The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-06
WVIANI HAS NOT
 GIVEN UP HOPE IF
 MISSIONS SUCCESS
Not Convinced That Separate Peace Would Afford France Moral Support He Is
 Now Seeking
By Associated Press

Washington, April 5.-Rene vlviani, now on mission to the United states as an envoy extraordinary of France, was the guest of President and Mrs. Harding at a dinner given in his honor at the White House tonight.
 Ambassador and Madame Jusserand were also present. as were Vice Presi- dent and Mrs Coolidge, Speaker and Mrs. Ginett. Secretary and MEs. Hughes, Senator Lodge, chairman of the foreign relations committed; Representative Por- ter. chairman of the House foreign at fairs committed; Under Secretary Of State and Mrs Fletcher and Myron T. Herrick of ohio who has been promi- nently mentioned as the next ambassador to France
 In a statement to the Associated Press. M viviani indicated that he had not yet abandoned the treaty of peace as a basis of discussion with American offi- cials in connection with his mission or presenting the cause of France and sounding American public opinion on for eign policies.
 VEXED BY CONCLUSIONS
 M Viviani is understood to be veXed by attempts which have been made to interpret the conclusions formed by him during the course of his conference with governmental officials, representing ln his statements that no one was author ized to speak for him but himself.
 While the former French premier has made it plain that he has offered h2 suggestions on behalf of the French gov ernment which could be interpreted m any way as an attempt to influence the foreign policy of the United States, II is known that he has not yet been con vinced in his conversations with Amerl- can officials that the conclusion of a bare separate peace by the United States with Germany would best afford France that moral support Whlch IL IS HIS HIS sion to obtain.
 In presenting the viewpoint of France regarding the unfavorable reaction which the declaration of a separate peace ps the United States might have upon tns relations of France with. Germany, tno French envoy is understood to nave taken the position that he was not ex- cead,np inc limit of his mission, which he has stated was that of presenting the cause of France to America.
 TEXT OF STATEMENT l M yfyianPs statement was earetuly prepared in French and the following ID a translation of it:
 "M Viyiani. who since his arrival in Washington has been received by hu l merous nOtaDleS, hds petH tS1%-g | touched by the eordiality which all Ibave shown to him, a cordality which was extended through him tP France of which he is the represeatatfNe- He Ihas heard much and has responded as hest he could in view of His mission, which is to inform the American peo- ple of the condition of France and 10 inform himself concerning American 1 opinion.
 "ae has observed with deep feeling in inc course of the legal and political discussions which involved the treaty cf peace, unanimous sentiment Ia vorable to France, for which in reeog- milton of her past valiant and present difficulty. all America has piooe' seS l it's affection. ,
 .1n the course of Ahese different dis cussions and for the sole purpose or conversation, NJ. Viyiani has been obliged to envisage every hypothesls' even those which his opinion opposes l 10 inc end of weighing with his con | ferees the elements of good and evil in them all. It should be clearly under stood that the only opinion which could be expressed of these Is that Wnicn ne gives expression to himself and It is equally certain that no one would thlnk of attributing to him conclusions as result of these discussions, which' though drawn, are not his own- 'The impression which M. Viviani has brought away from these confer encse and which has been no surprise to him, is the disnterested and pure l Friendship of America and M Vivlani will never be able adequately to ex- nress with what appreciation France | regards the noble country which is now his host"