Evening star., 1923-09-18
TALKS and TALES
With and Abeua
CAPITALS GUESTS

the worlds greatest statemen. ~.
press of two continents and the
reading public in general to fathoD,
Tor long while the authorship of
The Pomp of Power" the book On
European policies and the poIiticiars
VINO ran the war, it was conceded bv
all that the anonymous writer was
intimate with the French political
world.
In It's review OF the book the Lon
don Evening Standard said. in part.
The anonymous author Of The Pomn
or Power is puzzle altogether moro
interesting than the rnuch-discusscd
Gentlemen With a Dnster.' or me
writer of Mirrors of UowniDg Street,
He is curiouEiy familiar with
French politics. Though not a SOL
dier, he has a considerabIesgrasp of
military matters. Though not ap-'
parently in the strict sense a society
man, his knowledge Of distinguished
men is clearly first hand, and his
intercourse with them that of an
equal"
Every detail of the Standards
opinion of Laurence Lyon, the long
disguised author, was proved CON
ciuSlVely late yesterday afternoon at
the New Willard Hotel, when a little
scene was enacted in the lobby OF
that mousse which should go far to
convince the most pessimistjc that
back of all intrigue. political greed
ana ana International misunderstanding
! there still exists a/warmth of feeIipf,
IN the hearts of individuals of Franc
Britain and America
| nile standing at the desk dis
ffsSsNins fs Ns his ms new work, When There
just told the writer his impressiona
OF the United States, when two
F'renchmen, military. men. one in tbe
WeIi known blue gray, and red. so
nrn raniiiar mere during war days, ap-
were about to be shown to their
rooms. when the second of the two
dressed in "civvies." thought to in
quire about matters of money, the
visitors having apparently been short
exchanged in New York.
The limited English of the fighting
men, sent to this country to study
military maneuvers, soon brought
the entire corps of clerks TO their
assistance. but the more words few
and gestures waved the more mis-
understood were all parties to the
pow-wow.
Quickly shifting the cause of the
discussion. Laurence Lyon moved
quietly over to the little group and
IN perfect French. and a manner that
would have made a Chesterfield jesl-
| ous, not only subdued the excitement.
but In short order had the three old
time allies on a basis that made it
| possible for them to splinter the Hin
denburg intrenchments.
| Inc two French soldiers were Mai
Paul Perrignon and Commander Lam
| avere, veterans with enviahle records
and many decorations. They are In
| this country on the invitation of the
, government and in a few days Mai
Perrignon will go to Fort Sill, Okla.
| and Commander Lanavere to PhiIa-
| delphia. The two officers will remain
in the United States nine months.
| Delighted at the behavior of one
| so diplomatic and desirous of learn-
ing the Britisher's feelings regard
| trict by the French, a short visit
In Mr.. Lyons apartments eliclted
| the fact that he. a former member
of parliament for Hastings, and an
[ Englishman from the top oil his neatly
! combed head to the soies of his well
! proportioned feet, was heartily in ac-
| cord with the present policies of France.
II am afraid that we i'm Europe.
when the nightmare was lifted after
more than four years of warfare,
!
| ing that we might revert to peace
as we had known it before 1914. 1t
was impossible.
"Ah, France. | am sorry to say St.
she has not received fair treatment
since the treaty of Versailles was
signed. We in England have received
practically all that Germany was to
give us under the treaty. We have
seen the German navy destroyed. We
ihave seen the German deet distributed
/ al Il
have seen Germany bereft of her
colonies and we have received our
share under mandate. We are only
} entitled to 20 per cent as compared
! TO the 81 per cent which goes to
| France, and even that proportion
would be much less IL pensions were
not included"
| But France was to get two things:
| reparations for the past and security
| FOR the future. and at the present
time she has received neither the one
nor the other. No, France is justified
| in her actions, and / believe she will
win out in tho end She could not pos
sibly do otherwise and retain her
self-respect."
Mr.. Lyon was loud in his praise of
America, and said the thing that i'm
pressed the visitor most was that
there was not an idle man nor idle
dollar throughout the land that was
not high-class. AS a young Han- he
| was guest in the city, when. no
came here with his grandfather, Sir
Henry Strong, former chief justice OF
Canada, who represented Britain in
controversy with one of the South
American republics, the American
diplomat being the late Don D.ekih-
son. Postmaster General.
Mr.. Lyon is lecturing In the country
and will leave for New York today.
With mind still dwelling on
4. L..
ural that the first person encountered
on entering the Hotel Lafayette
should be the Rev. A. wylie Blue,
rector of the May Street Presbyterian
Church. Belfast, Ireland, who came TO
America to attend the Stoney Brook
conference on Long Island.
The Irish clergyman was most en-
thusiastic over the beauties OF wash
ington, and said he thought it the
most enhancing city in the world.
Il have Travelled much" he said. but
really this is the wonder spot of the
He paid a glowing tribute to the
work being done by Rev. DR.. John F.
Carson of Brooklyn, president. of the
Stoney Brook conference. which nro-
cussion of matters of Christian. faith
and allows for inspirational demon
strations.
"Dr. Carson's work" continued the
clergyman, Wnich lncluueS the su-
pervision of an exceptional school for
boys, is a monument to his genius.
He is doing Gods work"
Rev. Blue was one OF the four
Presbyterian ministers to visit this
country during the Irish troubles,
him that the governments of both
north and south ireland were func-
tioning in perfect order.
"Our government In the north"
smiled the Belfast man, Ms going
along smoothly. We hold nothing but
good Will toward our brothers in. tha
south, and wish President Cosgravc
every success in the world. From all