New-York tribune., 1922-02-08
Balfour Sails,
Rejoicing
Peace Results
Conference Removed Causes
Of Offensc, Substituted
Good Will for Suspicion,
Minin,izcd War, He Says
Crowds Join i'm Farewell
Others in Britisl, Dele
CATION Depart Pra;sing
the Work at Washington

Arthur J. Balfour. head Of the Brit
ish delegation to the Conference on
the Limitation Of Armament. sa,le.
yesterday for England on tho Cunard
liner Aquitania, happy to have shared
IN collective effort which has, in his
opinion, made peace less costly and
war less probablc
With Mr.. Balfour were Lord and
Lady Lee Of Fareham. Rear Admiral
Sir +. ChatGcld. Lieutenant Colonel VI
+. Day and other member. Of the Brit
ISL delegation. Many Of the smart set
also we're on board on route for the
fash,Onablc winter resorts on the Con
tinont. There were 762 persons in the
first cabin. t75 in the second and 575
IN the third cabin.
Crowd Gathers a. Pier
A crowd gathered on the pier to see
Mr.. Balfour. He did not arrive until
half an hour before sailing time, nc
companicd BY Maurice d. Peterson.
nrst secretary Of ,hc British Embassy
at Washington. Camera mon and pas
scngcrs crowded around him. {. 7
Speeding. chief purser Of the ship,
escorted him to his stateroom B53.
Newspaper men and photographers
struggled TO gain admittance - the
staterooms. Not all Of them got IN
Mr.. Balfour gave out a written state
ment and told his intcrviewcrs that he
had thought it out carefully on tho
train on his way from Washington yes.
tcrday and that he had nothing to add
to it.
The statement follow:
"1he kindness with which have
been welcomed and the unbounded hos
pitaIity extended to my colleagues of
the British Empire delegation and to
myself would in amy case have rem
dered our visit to the United States
most memorable event. Bu, / carry
away rccolections Of cven greater In
terest. for through laborlous months
have Joined in the work Of fulfilling
thc proposition originally laid down
for Us by the President.
'lt has been our privilege to shale
IN conference whose collective efforts
have surely eft the word better than
they found It. They have diminished
national armamcnts and Increased ma
t'onai security. They have removed
long standing causes Of oNcnsc and
substituted goodwill for suspicion.
They have made peace less costly and
war less probable. To havc takor over
the smallest part IN such work must
constitute for us all an unforgcttable
experience which VIII in some measure
justify the regrets with which VIC leave
Your friendly shores
Last Visit Is Recalled
Il we'll remember the last occasion
on which left America for Europe.
Then. as now. had been irtrustod
by my country With most important
mission Then. as now. it concerned
not alone tho British Empire. but the
interests OF the world at large Then
AS now, the collaboration Of our two
countries was fruitful uf great results.
But, whereas in May, 1917. the war
was III its most critical stages. Fobru-
AIRY. 1922. found the nations still strug-
Cling with tho yet hard problems Of
peace. II civilization is .a stand we
must be as victorious in tho second OF
these great enterprises as three wears
ago we were victorious in the first. ard
J cherish the firm conviction that the
conference at Washington has made
no small contribution to this much dc
sired consummatioU.
1t Is IN this spirit that | saw fare
we'll to all my American friends"
Lord Lee. First Lord Of the ADJ