agreed with M.
BRAND that what the world
needed was "a will to peace"
"And there can be no will to
peace he added, until the in
stitutions of liberty and justice
are secure, May l say in reply
to M. BRAND that there is no
moral isolation for the defend
ers Of liberty and Justice"
BY unanimous consent the
question Of land armament was
referred to the committee of the
whole Of the five powers and at
2OS o'clock the conference ad-
jOurned to meet at the call of the
chairman.
BRAND Makes Plea
Aristide BRAND. seven times
prime minister of France, held the
arms conference IN rapt hour
today, with the world for his
audience, while he told of the
need of France for a large army.
he picturesque "strong man. of
france, acknowledged by Lloyd
George as having "the first par
liamentary voice in Europe" was
The drawing card which packed
Memorial Hall of the Daughters
OF the American revolution with
such a gathering of distinguished
notables as seldom is found under
The roof Of one building.
The premier's voice, ordinarily
vibrant and penetrating, and
particularly rich in over-tones,
modulated to fill the hall and no
more The effect upon the audi
lOr was as though the statesman
was speaking directly and person
MY to him, rather than to a large
sathering. There was no display
'l cold storage" eloquence.
Pleads for Protection
M. BRAND had before him a slip
'r two of notes, on the big green
able, but he did not refer to
mem and in this respect followed
'is manner of speaking from the
.iioune OF the chamber of depu-
les Five feet six and heavy Of
loay' the French prime minister
was a striking figure, as fired by
l,s own eloquence he pleaded for
lusquate protection for his native
ioil.
4 Closeup" of the French
PREMIER shows that his ewes are
an unusual color
'"Vns the dark featured Bretons
,. ana are large and expressive of
motion. !, But they snap and
.ssn fire and appear dark as he
a.uhges headlong into his subject;
'ley are touched again with soft
~ as his voice pleads for
Britain Replies
Speaking for Great Britain
~ !. In reply to Premier BRAND
rance at the arms conferencet
s Arthur James Balfour.
'.i .sulng the British delegation. !
I, ,,''cc'leally cly pledged the support
/ y Great Britain to France ..in
= - lace of the lust for domina-l
,,,, Ssuetcr schanzer. heading the
..llan delegation. told the con-
49,. ne that although italy
= asssht 100000 men a just quota
49, army plans were being
10. Is LOT further reduction.
~. nan wants only such an
NJ. ,S... saEon !! ron KatQ Of the Japanese.
Ines Sa.'on !. told the arms confer
= ~ It vas absolutely Necessary
,,,.-l'. purely defensive purposes
s,,'s.! s,,sssl'a,ed hy the Far Eastern
Raise Huge Army
.lsay whi'n apparently
-. -. Premier BRAND told the
conference tosav
NI.rmfr.