Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-21


not mad" In good faithn and plain
I'm has not a mcritorious cause
cicty OF tho United States cablcd.
rejoicing that. thanks largely TO
Anglo American cooperation. In
which MIR. Baltour took so loyal a
| part, tho Washington conference has
Knit sim closer the bonds OF kinshIp
, and affection between the two great
English speaking nations"
Ambassador uf nnrr.
The Duke OF York said that Mr.. Bal
! four WAS IN iesS an ambassador Of
the human race than AN envoy OF
IA" British empire. for he was AK
concerned with the happiness OF IN.
world AZ large az tho Immediate well
far" OF his county. Ne ,a-k could
he NOR" cong"ninl to him and none
worthier OF hts talent,
In welcoming Mr. Halrour. Ambas
Ahd"r Harvey said In speech tonight
at the Ii!Irims' dinner:
IN" hrst thought that occurs to
ones mind in contemplation of TN.
fcl"itous occasion Is Of it's ammo
pri"tcness. sixteen weeks ago to an
hour the Pilgrims assembled hero
10 bid Godspeed 10 Mr. Ralfour on
inc eve OF his departure to the land.
which. though still far distant. has
become in that brief period far less
foreign
IL was not 10 him great aIvcn-
'"r"' ~" Was not following an nm
,t"Hd"h path into an unknown forcs,
~" was merely passing from tho hotu.
ot ms birth TO the homcs of his
N".hr'o; from the empire Of his do
'"''"h 10 the republic OF his friend
mp ing primary purpose, as ever
'h over half "a century or continuous
V. n SIT
.nE h'Sh aspiration. closely allied
W" ana lnscparahlc from his fore
'''N' intent, was Z" provide sustain
'"S mop" i'r starving mankind
Succeeded IN Endrn,or..
9"t'c"d"d IN hUth cudaavors
""sf"s far exceeding any an
''"h mat then could have been
"''e" by reason. No ono could
.s"i!Z' NOR" CLEARLY than nys.lf mo
in'illty Of amy EFFORT OF my own IN an
ann" by so much AS a CLEAN m.
'"s'"r OF ia" noble tribut. uIr.,dy
i'"'d Mr.. Hnlfour by the President -,
W. me-" state" In a message TO III.
ir'hc Minister. and yet, hon.
may add without seeming prcsrmn-
.o". d s'hrle EXPRESSION OF the firm
o"nF ic''oh mat never before did :,
, MAGISTRATE OF the republic voice
more accurately the true feeling n,
| ms counirymcn.
| IN their hearts know T On, en-
! "'h""t cNhIeeration. without n sup
hrH'"h 81 fiait"ry or hardly NJ CO.,
| .,"th'' nut with absolute cerinin,y
Mr. Balfour is cnshrincd. That is ,hn
hiGh"ht honor within the mower ~,
any man. o''
such is the unaffected message y,
homage fetch tonich, 10 ,hia p;i.
grim OF Pilgrims. its inadeauacv ls
| apparent. but its sincerity Won will
| not question.
Ii"n"rs 4. 8. Delegates.
ne statesmen who finally In
scribe thc!r names on tho various
| phrchmcnts as Citizens OF the Iruited
states. Included Elihu Root, whose
bihc" In public esteem there closely
hpproximatcs that of SIR. Raifour
mere. as unique in experience and ac-
| rompliShmcnts: Henry Cabot Lodge
the Nestor Of the Senate. cruditc IN
| cioistrai alonfncss. hut dnshng as n
knight Of old in political fray: Oscar
w. Underwood, n happy blend OF tho
! inc old spirit OF tho Old South and
| tho high spirit Of tho New. and finally,
| Charles Evans Hughes. directive by
| nature, incisivc from instinct, the en-
bodincnt of justice. tho latest among
| fearless leaders to fire n shot heard
| around the world.
| THUS would ! depict without I'M
| due cnconium tho four Americans all
descended as directly and exclusive
| ly from British stock as the British
| delegates themselves. DO not mis-
take me. l would not hail them ms
| suDermen. much less as prophets:
they are simply tho best the Pre5!-
dent had to give. and they simply did
the best they could. That lis all that
| can or need be said.
Il could not but recall the incep-
| ton OF the undertaking such ac
claimed. Some 800 years ago the
original Mayflower bore the original
Pilgrims TO the new Plymouth across
tie turbulent Atlantic. Its arrival
marked the beginning OF a new era
in the development Of great CONT
nent. On certain Saturday hardly
seven months ago modern May
flower bore the chief magistrate of
that new land down the broad To-
ing nc directed the anchoring of the
yacht in n secluded cove and disap-
pcnred below. Emerging later, he
handed tho captain n paper for the
radio operator. Thereon, written in
| Ills own hand, was tho announcement
| of his decision 10 call conference
at Washington whose elimination
fetches us together tonight
| Although in the end reached
quickly, IL was not hasty dctcrmi-
ration. In one respect President
Harding bears striking resemblance
| to the elephant which symbolizes his
political party: he tests with pains
taking caution every plank in cross
ing bridge. but when convinced Of
ilrm footing. over he goeb."