The New York herald., 1921-05-01

Brandegee of Connecticut, who was
kept in Washington by the vote on the
peace resolution, sprung a new piece
the fable of the two Georges. 1T is
written he said, lin n language which
our guest of honor will not hear again
for long time, for he is about to sail
for Europe" The fable had TO do with
famous George who got lot of pub
licity by cutting down a cherry tree.
and subsequent George who decided
1t was mis- duty to cut down all the vege-
Ia ton in sight.
1.-THE famous George told the Truth
when cross-examired," according to
George Ade, but the second George
voluntarily played il on a Slide from
bone He told the Truth SO frequently
and in sucn quantities that there was
nothing left TO tell, whereupon the peo-
pie came ouS of their Storm Cellars and
resumed their Crochetting. Moral:
Anybody who Is overaddicted to Truth
is sure to wird up Somewhere or Other"
James T. Williams. Jr.. editor Of the
Boston Tr1nscrpt, hailed Col. Harvey
as master craftsman" as New Eng
lands contribution TO the nation" as
mighty fighter for the integrity of
America, 20 whom I'VE owe the fact
tnat cowardice il hot as much the curse
of American politics as it was, because
the pen is, indeed. mightier than the
sword when welded by Col. Harvey"
He hoped that the Ambassador would
be "as successful in cementing Anglo
Saxon friendship as he has been in
overcoming sham and hypocrisy in
American life"
Job Hedges, of course, had a lot of
fun with the Colonel. He may be a
good listener, but he always speaks
Ut
darts of raillery. He begged the Colo
mel to tell EN- over there that they
have something we haven't and wish
We had" the meaning of which seemed
plain to all the diners, and also TO
assure England that the people of New
York want an S cent fare.
And go light on this hands across
the sea- business" counselled Mr..
Hedges. Its been oyerdone. 1t is
taken for granted that the American
and British people are unit and that
any one who tries to make trouble is
a common enemy" Later Mr.. Hedges.
touching on Col Harvey,s political
record, said: Nothing prepares a man
to be a good Republican like trying first
intellectually to be a Democrat and
talking about
The Harvey of thirty -eight years ago,
then a reporter on the Chicago Daily
NeUs, was appraised by Melville E.
Stone. the recently retired general man
ager of the Associated Press. who was
editing the Daily Ne,os in those days.
Mark Sullivan spoke of Col Harvey as
master politician in the higher sense,
and said that his feat in relation to the
nomination and election of two Presi-
dents of opposite parties had never been
duplicated here, and probably not in
England Or France. AS reporter at
the Chicago convention last summer Mr..
Sullivan said he found the real power
to reside in Col Harvey. who Mr.. Sui
Ivan said later, excelled in certain
qualities OF fineness and gentility."
Arthur Brisbane thought Harvey's
work was done, not as editor of his
weekly, but as a newspaper editor, years
ago. Mr.. Brisbane said that Warren G
Harding would be a successful President
cecause he had been successful at that
most difficult task. making a country
newspaper useful. truthful and profit
ble"
A telegram also was received from
VIII Hays, Postmaster General
Oters at The speakers table were
Ogden Mills Reid, DR.. Alexander c.
Humphreys. Morgan j. O'Brien, Frank
A. Munsey and Delos w. Cook.