The Washington times., 1922-04-21
JOFFRE LOOKS
To AMERICA To
PROMOTE PEACE
Only Lighthouse In Troubled
World, He Says-Praiss
For Harding.
By CORNELIUS VANDERBILT, Jr.
copyright, 10 q, By Universal Service, Ino.)

By CORNELIUS VANDERBILT, Jr.
Copyright. ls2R By Universal Service, Ino.)
Wonderful, wonderful America"
These three most comprehensive
words were those that greeted me
when shook hands with General
Joffre, field marshal Of France.
America, the only lighthouse in
the troubled world today, whose
mighty beams illuminate the paths
OF peace and justice that must en-
compass the whole world tomorrow.
Peace and justice / must emphasize,
for throughout my European and
Oriental trip find that President
Harding's name stands forth as a
symbol of righteousness and peace"
Showing His Age.
The general has aged much in
the last five years, but found him
an keen and interested In world
conditions as he was In 1917. His
trip TO the Orient has done him
much good and he was particularly
interested in the changed situation
In Japan. There, instead OF a nigh.
ly militaristic government, he said
he found one more ready to listen
to< she voice of the peoples OF the
world who want peace.
General Pershing and Henry
White, former ambassador to-
France. with whom Marshal Joffre
stayed during his visit OF 1917 70
Washington. were with the general
when I came In. I asked General
Pershing how he felt concerning
the report that he might be a can
didate for Senator from Missouri.
A twinkling smile arose in his eyes
come TO him as a great surprise,
and that he had not yet been able
to give II much thought
But" he added, mo man could
fail to realize what an honor Il
would be to represent his home
State in the Senate. However, I'm
not a politician, as everyone knows,
and am afraid haven't really
had time to think Il over"
And General Joffre smiled. too, but
would not comment upon the report.
Later asked the French hero of
the Marne II he had enjoyed his
American visit as much as his trip
to the Orient. He smiled his we'll
known smile as he replied:
Your America, II IL most wonder
full. could never realize that your
people. who love peace, should be so
kind and generous to an old soldier
who loved wars, as they have been
to me.
Praise for Seattle.
'In Seattle, we were greeted. II
think, by the whole city. And
Seattle Is without a doubt the key
stone of your western empire. It's
picturesque, majestic harbor, sur
rounded by the snow crested peaks
OF your great mountains, made a
profound impression upon me. Il
shall never forget IL.
"I was impressed with the Arch
at Blaine, Washington, which SYM
bolizes one hundred years OF peace
between American and Canada. II
is a great thought. II brought be
fore me the four-power treaty
executed here in Washington this
fall. / had visited Japan; my home
is France; ! was standing, one foot
in England, the other In America. /
felt the powerful magnetism Of Mr.
Harding, a real man and an Amer
lean.
you asked me for the most
majestic sight on my trip East, and
after careful thought, / believe IL
was the Columbia River Highway in
Portland. That is, 1 am told, the
peak in road engineering OF the
present day. ! can quite believe II.
for nowhere else in the world can
on see such a remarkable engineer
ing feat as this great road.
"In San Francisco we were given
perhaps the most enthusiastic recep-
ton of any place on the coast. II
was wonderful. And Denver and
Lincoln, Neb., impressed me strong
ly. asked the mayor in Denver
how many people he thought there
were upon the streets. He said he
should think about $4,000. told
him disagreed with him as ! had
counted $4,000 already and we were
not half way through the city"