Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-23
ADMIRES PRESIDENT
AND HIS PREDECESSOR
English Woman Describes Present Executive as Plain
Simple, Straightforward Man--Fnds Former
Chief Looking Little Like Ill Man.

'h i'Nbih. ~ ipuUu me look
Ing at the photograph on his table
and informed mo that it was his
mother. We spoke of Arthur Bal
four. and I tOldS him how pleased
my husband and all OF us were that
he had been able TO 20 20 Wash
inEton: that his quick mind. fine in
t"llectGal manners and lnck of in
s"'arity gave him an unrivallcd un-
d"rstand!ng. The President rcspcnd-
cd with genuine warmth.
Il am very glad" he said. that
he attended our conference. AS YOU
we're aware. MrS. AsQuith he was
known and liked here before this.
and ! can ray he has added zoo per
cent TO his former popularity by
'he patience. tact. straightforward
ness and ability he showed through
out our proceedings"
Tnlk English Politics.
President Harding talked to mo
about the political situation In Eng
ihnd, aud asked when thought there
would DO general election ] told
MIN that the Coalition Liberals we're
tho rich, ambitious, paying guests In
Il cohversativc palace Cor words To
'hat eject. that in their recent at
tcmpts to force a general election
they had tried to buy the Palace.
but that. to their surprise and an
noyance. Sir George Younger, the
keeper OF the Tory purse and mana.
ger OF their great party. had. with
courage undrcamt OF by hts mock
put n veto upon this. and in "A polite
and public letter given the Coalition
Liberals notice to quit
This independent action unset tho
influential Downing Street press. en-
tertaincd the Free Liberals and be
wildcrcd the docile Conservatives
The lhttcr-having no Prime Minis
Ter OF their own-arc not only deem
~ indebted To Mr. Lloyd George for
all he had done for them. but are
committed TO his leadership by the
/ mutual bargain Of the Coupon Kaiser
election.
Government by Conference.
/ told him had no notion when
/ the election might be sprung upon
/ us. nor could any one forsce it's re.
sH.'s: nut that II there were many
/ Sir George foungcrs in the Conser-
vativc party IT Was jus, possible that
/ the Coalition might disappear
| We spoke OF the Genoa conference
! / said that frankly ] was tired oil
government by conference: that
starting from tho fatal one at Yer
sailles 10 the futile one at Cannes
they had been source OF mischief
Misunderstanding and recrimiua
truth had been faced. discussed anc
spread was his own at Washington
tried to give him some faint idea
Of the effect that Mr. Hughes open.
ing speech upon disarmament hat
produced in our country. adding how
profoundly sorry ] felt for France
Our Hang the Kaiser" Search
! the German Pockets" election oi
1913. backed as IL was by the whole
Conservative party. had taken in tn.
French republic; and added that hal
the Feasibility. temper and annoy
ancc with us, which we were wit
Messing In Paris today. arose from
n feeling that they had bee,
cheated.
said with all the carncstness tina
could command that neither IN
Liberal party. my husband or any on,
else In England intended to quarre
with France: that it was equal.
clear that this view was held fl
America, and, therefore, vital for IN,
peace OF the world that we shout,
try and understand each other an,
all keep together.
Mr.. Harding was eloquent In hi
agreement. told me how devoted n
was TO the French people. and adde.
mat ne felt certain the misunder
standings would gradually pas
away. After signing and giving In
a facsimile copy of the messag
which he had delivered at the clos
OF the Washington conference, W
parted.
went back to the Rock Creel
Cemetery with my cousin. Nan Ten
nant. To sec the Adams Tomb. b.
St Gaudens. II is great work an,
clutches at your heart. sat on tn
circular marble scat and looked n
the beautiful bronze statue. IL re
minded me of the lines in Richa r.
the Second:
oh! but they say tho tongues q
dying men enforce attention. lik
deep harmony
Although the hooded and austcr
hEure takes you far away from al
that moves. and is an emblem o
death the deep and plying eye
speak to those who will listen. bot
OF love and of hope. thought. a
looked at II, what a transfigurin
erect Il statue like that might hay
could 1t be removed to Berlin q
Paris.
Mr.. Wilson Sees n Flight Before Hin
In the afternoon ] visited EXPIRES
ident Wilson. His wife greeted m
win aHcction. and immcdiatcl
showed me into the library. wher
her husband was sitting erect upo
4
Mr.. Wilson'S eye was bright, hi
mind clear and no one. looking n
his distinguished face. could hay
imagined that he was i'll. coul
not conceal my emotion when ! toll
him how often we had thought q
him.
The former President SCENE
hopeful about himself, and said h
had still much to do. as there wa
Il stern fight in front of him.
He asked mo If did moi thin,
things were looking better for m
husband and your great party
adding how closely and with VIVA
hope he and others were watchin
the present political situation 1
England.
told him that he had had Tn
one fine idea, and that all the worl
was fumbling to follow in IL
| track, adding that the league of ma
, tons was applauded upon every Lib
; eral platform.
He made me promise to go an
see him on, my return to Washing
ton. and. after n short convcrsatio
| about nothing in particular. the fea
OF firing him made me get up an
say good-by.
Copyright. 1922, by tho Bell Syn
dictate. Inc. Copyrighted in
Great Brittany
startling revelation about
the French governments attitude
ON naval disarmament and OF n
supposedly serious blunder by
, Lord Lee Mt the arms conference