The New York herald., 1921-11-24
ny EDWIN c. HILL.

Special Despatch TO THE NEW YoRK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,l
Washington. ID. C.. Nov. 23.
For the President of the United States
there will be praise and fervent prayers
tomorrow. Knowing this and happy over
the assured success of his ambition to
bring the nations closer together, he will
sit down to his turkey and cranberries
with some hope even that Congress may
acquire from the conference the spirit of
accomplishment.
The resonant voices OF the peacemak-
ers so completely overwhelmed the
wranglings and chickering's OF Congress
that for two weeks people haTe scarcely
been aware that that body was in ses-
sion. The doors opened occasionally and
released angry voices. Few have listened,
all ears attuned to the words Of earnest
men laboring to harmonize a troubled
world.
One may be sure that this is the most
joyful Thanksgiving the President has
known for many years The holiday sees
well toward fruition the idea that BIOS
somed in his mind two years ago in the
bitterness of the League of Nations con-
troversy in the Senate. AS far back as
that he had a glimmering of the Idea for
an. association of nations, moral under
standing among the Allies to keep the
peace Of the world 1t was to shape this
practical ideal that thinking men of both
parties were invited to Marion in "the
conference of great minds"
The President said to this writer more
led. n
small town and wanted to get something
important done for the good Of that
town l would not start with q town
meeting. I would call together first the
men OF real influence in that town, try to
bring them in agreement about the
project and try to get them to- work
together to bring their influence to bear
on the rest Of the town." That. of course.
Is what he has done in summoning the
conference. The "nen of influence" OF
Great Britain, France, ITALY, Japan and
the United States are here in the spirit
Of the Presidents conception OF how
great objects must be attained practi-
cally.
The strongest instinct in Mr.. Harding
is this, aspiration: ITO get men to-
eether." Before his election. but in a
period OF unlnlpeacnaDle OUTLOOK lOr
success he revealed the power OF his
governing instinct, saying: "It seems
to me that II I do go to the White
House my greatest service to the coun-
try should be to strive to make all
classes. all sections. think better of each
other, and then perhaps to do what
could toward spreading this spirit about
the world" The conference is the meet
ing point of the Presidents ambition
and the expectation of peoples every
where. You recall Emersons saying
that 'If the single man plant himself
indomitably on his instincts. and there
abide. the huge world will come round
ITO. him." %
This conference, foreseen dimly by
Mr. Harding two years or so ago, de-
veloped from the conference at Marion
eleven months ago. At that time the
President was not certain as to whom
he would make Secretary, of State.
Several men whom he had in mind for
the place were called there, Mr.. Hughes
among them. After Mr.. Hughes had
departed the President was no longer
in doubt who was To be his foreign
minister In Mr. Hughes he had found
the man to fit the deed to the creed.
The President found the idea and the