Evening star., 1921-12-11
M. RENE VIVIAN
Fcr France.

Il De name Of he government
q ehS French republic. whose au-
shority I am borrowing now. and
who speaks through my voice. I
am siaA to bring here, in its full
amplitude without any reticencs
o. any reservations. our full ad-
hesion to the pact that has Just
been read, and which has been fol-
lowed ~ such . penetrating aud
thorough analysis on the part OF
Senator Lodge.
ratinsatien has been exchanged.
tons that fall upon her BY virtue
Of this pact, Just As she will exer-
else the rights that she derives
from the agreement Here, gem
tlemen, In the midst Of the nations
that have como to meet here, aud
1 think Ill nations that are ac-
customsl to honor their sigma
ture. j.! think that am entitled to
say that when speaking Of the
agreement. France enjoys q good
place here, and that she has never
declined 70 stand by her plighted
word. And when there has been
q question of either standing BY
her pledged word and honorinE
her signature or taking arms,
France has not hesitated to seal
with the blood of her own children
pended her name. and she has
kept oath.
Value Perfectly Unaersteoa
Gentlemen. the political and
diplomatic value Of the instru-
rnAnf rk,{Nh hoo
thanks to the very simple summary
given hy Senator Lodge. has been
perfectly understood by you. Yet I
think II will be at 70 tarry awhile
and mark here together the full
accord Of our wills.
1t 10 understood between the
four powers that 81 regards the
insular possessions and dominions
they will respect the risn.s
zon there should arise any cause
OF cona!ct O. controversy. a con-
tToverly that cannot be settled
through the usual channels OF
diplomacy, they wifi consult to.
gether and they will conciliate.
Should any aggression arise on
the part Of any power. should
real danger threaten the peace Of
the werld n those regions. thea
SA4O AVOs AeoSAVAo " AAA ldAc COUu0Dk
together and they viii see whaf
. is necsssary to do owing to the
exigencies of the situation. And
this agreement is to last ten years,
while the agreement concluded
between Great Britain and Japan
is to terminate. That is, gentle.
men, the juridical scope Of the
draft treaty which has Just been
read out, but think we should
be failing to ourselves, and to
what We owe ourselves, and to
you. and especially to the very
sumptuous hospitality that we
have enjoyed in the United States,
II we did not try all together to
develope and emphasize the great
moral value of what 1 can cali an
historical date.
Moved By Same VIII.
Senator Lodge has showed quite
well that without any naval or
military sanctions being provid-
ed. or even thought Of, It was suf-
ncient that four nations had put
their heads together. were ami
mated by the same will to pre-
that was q sufficient guarantees
and protection for the peace Of
Gentlemen, in this illustrous
room. from this high sounding
platform, SO high that however
weak may be the voice Of the man
who speaks. It will be heard BY
the whole world: gentlemen. after
having listened to the documents.
after having thus proved our viii
lingness to collaborate and co.op-
crate together, think am en-.
title to say that this conference.
in which we have had the honor
to participate and in which we
have been proud to help, has fully
and entirely succeeded.
Gentlemen, when we came here
we knew that we were taking
risks to . certain extent. And
Senator Lodge has Just alluded
to them. not without certain Bit
terness. Well. gentlemen. things
are what they are and we have
got to take things. as they are.
Since the armistice some Of the
peoples Of the world have been
wondering what use there had
. been in this war and whether any
good was ever to come out Of It.
er all these sacrifices were to have
been made in vain. They have
bsen asking themselves In anx-'
iety whether really there vould
be no change in the conditions Of
the civilized world. and they have
been wondering whether Justice
would rise to the height Of their
noble endeavors. And then this
S conference was convened.
Answer Clearly Gavea.
well. the peoples of the world
bOgAn to say, will be the out-
come Of this conference; IL It to