Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10

Galleries are only half filed. Lodge
and Root are chatting. Lord Rid
dell cirCulateS among American CORE E
Sp0ndrntS. cemcnting Anglo American
friendship. Lord Lee of Farcham smiles
and rubs his hands happily as he talks
with British army officer, The Brit
iSh are cheerful, anyway.
VI. Nivani >aunt"rs in wearing an
odd gray vest just matching his hair.
doubtless he wears gray spats. He
tuCks in his shirt and straLghtcnS his
tie. Mrs. Harding enters her box wear
ing a black dress. brown mink neck
piece. black hat. trimmed with ostrich
pIum"S of heiotrope hue. Alice ROoSe =
welt Longworth, who never wears hat
when she can avoid 1t. and has lots of
fluffy light brown hair. all her own. sits
In the presidential box without head
gear. furs or cloak. Mrs Hughes
drops in and shakes hands with the first
lady Of the land.
Hughes Arouses First Enthusiasm
O:51-ITughcs. handsome. popular
and distinguished. gets round of ap-
pausc richly deserved. First sign of
enthusiasm in th" hail. PcrShing. equally
handsome and distinguished in military
field. shakes hands all around and takes
seat with Advisory Committee.
II :0"-llughes has called Conference
to order. lie announces. "MoSt SatiS-
factory progress in considering Pacific
and Far Eastern questions. EnCourag
ilg China was first question discussed.
Quite n si2ablc question. Hughes re-
views procedure and developments.
Delegates look bored. They know what
j. coming. Only the public doesn't. Such
is the opcnPst kind of open diplomacy
world has seen. Everybody expects an .
nouncrment of four Power agreement on
Pacific fOrttiicatinns. territorial integ
rity and "breathng space" before go-
ing 10 war. signed by United States,
England Japan and France. Anglo.
japanese Allianr" to be Srrupprd TIVE
hopoD. No naval agreement coming to.
day unless Hughes has another sur.
prise.
II :lO-IluEhcs completes review Of
Chimes" discussions. agreements. rcsO-
lUtions which h" says are "mOSt i'm =
portnnt. II" sits down. Now they must
tell 1t to Niviani. He holds his head In
his right hand as If the news gave him
n headNrho. \ diplomat leads hard
life. burdened with dinners. lunchc"ns.
conversations. intrigu" and Ndulntions
Uf the Incompatible sex. Niviani ha,
moved around the corner of the table
into Briuud'S old seat. next to Root
who speaks French.
II :l5-One by one. the delegations
speaking for their Governments. ratify
Hughes announcements. acQuiesCing III
his statement of III" Conference agree
ln"ntS. ApplauS" at that. Hughes
| battles 70 hide smile. This is history.
! China'S door j. now open 4 little. Mr..
Hughes has placed a No. II foot in the
doorway To keep it open.
China's Integrity Secured
II :25-Mr Hughes has read another
series Of resolutions relating to China.
under which, II the nations mean what
they say. China in a few years will
again become n self governing Power,
with full control over her Internal fiscal
United States of America aSSont>, 81
Tn" British Empire? Yes. China? Yes.
Japan? Yes. FrHnrrt Yes. ltaly!
Yes. Portugal: Yes. The Netherlands ?
Yes.
All ratify III" resolutions guarantee
ing China's integrity As Mr.. Hughes
employees til" phrns" "Chin"So in
tcgrity." Dr. Alfred SIC. graduate OF
Cornell. ganc"S ut Wellington hoo, n
graduate of Columbia University. and
smiles. ChinRs only two remaining
delegates Caftcr the r"signationSl are
pleased or d"ri-iv", no body knows eN-
Hrtly which.
II :3O-Morc Chinese agreements an
uuuucrd. Nor" applause, Mr.. IIughc,
now asks Senator Lodge 10 mnkr an
announcement to the Conference. Tho
spotlight shift~. This Is III" big news
of the Conference, TIL" four Power