The New York herald., 1921-12-19
LOOKING IN
on the conference
japanese Newspaper Correspondents in Washington
Increase and Help Delegates in Sounding American
Opinion-They Advocate Limited Armament

ble as ever. He tells this story on him
self: "At luncheon with some of the
delegates the other day I bethought
me of the passage OF time and glanced
at my watch. One of the British group
noticed this and was kind enough to
express regret that / appeared about
TO leave. But why must you go? he
Inquired. I have a busy time ahead
of me- I replied. Busy time Mr..
Chief Justice he exclaimed. My word
What is tinlo to a lifer?'"
The German Embassy is waiting pa
tiently for an Ambassador--or maybe
the newcomer will be a Minister only.
The post seems to be going begging.
There Is a secretary OF embassy on
the Job, DIR. H. Il. Riessor, and a
Charge dAffaires Baron Edmund von
Thermann. both occupied In picking up
the broken threads OF German inter-
course, dreary task. The story told
here is that the big business group OF
Hamburg would like to have their man
here in the embassy but that they feel
an Ambassador for the time being is
an expensive luxury. At the price OF
German marks, it would cost something
like 100000 marks year TO support
an Ambassador alone. with probably a
cost of 20,000,006 marks for the upkeep
of the whole embassy.
One Of the forcetul men at the con-
ference is the British delegate from
New Zealand, Sir John Salmond, repre-
senting a part of the empire intensely
concerned with the settlement Of Pacific
questions Judge of the Supreme Court
at 5S, Sir John owes his eminence To
qualities well known in America, hard
work and intelligent persistency. About
the middle height, going into plumpness.
as advanced middle age is apt to do. Sir
Johns full. reddish face, close cropped
imperial and mustache and jovial eye
are well known behind the lines OF
the proceedings. He is a great bridge
player. this New Zealand jurist, said
90 be one OF the best in the empire.
A motion picture director named Grif-
fifth would like to put the American Navy
into film drama before large number OF
the ships arc scrapped. The idea, it is
said, has been submitted to the Navy
Department. The suggestion contem-
plates n dramatic history of the navy
from John Paul Jones to william S.
Sims, old frigates to superdreadnoughts.
When one paused to think that the pics
ture OF the ships or the line, the great
stventy-four gun wood fortresses with
which the young United States justified
the breed are very dimly in mind now
adays-probably have never been seen
by hundreds OF thousands OF children
and even grownups--lt might be n wise
and useful notion to picture the SUPER
dreadnought. obviously being crowded
cut by more modern machines.
Lord Lee of Farehanh, second British
delegate, knows the thrill of high ad-
venture. Thirty years ago. q boy OF
20 then. serving as adjutant OF volunteer
British forces in Hongkong, Arthur Lee
disguised himself as Chinese coolie,
slipped undotected into the great Russian
fort at vladivostok and at incessant risl;
OF life made complete drawings OF the
plan OF defense, plans engerly sought by
the British army. Ten years later he
was in the Cuban jungle with Theodore
Roosevelt Leaving the army as Lieu
tenant-Colonel ia 1900 he volunteered
again when the world war began. lie
was made a Baron In 1918. Another of
the nineteen eighteen models" as Lord
Riddell says. Lord Lee married Ruth
Moore, daughter OF J. G. Moore of New
York.