New-York tribune., 1921-12-11
Day a Real Triumph for Lodge;
Climax of Life of Statecraft
Hughes, Too, Shares in Satisfaction of Accomplish
ment; Teeth Of Chinese Diplomats Cleaxn in
Smiles at Ending Of Anglo o-Japanese Alliance

FROM Tire Trsbt'tcs Washington Ruredu
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-The hands
OF the clock on the balcony in the
armament conference hall pointed 20
11:33 as Henry Cabot Lodge, veteran
Of the League OF Nations battle, rose
to read the terms of the four-power
treaty designed to insure peace in the
Pacific. His small eyes screwed up
under his white eyebrows, his tail fore
head wrinkled and scanned, his white
mustache and beard giving him 3
grizzled look he hesitated little at
first. and then. in 4 clear voice almost
devoid of emotion, proceeded with the
discussion OF the four-power treaty
thaJ he described as "brief ana simple. y
In the balcony sat Miss Margaret
Wilson, daughter Of former President
Wilson. In Mrs. Harding's box sat
late President Roosevelt. Mrs. Long
worth apparently took no special inter-
est IN the proceedings until the Soma
tor from Massachusetts began to read
the treaty terms.
It was Senator Lodges day Every
one realized when he rose to speak
that TO him had bean intrusted an
nouncenaent OF the utmost Importance.
Every one followed his words with the
keenest attention and when he read
Paragraph of the treaty, ipulating
that the Anglo apanese alliance should
be terminated, there was lone and loud
applause. Among the Americans par
ticular satisfaction was expressed, as
those who had been closely following
events realized that this was brilliant
triumph for the United States. For
Mr.. Lodge personally it was also Il
great triumph. But whatever satisfac-
tion he may have derived from the oc-
casion can scarcely have exceeded that
of Mr. Hughes. For Mr.. Lodge this day
was the elimination Of long career in
statecraft For Mr.. Hughes 1t marked
another splendid triumph in d careeS
but recently begun.
Hughes Watches at Ease
While Mr. Lodge spoke, Mr.. Hughes
sat back in is chair watching the diff
Yerent delegations and occasionally
looking up at the earnest face Of the
Massachusetts Senator. Mr.. Root also.
sat back with an expression of salts
faction on his face, now watching Mr..
Lodge, now looking all about the hall.
those VINO were gazing at the ceiAnR
in rapt attention beheld the dags Of
the nine nations, suspended in mid air
en- an arrangement that resembled d
wheel with spokes, slowly begin TO re-
volve. AS the Senator's words foated
out over the audience the flags con-
tinued to turn, smoothly, gently, rhyth-
mically and did not subside until the
Senator took his seat.
There was much laughing and whis-
perine among the delegates and ad-
visers while the speeches were being
translated. Even Senator Root smiled
much of the time, and Mr.. Lodge sat
back and chuckled and then leaned
forward to pass along some witticism
to his neighbors. Mrs. Charles Sumner
Bird, one of the advisers, sitting al
most directly behind the Senator from
Massachusetts, was the first to get up
and shake him by the hand. As coon
as the copies OF his speech were dis
tributed among the advisers she went
over to Senator Lodge TO have him
autograph her copy She later handed
him several others, which he obligingly
signed.
As Mr.. Camerlynck interpreter for