Evening star., 1922-02-21

the outset that for generosity thus
implied the United States deserves no
credit whatever. She made no sacri-
hce-none. She scrapped many costly
Warships. abandoned vast projects of
fortification. shifted at the false pride
OF becoming the first naval power
and snuffed out what was left Of her
great Army. But all these doings in
VOWED no sacrifice: they constituted
| a boon, they. reduced taxes. released
present millions and future billions
OF dollars for development of lands
and industries, transferred Drawn and
skill! from floating slaughter houses
10 shops and factories, for the build
| ing OF homes. churches and schools.
so Tar from entailing loss they pro-
| duced only gain to ourselves and to
| the world.
Pacific Peace Assured.
Peace on the Pacific is assured for
years. probably for all time-so vast
an accomplishment that simply can
not let 1t pass without mention And
Wnen s say assured I speak from in
formation the exactness Of which is
beyond question that the ratification
OF these compacts, all of them. by the
british parliament is no less certain
tnan their ratification by the Senate
| of the United States-and that much
sooner than commonly anticipated. va
TO my mind. my lords and gentle
| men. the greatest achievement of the
| washington conference was no
achievement at all; 1t was revelation
the revelation of Great Britain to
america A. and Of America to Great
claimed for years what we rejoiced
to believe was the natural affinity.
the increasing fraternity of our two
peoples. To utter a misgiving about
that was to pronounce ones self a
hereto. If evidences were not who'll
| ly manifest at times. emotions were
nevertheless felt to be sure and true
They were in the air: they enveloped
beings with atmospheric attributes
| which inspired wistful conviction. I
have believed this for years; I be-
/ lieve 1t now.
Matters OF Degree.
"But we have to realize all things,
even the strangest feelings are mat
ters of degree; human passions, no
less than human bodies. are sub
tect to influences of heat and cold
| Material no less than spiritual con-
ditions and tendencies must be
reckoned with ir attempting to per-
feet even the most natural relation
ships: stern experience teaches us
that harsh actualities are as vital in
| establishing comradeship as the
tenderest impulses.
"Whereas tonight I rejoice mighti-
| ly in the belief that the invisible but
impelling forces in the air, which
have so long sustained us Britons
and Americans. have at last been
supplemented and strengthened i'm
measurably by the discovery of a
complete mutually Of interest-self-
interest, II you like-upon the face
OF the earth. We stand now on solid
ground.
Each Revealed to Other.
ITO each blessed country the other
has been revealed in all its intelli-
gence, fairness and honor, and the
sight, in the eyes of God and man, is
good. Ask Mr.. Balfour and his asso-
ciates If, approaching the shores Of
America a second time. they would
feel the slightest trepidation OF mis-
trust or misgivings. Ask Mr.. Hughes
and his associates II. in like circum-
stance, there would live in their minds
the remotest suspicion of arrogance
or narrowness or unworthy subtlety
In the hearts of their visitors. Ask,
or. as We say in the United States,