The New York herald., 1921-11-22

the committee OF. Pacific and Far
Eastern questions of a resolution pre-
pared by Senator Root setting forth
the general principles TO guide the
committee in it's efforts to provide re-
lief for China.
The resolution sets forth "the firm
intention" of the United States. Bel
gium, Great Britain, France, Italy,
Japan, the Netherlands and Portugal
% to respect the sovereignty. the in
dependence and the territorial and ad-
ministrative integrity OF China: CD to
provide the fullest and most unem-
barrassed opportunity to China to set
up stable Government; (3) to use
their influence in establishing and
maintaining the principle of equal op-
portunity for II commerce and in
dustry of all nauons, and (4) to re-
frain from taking advantage OF the
present conditions to seek special
rights or to abridge the rights of tho
subjects and citizens Of friendly
States.
The lingering impression that most
firmly gripped the mind at the third
plenary session of the conference was
to revive memories of the deep rooted
sympathy for France which found
earnest and unctuous expression In
those stirring days when the green
gray hordes of the Kaiser tramped
defenceless Belgium under foot and
ruthlessly invaded the soil of the most
constant and loyal ally of the Ameri-
can nation.
Enhancing Spectacle Filmed.
group OF movie men an opportunity
to bathe the enhancing spectacle in a
deluge of searching lights and impress
on their celluloid films the physical
features of the great international
event. So thoroughly and diligently
did the operators perform their work
that Secretary Hughes in paving the
way for the French Premier said:
Whatever the result of the confer
ence may be, it is obvious there can be
no limitation of photographers
Tapping the marble block at his
right for order, the presiding officer
of the conference brought an encour-
aging flutter of applause by saying
that the progress made in the adjust
ment of conflicting views on the naval
programme and in the Far East dis
cussion has been most gratifying
Mr.. Hughes delivered his four min
ute speech in pretty much the same
manner in which he presents a case in
court. 1t was obviously his purpose
to yield to the representatives Of
France the full possession of the field
OF oratory. Conforming to the method
of procedure that has prevailed since
the conference was organized, there
was no formal vote. Mr.. Hughes
merely directed his gaze to the thirty
statesmen sitting to his right, left and
in front of him. There was a nodding
of heads, and, without further formal
ity, he bowed to NJ. BRAND
The French Premier arose and for
a minute permitted the long spatulate
fingers. Of his right hand to flutter
with the sheaf of memoranda on the
table before him. He directed his eyes
toward Mr.. Hughes and then turned
them toward the other delegates and
upward toward the low hung galleries,
where sat Senator'S and Representa-
tives and members of their families.
NJ. BRAND is not tall man, but his
thick. sturdy figure seemed to loom
up against the uniforms and silken
frocks of lighter hue clustered under
the gilt framed portrait of Martha
Washington on his immediate left. A
flag of Belgium dropping from the
marble box a dozen feet away formed
an excellent foil for the massive head
crowned with a shaggy name of black
hair fiecked with gray. head which
suggests the Celt rather than the
Saxon, and presents the chronological
characteristics of the broad, positive
and executive type.
With a theatric gesture of his
right hand the French statesman
broke the intense stiffness that pre-
vailed in the wonderful chamber with
a veritable cascade of stacattolike ex-
plosions in his vernacular tongue. It
is rather difficult to classify the voice
OF NJ. BRAND, but in the rise and fall
of it it suggests the sybllant phras-
ing that gave irresistible charm to
the vocalization of the great French
actor, Coquelin.
His Vocal Chnractcristfcs.
At times the words rippled from the
mouth of NJ. BRAND in the mellifuous
cadences of we'll sustained song: at
others raucous note made it seem
hard. as IL responding TO some pass
ing emotion. But there came never q
syllable or a word that did not stand
out in striking similarity to an artis-
tically sustained violin note in the
minors or was not delivered with i'm
pressive resonance.
NJ. BRAND in addition to being a
great orator is also great actor. He
knows how to harmonic the effective