New-York tribune., 1922-02-21
Harvey Assures
British Treaties
Will Be Ratified
Forecasts Early Approval by
Senate at Pilgrims Din
ner Honoring Balfour for
His Work at Washington
England's Aid Essential
Anglo-American Mutuality
of Interests Called Chief
Revelation at Conference

LONDON, Feb. 20 by The Associated
| Press ).-Ambassador George Harvey
addressing the Pilgrims Society dinner
! given tonight as homecoming for
Arthur j. Bafour, head of the British
delegation at the Conference on Lim-
! tatlon of Armament, assured his 300
hearers that ratification OF the Wash
! ington treaties by the United States
was as sure as their Endorsement by
the London Parliament.
Although the United States initiated
the conference, the Ambassador said, il
was Great Britain's acceptance that
made success possible. He dwelt on
the possibilities of the Angl -Ameri-
can friendship built up at the gather
ing and paid tribute to the part played
in this establishment by Mr.. Balfour
Duke of York There for King
The dinner was "a personal welcome -
for a great Pilgrim, according to the
Marquis of Curzon, in contrast to the
official welcome accorded Mr.. Balfour
{ by the government luncheon Thursday
/ The Duke OF York represented the
royal family. Others present included
ministers of the Cabinet, civil and mill
tary leaders and official and unofficial
! representatives of the American com
munity.
The King by letter, which was read to
the diners; the Duke of York, Lord
Curzon and Mr.. Harvey indulged in
eulogies of Mr.. Balfour.
"As a result of the Pacific pact" said
Lord Curzon. mot man in this room
tonight can expect to see warfare in
that part of the world
With the modesty which character
zed and popuarized his efforts at
Washington Mr.. Balfour in responding
said that in all the years of his career
he had never attended an occasion so
moving and so di ditficult to do justice to
as this welcome. Though for the mo-
ment he appeared in the forefront of
the picture he pointed out that the part
of any individual was but small mat
ter in dealing with issues SO great as
were handled at Washington.
Ambassador Harvey, after paying
glowing tribute to Mr.. Balfour, con-
tinucd:
81 could not but recall the inception
Of the undertaking thus acclaimed.
Some 300 years ago the original May
flower bore the original Pilgrims to
the new Plymouth across the turbulent
Atlantic. It's arrival marked the be-
ginning of new era in the develop
ment Of great continent On a Ger
tain Saturday hardly seven months
ago a modern Mayhower bore the CHIEF
Magistrate Of that new land down the
broad Potomac to the open sea. In
the morning he directed the anchoring
Of the yacht in a secluded cove and
disappeared below. Emerging later, he
handed the captain a paper for the
radio operator. Thereon. written in
his own hand, was the announcement
of his decision to call a conference at
Washington, whose elimination fetches
us together tonight
although in the end reached quick
ly it was not hasty determination
IN one respect President Harding bears
striking resemblance to the elephant
which symbolizes his political party:
He tests with painstaking caution every
plank in crossing a bridge. but when
convinced OF finn footing, over he
goes.
MARK you this for example,: That
self-same message forbade publica
tion of the announcement unless the
fCortlnued On next pasO