Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-16
BRY IAN SURE
AR MS PARLEY
WILL SUCCEED
Acceptance by Britain
and Japan Great
Victory.
BY WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.

! Sy WILLIAM JENNIN0S 6R 7 AN
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-The ac-
ceptances made by Great Britain and
Japan assure the success of the arms
limitation conference.
/ If nothing more is done, it would
be an epoch-making gathering, for, as
Arthur Balfour, declared, the work
already done surpasses any reduc-
ton in armament known in all the
worlds history.
] But what is scarcely less important
every one seems 10 accept the reduction
/ in battleShips as determining the line TO
/ be followed on other matters. The reduc-
/ tion of land forces can scarcely be less
| in proportion with the enthusiastic re
( ception given to the scrapping. Of battle
ships.
! France, at once interpreted the action
taken in regard TO navies as indicating
what must be expected in the reduction
of armies and Premier BRAND gave notice
/ Of his desire to discuss his government s
/ position on this subject
! Secretary Hughes assured him that an
early opportunity would be given.
SPEECHES MAKE
DEEP IMPRESSION.
Now. that the keyno,e has been sounded
and the character Of the proceedings de-
termiued. attention can be turned to less
/ important things.
Nothing, Of course, could compare in
; importance with the substances of the
acceptances made by Great Britain and
Japan. but there was a minor matter
which aroused universal interest
/ 1t was the difference in the oratory of
Mr.. Balfour and Premier BRAND.
Mr.. Balfour has a fine face and his
long experience in public life gives him
ease of manner. He is a man Of great
intelligence and wide information. His
speech was all that could be asked 1t
contained strong sentences; it was well
put together; it was rhetorically excel
lent His language was IN keeping with
his exalted thought and the audience not
only listened intently, but was anxious
to applaud.
The crowd was actually disap-
pointed that 1t could not punctuate his
speech with applause, as it did the speech
of Secretary Hughes, but Mr.. BalfOur
gave them no invitation. His sentences
concluded in a way that prevented a
demonstration.
BRANDS MANNER
THAT OF ORATOR.
Premier Briaad, on the other hand, has
the manner of an orator, and, though
comparatively few in the galleries could
understand the French language, his
manner, his gesture and his emphasis
seemed to tell his listeners where to
applaud They did not know what he
said hut he said 1t in such way that
they felt It must be the right thing
and broke IT with expressions of ap-
proval 1t Is seldom one sees such a
contrast in style.
When the speeches are read in the
newspapers Mr.. Balfour's will be found
to be an eloquent endorsement of the re-
duction proposed while Mr.. BRAND s
speech did not and could not give any
such impetus to the peace movement and
vet the premier made up in delivery
what his speech lacked in assurance,
while Mr.. Balfour's words made up in
strength what his delivery lacked.
But it was n great day and necessary
to the completeness of the first day, al
though a premature announcement of the
concurrence of the other nations lessened
the dramatic features of the OCCASION
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