TTIE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAX, rORTLAXD, XOTOrBIJ 13. 1921
WHITE HOUSE PARTY II PRESIDENTS address on arms
DISTINGUISHED ONE!
Hardings Entertain for Con
ference Delegates.
MORE THAN 80 PRESENT
Dinnrr First of Its Kind Given on
This Occasion Many Other
functions Promised.
BT BETTY BAXTER.
fCopyrtKht, lai'l, by The Oreffonian-)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Nov. 12.
(Special.) President and Mrs. Hard
ing gathered together this evening In
the state dining room at the White
House as notable a group as was ever
collected In one place, when they en
tertalned at dinner In compliment to
the delegates to the conference on
limitation of armaments. Most of the
guests are leading statesmen in their
own countries and all of the leading
countries were thus represented.
The name of almost everyone
around that festal board is familiar to
practically to everyone In the civilized
world. I could not help thinking bow
the whole world would have been
shaken to its very foundations If any
thing had happened to that one little
dinner party. And so the conference
has begun, tbe conference which has
been on every tongue, almost, all over
the earth and which Washington for
weeks has talked of and prepared for.
More than 80 guests were at the
dinner this evening. In addition to
the chief delegates and ambassadors,
a notable company of American of
ficials were Invited, including Vice
President and Mrs. Coolidge, Chief
Justice and Mrs. Taft, members of the
cabinet and their wives, Speaker Gil
lette of the house and Mrs. Gillette,
Senator Lodge, Senator and Mrs. Un
derwood, Klthu Root, Senator and Mrs.
Hitchcock. General John J. Pershing.
Rear Admiral Robert E. Coontz, chief
of naval operations, and Mrs. Coontx,
Representative Porter and Mrs. Mar
shall Field, with whom the admiral
of the British fleet. Earl Beatty, and
Countess Beatty are staying while In
Washington.
Receptfoa Follows Dinner.
A string orchestra from the marine
band played during the dinner and for
the reception whlcb followed. The
White House conservatories must
have been stripped, for the floral dec
orations were most elaborate and
beautiful, and the best silver and
china were used for the great oc
casion. A select company Indeed was
asked for the reception. Including
members of the diplomatic corps and
the advisory staffs accompanying the
different delegations, the assistant
secretaries of state, justices of the
supreme court, members of the for
eign affairs committee of the senate
and bouse, chairmen of the naval af
fairs committees and the aides of the
various generals and admirals present
at the dinner.
The chiefs of the various foreign
delegations to the conference and
most of the members have arrived in
the city and gone through the formal
preliminaries of paying and receiving
cfflcial calls and are now down to
bard work. This week, when the
delegates were not calling or con
ferring with each other, they were
being lunched or dined. Official and
diplomatic Washington was running
around In circles entertaining and
being entertained. President Harding
received all of the heads of the dele
gations whom he had not yet received,
notably Arthur James Balfour and
Arlstida Brland. . The delegates are
always presented to the president by
their respective ambassadors or min
isters. And Mrs. Harding received
the wives of the delegates who were
presented by the wives of the am
bassadors. Other Functions Comlns;.
Tonight's dinner was the first en
tertainment the president and his wife
have given for the delegates to the
conference. They will probably give
another function or two later. The
first state party for them was a lunch
eon which Secretary of State and Mrs.
Hughes gave today shortly after the
conference opened. The state depart
ment's plans for the entertainment of
the foreign visitors are about In defi
nite shape now. The most interesting
event, of course, from the viewpoint
of the general public, will be the re
ception which Secretary of State and
Mrs. Hughes will give Monday evening
at the Pan-American Union building.
This will be in honor of all the for
eign missions and officials and social
Washington and probably many of the
visitors In the city will be among the
gue KtS.
The four dinners which Secretary
and Mrs. Hughes are giving for the
artual delegates to the conference will
be small, some 25 guests at each. The
dates selected are November 17. 19, 21
and 23. and there will be women In
cluded in each party. The secretary Is
also planning a luncheon next week
for some of the delegates.
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Pen by have selected dates for a series
of dinners to be given in honor of the
naval advisors cf the delegations.
Monday they will have guests for
dinner to meet Admiral de Bon, naval
adviser of the French delegation. On
Wednesday Lord L,ee of Faeham and
La.ly Lee of the British delegation
will be the honor guests. The Denbys
will entertain for Admiral Lee of the
Chinese delegation Monday, November
II, and the next day for Vice-Admiral
Acton of Italy.
