Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-07

when / sat IN one OF CnOSe galleries,
having been brought here under the
never whispered to me that one day,
| before ceased from troubling should
| stand as / stand here now facing you
and receiving your good will and your
honor. I do not know what can say,
| Mr.. President, but you are overblrden.
| ing me with your kindness and your
good wishes. The only thing that l
feel is why have been so long In COM
| ing over.
Premier Fills Two Functions.
"There are two functions that the
prime minister of Great Britain nils.
The first: he Is the leader OF his party
and he is the head OF party govern
ment. But there Is a second function,
far more important than that: He rep
resents his nation. He leads not only
his party. but the House OF Commons
itself
I'm the second capacity. Mr.. Presi-
dent. I have come here: and l have
come here In the second capacity be-
cause deep down in my heart there Is
a conviction that nothing will ever re-
move, that the many MISUNDERSTANDING
small but so deplorably e1ectlve, tnat
have been growing up and existing De-
tween us do not belong to the substance
of things, but belong to the appearance
of substance; and have come, run OF
faith. to try to reduce niiSunderstano-
inps to substance. because / know When
that can be done the misunderstand-
ines will be completely charmed away.
II have come in consequence OF one
great event that believe will stand up
like q monument in history. The event
was the signing of the pact OF peace
In PariS-the pact OF peace IN the con-
struction of which America played such
a magnificent and honorable part.
America united with France, Mr.. kel-
logg alongside OF M. BRAND, gave the
world that renewed hope and renewed
energy. which is encouraging US to glrd
our ioins together with more determi-
nation than ever before and pursue the
path of peace.
Where do I find the great difference
that the signature of that pact has
made? 1t Is this: You signed II; we
signed It: both the nations signed It.
Did they m, l. when they put their
names. or the rames of their representa-
tives. at the bottom of that pact-did
they mean it TO be merely an expression
on paper, or did they mean 1t TO be a
guiding idea in policy? We mean IT to
be a guiding idea in policy.
Speakers in our country and speak
ers in your country innumerable have
: said that war between the United states
and Great Britain Is unthinkable. Ny
friends-excuse the lapse. Senators
II saw in a paper the other day that
an enthusiastic Senator had also for
gotten how precisely to address COM
mittee in the same way that have
doneD-what has happened. and what
has made the great change In the pros
poets of peace. is this-that up to now
a proclamation has never been made
solemnly. with all the dignity. with all
the authority and with all the backing
| that can be given when two govern
ments and the representatives OF two
governments make it. I think. Sena-
! tors OF the United States. that declara-
ton can now be made.
Can Be No War;"
There can be no war-nay. more;
! it is absolutely impossible II you and
we do our duty in making the peace
| pact effective, that any section OF our
arms, whether land or sea or air. can
ever again come into hostile conflict.
! Think upon that when we face our
| own problems-problem OF jealousy,
| problems of fear. problems that the
young and rising and successful genera
! ton put into the hearts OF the old gen.
Grafton. They all disappear. and IN viz
|
peared we have met together and we
| have said. what is all this bother about
parity? Parity? Take 1t, without re-
serve. heaped up and flowing over. That
was the only condition under which
! competitive ornaments could be stopped
| and we could create public psychol-
! opy which could pursue fruitful AND
successful peaceful cooperation.
THAT Is one Of the results OF this
visit. Another result Of the visit Is thai
we have come to understand eacn
other. All. Senator'S. as long as yot
can get your negotiations by correspond
| ence over thousands of miles OF sea. yol
will never understand each other at all
In these democratic days. when hearl
speaks to heart as deep speaks to deer
and silence talks to silence, personality
personal contact. exchange of views BY
| the lips. sitting at the two sides OF
| fireplace. as it was my great prlvllege
| to do this week end with your Presi'
dent-these things are to be as 1mpor'
tant as anything else in laying the
FONDA ton of an enduring peace all
over the world.
| Would Reject Exclusive Alliance.
at did not mean, really. to delive
YOU a speech. 1 am afraid that my re-
marks are rather developing into that
| really wanted to thank you-to Inans
YOU as the representative Senators O
this great country and this wonderful
people-for your kindness and for you
hospitality. But must say that in tn,
| building up Of these ideas you and I
meeting together here today. must re-
member the tremendous contributions
that have been made by other people
! We are not out for any exclusive al
lance. You would reject it. So shoule
1. 1t is not for the benefit of eithel
Of us.
I'm the old days when two people
used to talk together all the other PEG
Piles used to put their hands up. t.
their ears and say. What are the!
saving? They must be conspirinI
against u.s. That was the spirit o
war. and that spirit must be extirpated
In these days, when two nations tall
together, 1t ought to give hope and con
fidence to the other nations of tn
world Especially when neither Of thos
nations-neither you nor we-will form
any exclusive alliances directed agains
| the existence or interests Of any othe
nation or group Of nations on the fac
of the earth