The Washington herald., 1921-12-11
Lodge Thrills Conference
With Diplomatic Oratory
Declares Surest Appeal to Prevent Wars In
Future Must Be to the Higher
Impulses of Mankind

the will and honor Of those who
sign il. we at least make the great
experiment and appeal to the men
and women of the nations to help
us sustain 1t in spirit and in truth
Niviani Accepts for France.
Rene Viviani. former French
premier and now ranking member
OF the French delegation, in &C.
cepting the treaty, said:
81 am glad TO bring here. with
out any retlcence or any reserya-
tons. our fUll adhesion to the pact
that has just been read.
The day after the ratification
has been exchanged. France will as
sumo all the obligations that fall
upon her by virtue of this pact,
just as she will exercise the rights
that she derives from the agree
ment. Here. gentlemen, in the midst
Of the nations that have come to
meet here, and I think all nations
that are accustomed to honor their
signature. 7 think that I am en-
titled to say that when speaking
Of the agreement. France enjoys a
good place here, and that she has
never declined to stand by hey
plighted word. And when there has
been a question of either stand.
ing by her pledged word and hon.
Oring her signature. or taking
arms, France has not hesitated to
seal with the blood OF her own
children the treaties to which she
had appended her name, and she
has kept oath.
'T think we should be falling to our.
selves. and to what we owe ourselves.
and to you. and especially to the very
sumptuous hospitality that we have en-
ioyed in the United States, IL we did
not try all together to develop and
emphasize the great moral value, of
what I can call an historical date
Says Farley Has Succeeded.
Gentlemen. in this illustrlous room,
from this high sounding platform, so
high that however weak may be the
voice of the man who speaks, 1t will
ne heard by the whole world. gentle
men, after having listened to the docu-
ments, after having thus proved our
willingness to collaborate and COOP
crate together, think 1 am entitled
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
The peoples Of the world began to
say, what will be the outcome Of this
conference: is II to be another meet
ing, is it to be another consultation?
Is it to end in idle talk? Or 4, II
going to result in either night or light
issuing out Of this conference?
Il think the conference has been a
success and that the peoples Of man
kind can at last believe the progress
of civilization.
Must Establish Peace.
81 feel sure they will be with me and
permit me to say that We in Europe
do not ask you here in the States to
interfere with European affairs. We
respect the independence Of the United
States.
How is it possible at once to say
in those troublous regions, in those
parts Of Europe that are still dis
turbed. that have not had the
time to settle down, how is 1t pos
sible TO say that we shall have, we
must have peace, we must establish
peace at once"
Balfour Refers to Tokyo Pact.
In accepting the treaty for Great
Britain the ranking delegate,
James Arthur Balfour, said.
You will have noticed that
clause provides that when this
treaty receives its ratification at
the hands of the signatory powers,
that at that moment the treaty be-
tween Japan and Great Britain