The New York herald., 1922-02-17

! quest.
! What is the result? An agreement
! that pleases all parties. There are
people who always begin to doubt
| bargain the moment they see the other
! side is pleased. They always think
| they've been done. The best bargain is
one that benefits all parties. 1t is the
| only bargain that holds. The bargain
/ where one of the parties goes away
! displeased, especially in international
! affairs is the bargain some one will
seek the opportunity for getting out a.
| And it Is because everybody here is
pleased that l believe in its perma-
! nence.
1T reduces burdens. It removes
anxiety not merely here, not merely in
the British empire. in Australia and
! New Zealand-it does there. too-it re-
moves burdens and anxieties in Great
Britain. in the United States, in Japan
and over all lands; and that is why
! believe in its permanence. why / believe
| 1t is one of the most conspicuous serv-
ices rendered for the British empire and
humanity; and we are here, thanks to
Mr.. Balfour for the part he has taken
! II am delighted to meet also Lord
! Lee. who assisted him so Loyalty.
Might l just say one word about
Mr.. Balfour generally? I have had a
| better opportunity than most people for
knowing him. 1 studied him for years
as a political opponent, and there's no
study like that which you give to an
! opponent. When you are watching a
man you know all about him before
you have done with him. And for seven
years l have been a colleague of his.
Three quarters of my Parliamentary
career have been an opponent of his,
in u humble way-ln a humble but
rather troublesome way. I shall make
| a confession.
During the whole of that time I had
the profoundest admiration, but most
scrupulously refrained from giving pub
lie utterance to that. During the most
of that time, none the less, it was sin
cere. During the last seven years I
have had the privilege, which l shall
always esteem, of being associated with
him in the accomplishment of some
great tasks for our own country.
think we can say We both forgot the
party during that time. I made one
discovery about him. He is not so very
free of emotion. as some people imagine.
IN tell you why. He has a most
passionate love for his country, and
bave seen him many a time deeply
moved by its perils, although never
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that time which he has been allowed
to serve his country. in any capacity,
however humble. he never has made
terms for himself. He was ready to do
anything, provided he were assured that
1t was helping. He has won honor and
respect throughout the British empire
and throughout the civilized world. He
has won more even--the trust and affec-
ton of multitudes of his fellow country
| men-and I ask you with me to drink
continued health to great statesman,
a great patriot and great gentleman"
Mr.. Lloyd George led the cheering in
a hearty and prolonged ovation as Mr..
Belfour arose.
Baifour Tells OF Mission. '-
"The Prime Minister has recalled the
years, now amounting to many" said
Mr.. Balfour, "in which he and ] have
been in close political relationship,
either as opponents, as friends or as
| colleagues. He described his relation
ship with me from the beginning. He
described his attitude as one of humble
and rather troublesome opposition.
admit the absolute appropriateness of
one epitaph. am not sure that think
the other quite so fitting. 1 have never
seen in any of the Prime Minister'S ca
laughter, in which the Prime Minister
joined heartily of which now hear
from his lips for the first time.
But humble or not humble, in oppo-
sition or agreement throughout these
many years, nearly quarter of CEN
tury. / have never had any doubt that
l had to deal with a man of the most
powerful political intellect. creates. po-
litical courage. most boundless resource
and unfailng insight A warmer well
| come, welcome more infinitely agree
able to me I cannot imagine.
MY political life now, / am sorry to
| say is very long one. To my amuse-
ment and surprise. at an informal gath
ering of Ambassadors in Washington
I was actually described by an Ameri-
can speaker who did not know OF the
historic associations connected with the
phrase, as n grand old man. cloud
laughter) Old. have no doubt, but in
all the experience which age gives one
and there is supposed to be some coun-
ter balance TO the defects and misfor-
tunes which age brings with it, I have
never been present on an occasion
which more deeply moved me. which
gave me more exquisite qualification
than that at which am present to-day.
Nothing could exceed the kindness
and hospitality with which. in common
with all my colleagues or the British
delegations. was received in America
The kindness was boundless. the hospi-
tality was unstinted. and that we should
leave those hospitable shores and come
TO a welcome as warm as that we have
received to-day is surely an experience
which has been given to few statesmen
or ENJOYS.
Praises Harding and Hughes.
when the praise that the Prime
Minister has lavished upon me and my
colleagues is supplemented by such a
letter az that which he has read in
exactly the state in which Il was trans
mitted from America through Mr.. Har-
vey. you will admit that the cup OF
our personal qualification is now full
and overfowing.
THAT this letter should have been
written by a representative of that kin
dred Republic is a matter of infinite
qualification. but that the statesman
who sent IL should be Mr. Hughes adds
TO that qualification because my COL
leagues, at any event Lord Lee and the
others present with us at Washington.
will know how close. intimate and
friendly was the constant relation in
which we stood to the Secretary OF
State
"He was at once chairman OF the
conference and the guiding spirit OF it's
deliberations. And II / on these distant
shores venture to utter word in his
praise. may I be permitted to say that
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