Evening journal., 1921-11-15

reached the highest rank in the
British Navy at the unprecedentedly
early age OF as. after having COM
manded the worlds greatest war fleet
in action for three years Beatty is
an Irishman, like so many famous
fighters, and he has an American
wife Ethel. daughter OF the late
Marshall Field. Sr., of Chicago. He
entered the British Navy at the age
Of II, and by sheer bulldog pluck
and fiery energy he forced his way
up. absolutely without influence.
Sir Maurice HanlSey, the principal
secretary to the British delegation
at the Washington conference, is TO
any British diplomatic mission what
gas is to a balloon. with him they
can expand, put on a bold, solid
front; without him they wilt. He is
the complete secretary. He handles
important groups at conferences like
a pleasant nurse handles the children
at tea-party. He knows at what
moment they are likely to call for
their diplomatic blocks; when they
will probably tire OF the blocks and
cry for a ball; at what moment they
ways ready with the desired article.
At the Paris Peace Conference he
was so apt at knowing what would
be wanted, and having it handy, that
persons Of delegations other than
the British came to depend on him
and his attache case. Clemenceau
used to enjoy this especially. "Come
on" he would say when some docu-
ment was needed. pull It out Of that
bag of yours" He acquired such an
admiration for Sir Maurice that
when he met Lady Hankey one day.
he put his hands on her shoulders
and said, Madame. 1 think your hus-
band is the best man in the world"
Major General John Frederick
Andrews Higgins. Vice-Marshal OF
the Royal Air Force Of Great Britain.
will probably come closest Of any OF
the British visitors to looking like
what the average American thinks
an English aristocrat looks. He is
tall, neatly built, partially bald,
wears small mustache and tops all
this on with a monocle. He has had
striking military career, having
been one OF the pioneers in British
military aviation. He rose from the
rank Of major in 1911 to that OF
major-senerai In the great war he
commanded one or the first aerial
squadrons sent to France and was
wounded in doing reconoisance
work for the first battle-of Ypres.
AUSTRALASIA.
Senator George Foster Pearce.
From carpenter to minister Of de-
Tense Of one Of Great Britain's do
minions;| from a red-hot labor union
ist to moderate nationalist and
red-hot preparedness advocate.
That represents briefly, the career
Of Senator Pearce. Australia's dele
gate to the disarmament conferers,e.
4 Pearce is fifty-one years old; tall
serious-looking, and with a general
appearance which a friend describ
ed as We'll, rather a rough dia-
mond.' After an education in Aus
tralia, where he was born. Pearce
became carpenter. Ho forsook his
| workbench in 1894 to hike 400 miles
IN the great Australian gold rush.
lie became an activel convert to labor
organization, and began his public
career as a trades-unionist organizer.
Pearce was elected to the labor conn
eli at Subiaco. in 1899. Shortly att
erward he was elected as a labor
member to the first federal sonata
Of Australia. He has been a member
continuously sine, and has been min
ls1er OF detense-his present post
almost continuously since 1908. SEN
ator Pearce has been in interna-
uonal politics since 1911, when he
was a delegate to the Imperial Con-
ference at London. He is give.
credit largely for shaping Austral-
las pre-war preparedness program.
He believes in "White Australia "
and encourages White" immirra.
ton.
Sir John W. SaImond. Judge ~
the high court of New Zealond and
delegate to the dominion to the dis
: armament conference, will be one NJ
the few delegates who might claim
to rank with Secretary Of state
Hughes as a legal authority. Though
he has been in public life for +en
: years, Sir John Salmond is known
! principally as an authority on law.
! Sir John Salmond was born in Enp-
! land, in 1862, the son Of Professor
w. Salmond, who subsequently, went
, TO New Zealand as professor at the
University Of Otago. In 1897 Sal
mond became law professor at tbe
University OF Adelaide. Austraiia
where he remained for nine years
, He left to 80 to Victoria University
! College at Wellington, New Zealand
. In 1907 he became counsel OF the
. law drafting Office OF the New yea
I land government, and three years
J later was made Solicitor General
? He retained this post until 1920
= when he went to the high court. He
a was knishted in 1918.