The Washington herald., 1921-11-08
Premier Wears Business
Suit, and Dispenses
With Formality. 90
READY TO HELP
AMERICAN AIMS
Wants Assurance of U. S.
Support Against Ger
man Attack. :"

The French delegation TO the lin
itation Of arms conference arrived
in Washington by special train
shortly before O'Clock last evening
having made the trip from New
York in four and one-half hours
An imposing reception had been
arranged to welcome NJ BriSpd ana
his conferees. Secretary Of State
Hughes and Mrs. Hughes and Gen.
PershIng being among those at the
station.
In the esplanade in front Of the
Union Station several troops OF cav
airy were drawn up with sabers at
the salute. and a military band
broke into the Stars and Stripes"
as Mr.. Hughes led NM BRAND, Vi
viani. Sarraut ad Ambassador Jus
serad outside.
Crowds Cheer Premier.
The party lined up. civilians baIC-
headed aid the military AID naval
officers at attentian while tie hand
played the national air and the ph -
toGraphers to1k innumerabIe snap
shots S:Jd the movie meu turned
miles Of film
a big crowd cheered the French
premier as he entered the first au-
tomobile with Nine Viviani and Mr.
and Mrs. Hughes TO be driven to
the New willard Hotel
NJ Viviani, NJ. Sarraut and several
State Department officials were IN
the next car. Admiral DeBon. chief
of stan Of the French navy. and
several American naval oficers fol-
lowed
The French premier is an unusual
figure. or appeared to be 80 ss ne
walked by the side Of Hughes.
He is less than the average In
height, rather stockiIy built and
stoop shouldered. His hair is OF
nondescript gray. worn brushed
sack yer his ears, and he has a
heavy mustache OF the ssme color
as his hair
Gives Impression Of Power.
In spite Of the contrast in their
height. NJ. BRAND conveyed an i'm
preston OF strength in the breadth
OF his shoulders. And in his man
ner there was a buoyancy. a con-
/ hdence as il he is embarkinE on
venture and knows Just exactly
where IL will lead.
There is nothing mysterious a about
MIN. He was Unassumingly attires
IN business suit, in striking con-
trast 10 the formal garb Of many Of
the American delegation Of welcome
ne was even democratic and d,s
pensed with such fOrmaiity as 10
could both during the rousinC wei
come ne eceived when he emer-
from the station and when he
ciNed large number Of visitors AZ
ter his arrival al his hotel
Receives Newspaper Men
NJ BRAND received a few news,
paper correspondents in the salon
OF MS suite just before dinner srd
reiterated the statements he mad
nus ADDRESS to the American neo.
pie in the morning.
s remarks emphasized the de-
t mn Ilon OF France to rang
=, a. beside her sister republic
Si'ie e nlted States-in the coming
discussions in an effort to soI,-o 49,
problems Of the Pacific ana ~ IN '
armament. W hich are iDex,riooLI,-
viewpoint. american
The premier dined alone in hi.
private dining room with the orb
FFench plenipotentiaries and An
oaSsador Jusserand. Today no viii
go TO the State Department ana s,,h-
NIT the letters of credentials of tbe
French delegates. and afterwsrd
VIII call on President Harding Al
the White House.
Expects Early Agreement.
NJ. BRAND, who will pass less ,ra,
two weeks in Washington. counts
on reaching a tentative accord with
the United States government re-
gardlng the Pacific disarmament
problems in the next three da,s
before the opening Of the confer
ence.
While certain members Of the
| French delegation. who are thor
oughly familiar with American poll
cies and principles, are urging II.
BRAND 10 pledge Frances Suppurt
10 the United States on th, uues-
tions that arise during the. confer
ence, IL is known that the premier
Is anxious to obtain some written
or ofhcially- STATED expression from
the American government indicat-
ms lNS SoliudflNN Win France IN the
event Of future unwarranted Ger
man aggression.
M. BRANDS counselors hold that
u France sides solidly with the
United States in Pacific and disar-
nament policies she will be sure Of
American sympathy and support IN
any future TeUtonic onslaught. on
the give-snd-take principle. but tie
premier is hopeful OF obtai ming
something definite and tangible to
present to the chamber of deputies
when he returns to Paris.
Impressed by War Enterprises.
Those members Of the French /
eEation who had not before beva in
America were impressed with what
they saw from the car windows on
the trip from New York 20 WASH
ington. The many giant enter
prises started when the United
States entered the war-munitions
works arms factories. shipbuilding
plants and other organizations aloag
the route-were pointed out TO them
by Robert Woods Bliss Of the
State Department. who accompanied
them. and by representatives OF the