Week One of Parties.
There were parties of all sizes and
descriptions this week and most of
them were connected In some way
with the conference, you see. Perhaps
the most dined were Admiral and
Countess Beatty. Their hostess. Mrs.
Field, herself gave several dinners
and one tea party In their honor.
The British ambassador and Lady
Geddes entertained practically every
day this week. They plan to take a
very active part In society this winter
and surely are getting a good start.
The French ambassador, J. J. Jus
serand. gave a luncheon for the chief
members of France's delegation and
M. Vtvianl was hoBt at a luncheon for
M. Jusserand.
There is much of that sort of en- I
tertainlng going on, but so far there,
has been a complete absence of fra- j
ternizing among the various delega
tions. But. busy as they all have been.
don't you know that Brland, one oft
the world's foremost statesmen, with 1
the weight of the world on his shoul- I
ders Just r.ow. found time at least
once this week to go to the movies
yes, the movies. I
And I! Mr. Harding had been paged
the very same evening he would have
been found entertaining the secretary
of commerce and Mrs. Hoover, while
the speaker of the house and Mrs.
Gillette were at a theater party. Even
the great must have their diversions.
1 suppose, and the greater they are, I
the lighter seem to be their diversions. I
Vaudeville has long been Woodrow
Wilson's diversion, you know, and It,
Is also quite popular with Mr. Harding'
and William Howard TalL
rXTASHINGTON, D., Nov. 12.
Vy The text of President
" Harding's address at the
opening of the conference on limita
tion of armaments follows:
Mr. Secretary and members of the
conference, ladies and gentlemen It
is a great and happy privilege to bid
the delegates to this conference a
cordial welcome to the capital of the
United States of America. It Is not
only a satisfaction to greet you be
cause we were lately participants in a
common cause, in which shared sacri
fices and sorrows and triumDhs
brought our nations more closely to
gether, but It is gratifying to address
you as tne spokesmen for nations
whose convictions and attending ac
tions have so much to do with the
weal or woe of all mankind.
It is not possible to over-appraise
the Importance of such a conference.
It is no unseembly boast, no dis
paragement of other nations, which,
though not represented, are held in
the highest respect, to declare that
the conclusions of this body will have
a signal Influence on all human prog
ress on the fortunes of the world.
Call Declared From World.
Here Is a meeting, I can well be
lieve, which is an earnest of the
awakened conscience of 20th century
civilization. It Is not a convention of
remorse, nor a session of sorrow. It
is not the conference of victors to de
ls another's. We only wish to do,
with you, that finer, nobler thing
which no nation can do alone.
Sacrifice Is Necessary.
Ws wish to -sit with yoo at the
table of International -understanding
and good w'lL In good conscience we
are eager to meet you frankly and
invite and offer co-operation. The
world demands a sober contemplation
of the exlst'ng order and the realiza
tion that there can be no cure without
sacrifice, not by one of us, but by all
of us.
I do not mean surrendered rights or
narrowed freedom, or denied aspira
tions, or Ignored national necessities.
Our republic would no more ask for
these than it would give. No pride
need be humbled, no nationality sub
merged, but I would have a mergence
of minds committing all of us to less
preparation for war and more employ
ment of fortunate peace.
The higher hopes come of the sDlrlt
of our coming together. It is but just
to recognize varying needs and pe
culiar positions.
Nothing can be accomplished in dis
regard of national apprehensions.
Rather, we should act together to re
move the causes of apprehensions.
This is not to be done in intrigue.
Greater assurance is found in the ex
changes of simple honesty and direct
ness, among men resolved to accom
plish as becomes leaders among na
tions, when civilization itself has
come to Its crucial test.
It Is not to be challenged that gov-
STRIKIXG SENTENCES IN PRESIDENT HARDING'S ADDRESS
TO CONFERENCE ON LIMITATION OF ARMS.
The conclusions of this body will have a signal influence on all
human progress on the fortunes of the world.
I may say the call Is not of the United States of America alone;
It is rather the spoken word of a war-wearied world, struggling for
restoration, hungering and thirsting for better relationship; of
humanity crying for relief and craving assurances of lasting peace.
