The New York herald., 1921-11-29
by EDWIN G. HILL.


Special Despatch to THE New YORK HEsALn
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. c., Nov. 2S.
The solid rock Of this conference Is
the good understanding between Great
Britain and the United States. Mr.
Hughes and Mr.. Balfour understand
each other. Their cooperation, obvious
from the first day, overcomes all diff
culties. Against the rock of this mutu-
ality Of good will waves Of malevolent
criticism break into harmless foam.
Other personages of the empire con.
tribute largely to this powerful concord
Sir Robert Borden. notably. Borden
very like an American in his big, up
standing way, represents Canada. Bet
ter than any unit of the empire, Canada
understands the workings of the Ameri-
can mind, sometimes inrpalpable to the
foreigner. saturated in the suspicious
and habits OF old diplomacy. The United
States and Canada biclier over the back
fence now and then, as most neighbors
do. but they have solved the problem OF
going along peacefully. even sympa-
thetically.
A Canadian authorized to speak for
the Dominion points out that the rela-
tions between England and Scotland are
actually no closer in point Of fact than
tho relations between the United States
and Canada Innumerable points OF
contact are found by the two Govern
ments and the two peoples. There are
1900 miles Of Canadian railroads under
the American flag. Thousands Of Amer
leans live and make their living in
Canada. and thousands of Canadians
are happy to be temporarily under the
Stars and Stripes. This diplomat points
out that, however proud Canada may me
of her position in the British Empire
Canada and the United States are pc
culiarly Joined in the common purposes
Of democracy.
Whatever may have been japanese
opinion before the conference began
there are signs looming large that they
are now thoroughly aware OF the Ca
nadian-American entente that has grown
up in the last century. It is that unof.
ficial entente that Borden speaks fol
at the conference, and his words arc
listened to.
Sir Robert comes from a part of the
Dominion whose sad history is imnnor-
talized by Longfellow, for he was born
in Grand Pre-. in the old Acadian land
If "Evangeline" can be said to have any
geography, Borden's birthplace was al
most on the spot where Longfellow found
his heroine. Lady Borden married the
Canadian statesman when, like many
Americans. he was merely hustler with
prospects. Their home in Ottawa, Glens-
mere, is happily known to many Ameri-
cans who have been entertained there.
So far as 1t has been humanity possible
the work Of the conference has been done
in the open. That is to say, no impor-
tant move OF any sort has been made
without a frank statement from the
working committees as to propositions
and their purport. After every commit
tee session a communique is issued to the
press. Thereafter participants in the ne
gotiations gladly submit to questions
from newspaper men. These conferences
clarity the situations and provide the
real news OF the proceedings. To begin
with, the British delegates meet the press
twice daily. Mr.. Hughes talks before
probably 200 reporters every day at 3 80,
speaking with absolute frankness. The
President receives the press twice week
and speaks with remarkable openness
Then there are the French, Italian. Japa-
nese and Chinese conferences TO fill the
day. Out of these crowded. sessions flows
the news that the world Graves. It is no
less authentic and unofficial because of
the proper rule that the principal per-
sonages are not to be quoted.
So far as publicity goes. the confer
ence has met every expectation. It has