The New York herald., 1922-02-21
HARVEY PREDICTS PACT
RATIFICATION BY SENA TIE


endows with strength the vigorous re-
public.
obviously it would be unbecoming
in one identified with the Government
of the United States to do homage to
the members of the American delega-
tion on this occasion, and whatever my
inclination. I shall refrain from trans
crossing the proprieties. Nevertheless.
l have confidence that 1t Will not be
taken amiss If / remark to the many
Americans here that they need not bow
their heads in humiliation. Full sats-
faction they should not profess, since
simulated perfection serves only as a
bar to progress. but modest gratifica-
tion assuredly may be theirs.
"The statesmen who finally inscribed
their names on the various parchments
as citizens of the United States include
Elihu Root, whose place in public es-
TEEN there closely approximates that of
Mr.. Balfour here, as unique in expert
cnce and accomplishments Henry Cabot
Lodge, the nestor of the Senate. erudite
in cloisteral aloofness, but dashing as a
knight of old in political fray; Oscar w.
Underwood. a happy blend of the fine
spirit of the old South and the high
spirit of the new. and finally. Charles
Evans Hughes. directive by nature. incis-
i've from instinct the embodiment OF
Justice the latest among fearless lead
ers to fire a. shot heard round the world.
"Thus would l depict, without undue
encomium. the four Americans ali de-
scended as directly and exclusively from
British stock as the British delegates
themselves. Do not mistake me, i would
not hail them as supermen. much less
as prophets; they were simply the best
the President had to give, and they
simply did the best they could. That
Is all that can or need be said y
President Harding's Part.
"I might, without inviting cavii. speak
word or two of my country. about the
President himself and the part he played
does not exist. The King did that the
other day from the throne. Our rela-
tions with the United States he de-
clared, enter upon new and even closer
phase of friendship for the great re-
suits attained and for the success of the
conference he added, the world will owe
deep debt OF gratitude to the initia-
tive of the President OF the United
States
1.-THE words thus spoken. with that
peculiar power conveyable only by fit
ting restraint of dictton ana ringing
sincerity of expression, were of all 1
have sheard the most noteworthy and.
in the perfect stiffness of that crowded
historic hall. the most impressive. From
a wholly true king to very real Presl-
dent went forth from one great liberty
loving people to another message OF
faith and fidelity such as I doubt ever
before was issued from that place OF
the highest honor.
II could not but recall the inception
of the undertaking thus acclaimed
Some 800 years ago the original May
flower bore the original pilgrims to the
new Plymouth across the turbulent
Atlantic. It's arrival marked the Begin
ming of new era in the development OF
a great continent. On q certain Satur-
day hardly seven months ago modern
Mayflower bore the Chief Magistrate
of that new land down the broad Poto-
mac to the open sea. In the morning
he directed the anchoring of the yacht
in a secluded cove and disappeared be-
low 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 to-
night.