Inherent rights are of God, and the tragedies of the world
originate in their attempted dental. The world today is infringing
their enjoyment by arming to defend or deny, when simple sanity
calls for their recognition through coranon understanding.
Out of the cataclysm of the world war came new fellowships,
new convictions, new aspirations. It is ours to make the most
of them.
All thoughtful peoples wish for real limitation of armament and
would like war outlawed.
We harbor no fears; we have no sordid ends to serve; we suspect
no enemy; we contemplate or apprehend no conquest. Con-tent with
what we have, we seek nothing which is another's. We only wish to
do with you that finer, nobler thing which no nation can do alone.
I can speak officially only for our United States. One hundred
millions frankly want less of armament and none of war. Wholly
free from guile, sure In our own minds that we harbor no unworthy
designs, we accredit the world with the same good Intent.
I hope for that understanding which will emphasize the guaran
. tees of peace and for commitments to less burdens and a. better
order which will tranquillize tbe world.
fine terms of settlement. Nor Is It a
council of nations seeking to remake
humankind. It Is rather a coming to
gether, from ill parts of the earth, to
apply better attributes of mankind to
minimize the faults in our Interna
tional relationships.
Speaking as official sponsor for the
invitation, I think I may say the call
is not of the United States of America
alone. It is rather the spoken word
of a war-waried world, struggling
for restoration, hungering and thirst-
ng for better relationship; of human
ity crying for relief and craving as
surances of lasting peace.
It is easy to understand thls world
wide aspiration. The glory of tri
umph, the rejoicing In achievement,
the love of liberty, the devotion to
country, the pangs of sorrowthe bur-,
dens of debt, the desolation of ruin
all these are appraised alike in all
lands. Here in the United States we
are but freshly turned from the burial
of ah unknown American soldier, when
a nation sorrowed while paying him
tribute. WhetAer it was spoken or
not, a hundred millions of our people
were summarizing the Inexcusable
cause, the incalculable cost, the un
speakable sacrifices and the unutter
able sorrows, and there was the ever-
Impelling question:
How can humanity justify or God
forgive? Human hate demands no
such toll; ambition and greed must be
denied it. If misunderstanding must
take the blame, then let us banish it
and let understanding rule and make
good will regnant everywhere. -All of
us demand liberty and Justice. There
cannot be one without tbe other, and
they must be held the unquestioned
possession of all principles. Inherent
rights are of God and the tragedies of
the world originate in their attempted
denial. The world today is infringing
their enjoyment by arming to defend
or deny, when simple sanity calls for
their recognition through common un
derstanding. New Aspirations Front War.
Out of the cataclysm of the world
war came new fellowships, new con
victions, new aspirations. It is ours
to make the most of them. A world
staggering with debt needs Its burden
lifted. Humanity, which has been
shocked by wanton destruction, would
minimize the agencies of that de
struction. Contemplating the meas
ureless cost of war and the continu
ing burden of armament, all thought
ful peoples wish for real limitation of
armament and would like war out
lawed. In soberest reflection the
world's hundreds of millions who pay
in peace and die in war wish their
statesmen to turn the expenditures for
dtsutrifttlon into means of construc
tion, aimed at a higher state for those
who live and follow after.
It la not alone that the world can
not readjust itself and cast aside the
excess burdens without relief from
the leaders of men. War has grown
progressively cruel and more de
structive from the first recorded con
flict to this pregnant day. and the
reverse order would more become our
boasted civilization.
Gentlemen of the conference, the
United States welcomes you with un
selfish hands. We harbor no fears;
we have-no sordid ends to serve; we
suspect no enemy; we contemplate or
apprehend no conquest. Content with
what we have, we seek nothing which
ernment fails when the excess of its
cost robs the peoplf or trie way to
happiness and the opportunity to
achieve. If the finer sentiments were
not urging the cold, hard facts of ex
cessive cost and the eloquence .of
economics would urge us to reduce
our armaments. If the concept of a
better order does not appeal, then let
us ponder the burden and the blight
of continued conception.
America Wanta Less Arms.
It is not to be denied that the world
has swung along throughout the
ages without heeding this call from
the kindlier hearts of men. But the
same world never before was so
tragically brought to realization of
the utter futility of passion's sway
when reason and conscience and fel
lowship point a nobler way.
I can speak officially only for our
United States. Our hundred millions
frankly want less of armament and
none of war. Wholly free from guila.
sure in our own minds that we harbor
no unworthy designs, we accredit the
world with the same good intent So
I welcome you, not alone in good
will and high purpose, but with high
faith.
