The New York herald., 1921-12-01
LOOKING IN
on the conference
Shown in World Gathering in U. S. Capital-Dele-
gates Expect to Complete Work Before Christmas

ments of racial and religious explosion
exist in India to-day and that anything
might happen IL fool happened to drop
a match. 1t Is upon natives of the char
acter and type Of Sastri that the British
depend to preserve their rule. This
young man, a son of humble people, has
become one of the great national leaders
of Hindustan. He is not only a British
delegate to the League of Nations and
the conference of Washington but is a
Privy Counsellor as well. He champions
Indias claim to recognition to full equal
ity and privilege with any other part OF
the empire.
Such as the Hon. Charles Evans
Hughes are not caught mapping. He Is
of the breed Of whom James Whitcomb
Riley. / believe, wrote, His hair amt
cut, but his eyeteeth is" The other
day Mr.. Hughes. referring to the full. or
complete, meeting of the delegates, said
"plee-nary" conference. At which there
was much tittering from the wiseacres in
hearing. They assumed that Mr..
Hughes had mispronounced this not very
familiar word. AS a matter of fact
Hughes was right. as usual "Plee-nary"
Is the pronunciation preferred. How
ever, you can say "plen-ary" without be-
Ing utterly rejected by good society. 1t
is the runner up.
The world Is full of q number of things,
and Washington gets its share Until
quite recently, however, Washington was
trifle weak in the possession of Jonk-
heers. If a Washingtonian had been asked
three or four weeks ago he would have
said probably that it was a soft drink,
or maybe some bug injurious to sugar
beets, Isolated by the chronological
sharps in the Government service
Wiser now, we know that It is the Dutch
equivalent for the title of baron. Ii is
borne by the head Of the Dutch dele
cation. Jonkheer van Karnebeek, an en-
gaging person. dark, slender carefully
grooned, suggesting the Partisan exqui-
site much more than the Dutch states
man.
Borah, hearing cooling sounds from
the White House that don't please him,
Is beginning to stir at the end of his
chain and to growl slightly. AS a
matter of fact entirely too much was
made Of the Association of nations
notion after the press conference with
the President a few days ago If the
hearing of this writer remains trust
worthy, the President merely said in
that an annual conference between the
principal nations of the world, possi-
bly, of all the nations. including Ger
many. might grow out of the confer
ence-something like an association of
nations He took the trouble to make
it clear that he had no advice to give
to the conference, and that he was
voicing merely kind of personal ideal.
Hiram Johnson Of California. who
cherishes the notion that the people
have checked Far Eastern questions
with him, remains silent, apparently
tranquil He throws neither bricks nor
bouquets. He leans back, arms folded
and looks toward the conference with
an air which plainly says: Boys, I'm
going to give you all the chance In
the world. but II you don't show me
I'll kick the roof off," Hiram not only
wants to see the conferees do some
thing. but he pointedly wants to see
them while they are doing it.
One OF the British diplomats relates
with keen joy the diverting comment
made by his daughter of as their
ship entered New York harbor. The
young lady had been extremely rest
less while her father and mother were
iHdhlHs ilndl preparations 10 IeaVe the
ship. She demanded to be taken up
stairs" Her insistence grew so fever
ish that her father asked why she was
so anxious to get on deck "'Cause I
want to see the Statue of Levity." she
said.
The conference hopes to do its Christ
mas shopping early. There is confident
expectation of decisions having been
made by that time.