The New York herald., 1921-12-11
GARVIN CALLS PACT
Big STEP FORWARD
Conference Deeds Generally
Praised in Comment Of
London Writers.

Special Cable to THE NEW YosK HERALD.
Copyright, 1891, by THE New YoRK HERALD.
New York herald Bureau.
London, Dec. 10.
]. L. Garvin. editor of the Observer,
in commenting on the latest achievement
Of the Washington conference, says: ::
Smoothly, cleanly. swiftly the confer
ence has mastered the well defined
agenda. To the United States and her
President belongs tn echief glory. This
extraordinary achievement Is without
parallel for Its direct and even dramatic
manner and Is scarcely PARALLEL in the
substance Of what It achieves. 1t is an
invigorating essay Of idealisIn in action.
sweeping aside stale and stagnant pes
simism. =.
1T Is not the full tri-partite alliance
Of the Pacific we had hoped to see.
Its structure Is a less determinate COM
pact. Fidelity. not always the most dis
eliminating fidelity, to the deepest
rooted tradition OF American foreign
policy excluded what we still consider
the simpler and stronger plan. That
reflection cannot alter the limit Of our
grateful acknowledgements that the con-
ference has triumphed In its main task.
for the reordering of chaos.
1--WE cannot do more to stress the
force of this example. What Is already
certain Is that the Washington confer
ence marks a clear change in interna-
tional psychology. 1t has ripened the
general conviction that the world is at
last settling We still wish that
the naval agreement went further. We
regret that submarines are to escape not
only abolition but effective limitation.
That is flaw beyond question. But we
shan't dwell upon 1t. II is enough for
the present that as n result Of the con-
ference Anglo-American competition In
armament Is no longer possibility.
"A broader substitute for the Anglo
Japanese treaty has been found with
complete agreement of the British and
Japanese Governments and one or two
main causes Of friction between Britain
and America have been removed. SIM
ultaneously 1t seems another main
cause, the Irish question, is In fair
way toward removal"
LONDON, Dec. 10 ASSOCIATED Press) -
The work thus far accomplished by the
Washington conference. especially the
agreement for four Power treaty as
substitute for the Anglo-Japanese al
iAdhCc, 40 Pidi5cd IiSHly III ILLS IlOTN-
ing's newspapers.
The Morning Post describes the four
Power agreement as ''indisputably the
greatest achievement In constructive
craftsmanship Of our time"
OF President Harding's share in the
developments the Post says:
"The President has earned the esteem
and respect Of the civilized world. in
that he has chosen with admirable cour-
age to attempt a course Of action involv-
ing some political risk to hinBelf-a
course which brought failure to his pre-
decessor."
After lauding the initiative taken by
Presid ent Harding and Mr.. Hughes, the
Telegraph saya:
There have been conferences before
but never one held under such favorable
auspices. and for that not only the
President and his colleagues deserve
grateful thanks. but elso the great mass
of American people without whose sup
port they would nor have dared to as
sumo and maintain so open and
courageous an attitude"
The Westminster Gazette thinks Presi-
dent Harding's claim that 'he confer
ence Is going to succeed beyond our
fondest hopes" is justified by all .he
information yet received here