We are met for a service to man
kind, in all simplicity, in all honesty
and all honor, there may be written
here the avowals of a world con
science refined by the consuming
fires of war and made more sensitive
by the anxious aftermath. I hope
for that understanding which will
emphasize the guarantees of peace,
and for commitments to less burdens
and a better order which will tran
quillze the world. In such an ac
complishment there will be added
glory to your flags and ours and the
rejoicing of mankind will make the
transcending music of all succeeding
time.
HUGHES' SPEECH THRILLS
(Continued From First Pag.)
to maktt the speech opning the con
ference. Everybody arose. His always
charming; personality was more no
ticeable than ever and his very ap
proach to the table occupied by the
American deiepalos seemed to Inspire
his audience, supporters as well as
those who had not been with him in
other days
It Is evident that most of h's audi
ence liked his manner. The response
ot approval came early In his address
when he said:
"The conc-usion of this body will
have a signal effect on all human
progress on the fortunes of the
world."
And the effect was as If to produce
a great explosion among his hearers
when he declared:
"I can speak officially for the
United States. Our hundred millions
frankly want less of armament and
none of war.'"
General Pershing, who led
America's armies against the Ger
mans In France and saw all of the
blood and carnage and the cruelties
of modern warfare, was the first man
to his feet. He was sitting directly
behind the president. The applause
which he started was taken up by
Mr. Bryan, and was echoed back by
senators and representatives from a
balcony at the other end of the audi
torium, everybody again standing. -
An Mr. Hard in g completed his
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address, the first man to grasp his
hand was Secretary Hughes, then
came Sir Arthur Balfour of the Brit
ish delegation, but the president tar
ried only long enough to shake hands
with Prime Minister Brland and M.
Viviani of the French delegation and
the French ambassador, M. Jusserand.
Those who had been at Paris and
Versailles were obviously Impressed
with the president's fine spirit of
self-abnegation. He came, spoke
briefly, touching only on the general
aspects of the proposed conference
and saying nothing of the details of
his plan that would spoil Mr. Hughes'
"stuff." He departed, leaving all of
the details,' as well as the psychology
to Secretary Hughes and the Ameri
can delegates chosen to do the work.
Harding and Wilson Contrasted.
Attaches and correspondents of the
other conference which worked out
tbe peace programme of the allied
nnd associated powers with Germany
were quick to contrast Mr Harding's
bearing with what they saw at Paris
and Versailles where the secretary of
state. Mr. Lansing, and his fellow
delegates were only so many lay fig
ures without as much voice as the
minority stockholders In a corpora
tion. The warm human note ran through
out the first session of today's con
ference. It was remarked by those
from Versailles. At Versailles the
newspaper correspondents were not
permitted to sit in the conference
room at the .opening session nor any
other session. Today they occupied
the best seats, except those held by
ihe delegates and the advisory coun
cil. There seemed to be nothing to
withhold: In putting their cards all
on the table, Mr. Harding and Mr.
Hughes appeared willing that the
whole world should get a glimpse, if
physically possible.,
Balfour Ranks Near Hughes.
Aside from Secretary Hughes. Sir
Arthur Balfour was clearly the out
standing figure of the conference. He
was the only speaker with the ex
ception of President Harding who
smiled while facing his audience and
Lhose who listen to great men speak
rn solemn occasions are, inclined to
think best of the orator who can
light up bis countenance now and
:hen. Sir Arthur's suavity was so
well remembered ihat when the con
irrence was about to adjourn cries
came from all directions for him to
speak again.
Tall, i'nposing with a model phy
sique, and gray hair that inspires
eneration, he stood forth a notable
rigure PJ he went promptly to the
business of the gathering by nomi
nating Secretary Hughes for chair
man of the conference, both hands
alternately grasping the lapels of his
ir.at, then resting on the table.
Brland Vrnrm Native Tongue Only.
Prime Minister Brland failed to
electrify his house, to use a the
atrical term, doubtless because of kis
failure to speak a single word of
English. Neither he nor his pred
ecessor, M. Viviani, have a syllable
of English In their vocabularies, and
it is a well-known fact that audiences
never cheer a foreign tongue, ex
cept at grand opera where those who
do not understand are unwilling to
let anyone tnto tne secret of their
ignorance.
Long, slow translations by an In
terpreter almost as difficult to under
stand In his attempt at English as the
original French, proved considerable
of a handicap to President Miller and
representatives. It was easy to tell
how many French scholars were in
the audience by the number who ap
plauded M. Briand, perhaps 60, this
scattering approval causing some one
to remark, "Well, he must have a
'good line' Judging from tbe enthu
siasm of those who comprehend him."
The Japanese were the most rest
less of the whole lot. notwithstanding
those immobile countenances some
times referred to, not opprobrlously,
ss "poker faces." But, after all, it
may have been due to physical un
easiness caused by having to sit on
standard height American chairs
fully three Inches too high for the
little sawed-off orientals. To sit
squarely on their chairs and have
their feet on the floor at the same
time, it Just could not be done.
Chinese's Impression Good.
AH of the foreign delegates with
the exception of M. Brland spoke In
English and it must be said for Or.
Sxe. Chinese representative, that his
English was Indisputably the purest
from the tongue of any foreigner
heard today.
The gathering was a study of faces.
John L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers, as a member
of the American advisory committee,
sitting beneath the balcony, graced
by Mrs. Harding, Vice-President and
Mrs. Coolidge and Chief Justice and
Mrs. Taft, might have been taken for
one of the top-notch leaders of the
conference. That big, square head,
great shock of hair and the firmly set
Jaw, caused many a person to nudge
someone else and inquire as to Mr.
Lewis' identity. Sitting near him were
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor: Mrs.
Charles Sumner Bird and Mrs. Eleanor
Franklin Egan, also of the advisory
committee.
Mrs. Harding probably received the
first genuine ovation of the session.
When she entered ' she stood and
bowed her gracious acknowledgment
to applause that lasted for more than
a minute.
HARDING'S SPEECH WINS
(Continued Fiotn First Pag.)
Underwood, appear just a little lik
the bridegroom at a wedding: as if
they expected to be smiled at a little
for all this fuss and ceremony.
There Is the next applause. It Is
for Harding- that the audience rises
for the first time. Now Hughes an
nounces the prayer. His voice is
strong and full throated. It has a
reassuring: quality. It Inspires con
fidence. Everything is on schedule
time. It is all extremely well man
aged. The prayer ts over. Now
Hughes rises and says the words,
"The president of the United States."
Harding rises, bows formally and
deeply and begins. This speech of
Harding, as well as his speech at the
unknown soldier ceremony yesterday,
will bear a lot of study and analysis.
There is time for that later. Warren
Harding has put his mind on the sub-
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ject of war. And the end of his re
flections is that he hates and loathes
war. He will go as far as he safely
can toward ending ft. Now, as al
ways, the characteristics of Hard
ing's countenance are simplicity and
sincerity. In a different way, Lord
Lroe, sitting near Harding, has the
same qualities. Harding will like
Lord Lee and Lord Lee will like
Harding.
Hard In ir In Applauded.
This is a true Harding speech. It
has his characteristic locutions. Mrs.
Harding is looking on from a box,
which she shares with the Coolidges,
with Speaker Gillette and his wife
and Justice Taft. The first thing ap
plause comes when Harding says,
' Our hundred millions of Americans
frankly want less of armament and
none of war." The applause is long
and strong. Ha rdin's manner, hi
obvious candor and earnestness, must
be very Ingratiating to the foreign
delegates.
Harding ends. Hughes shakes
hands with him. So also does Balfour.
Now Hughes raises the question of
whether the president's speech be
translated into French, since it has
already been distributed in that lan
guage. There Is some talk In French
from the French delegates. The
French agree to waive the repeating
of the speech in order to save time.
The French are gracious and cour
teous. Balfour Pmlaea Speech.
Now Balfour is talking about Hard
ing's speech- He speaks of it as
characterized by "simplicity, honesty,
honor." It is agreeable to see Bal
four catch the note of Harding's
personality. Now Balfour proposes
that Hughes be permanent chairman.
Hughes takes the permanent chair.
The audience rises and applauds.
You can read in the shining, smiling
4aces of the audience how much
Hughes is approved. Kverybody be
lieves In him and wishes him well.
Now Hughes speaks. His manner is
very serious. The early part of his
peech is chiefly a narrative of the
nistory of events so far. Now he
le views the history of earlier efforts
for limitation of armament.
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