Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-08
VIGOROUS PROTEST
AGAINST HARVEY BY
AMERICAN LEGION
Text OF Resolutions. Adopted
by Delaware Post. to be Sent
to President Harding.
DIPLOMAT is CHALLENGED


DIPLOMAT is CHALLENGE
The resolutions, adopted on Monda
night hy Delaware Post, No. 1, America
Legion. protesting against utteranc
alleged Ia have been made by Ambasss
dor Georp. Harvey, IN London, on Ma
Ia, arr To be ssnt to President Harding
Following Is the text Of the resolutions
which we're rcfcrrsd W in Every kvenin
yesterday
Ambassador of the United States
aecrsdited "a the ccvcrnmsnt of tn
RntlSh Empire, n a Aeech made by hun
si an olhclsl d,aper gwen IN h,s homo
OF Nav 40, last, in London, IN g,sakin,
ef the motive which governed ths
tsnanle III the United States and of tn,
achievements of It's soldiers and sailor.
n the World War. is reported to hav,
usnd the followrus words:
prevalent until recently, WAS
the impression that We went to
War 20 rescue humanity from all
Kinds of mcnaclng perils.
"<ot few remain convinced
that We @nt our young soldiers
HFftE w NV AifAH tNhtrl-'shs
lrao, and Italy. That Is not the
laet We sont lhcm solely 70 save
the United States OF America, and
most rrmctAntly and laggardly at
that
"Me we're not too proud 30 fight
whaieyrr that may mean. We were
AFRAID not Co tight. That is the real
truth oi The matter, 30 we came
along towarl the end aad helped
ynu and your dlrs shorten the
War. That Is all we did and that Is
al ~ clam 10 have done.
II 5 henshV resolved as follows:
We the memlrrs of Delaware Post,
Na. |. American ler,on, do resent the
statement ei our scrrrdited representa-
tive. that the motive ~ our country IN
entering the war was \ selfish and
@nrdld ono that We wsye actiiated,
aot hv h,rh ideals or the purpose Of say
ing from des'truction nation which
having made heroic defense against
= Fithlesss invader was in danger of be
ms annlhiAied and NJ seeing It's sacrl-
hces VAIN but Tor our help--hslt that, on
the eanirarv. We were actuatcd hy mo
Aves ~ seli preservation merely, and
that ~ went N most reluctantly and
lNaeardly =, that,
On Ami 2. 1917, She President q the |
I niled States declared 90 th Congress |
y hos, nrsmfers. regardless ut party or
fnhtical teiei r~civei hls utterance 4
wtlh ~ enthusiasm the like Of which has I
nnt hepu kntiwn IN our tInie
We ar nov about % accept the
rsep 81 battle With this natural
49,, - - n a ,,..acsSarx
spsnd the whole iorcr It tise Nation
81 ehsck AMI nnllily is pretenSions
and its po~rr We are glad nov,
thai w ssr the facts with no veil u
ial-e r<sseHrsc alscIt them, 10 iicht
th,s Tor the ultimate reace of the
wssrtd. ard fnr the liberation os Its
p.nples, tbs German peoples m
-iusl.d, fw ete nights Of nstsons
vr--at And xraN. and the privilege of
nsn evvrvwhc~e tn choose their way
81 hfe ard of olSshcpce. The world
must 4. MADE safe for democracy.
its ncaee must lie planted upon the
,ess<d foundations ol political hlD-
efiX We have no selfish ends 20
Srrve We des,re no conquest no
dominion We seek no indeIanItics
for ourselves. 90 material compensa-
flaa for the sacrifices we shall freely
make. We are bat one oi the cham
panns oi the rights oi mankind. We
shall he satisfied when those nights
have h@aea made A. secure AS the
faith aud irecdom 81 nations can
mase their.
TO such . task We can dedicate
nur llyrs ana our fortunes, every
thing that We are and everything
that ~ have. with the pride Of those
~ho know that the day has come
when America l. privileged 70 spend
her hluod and her might Tor the
principles thsi gave her birth snd
happiness, and the peace winch she
has cherished. God helping her,
sire csn DO no other
Therefore now. do Wv, members Of thi {
sst Il the Amerlcsn Legion, affirm that l
n o~n part, small though 1t may have
.an IN winning the victory, WIS played
Inc spirit Of the President address c
The ongress ur.on the declaration ci :
~. and not in the spirit attributed to $
hv G,eoree Harvey, this cOuatry v
nllassaaor. And We DO now llkevIse :
cord our ~prsmn belief that our COM
de- sho gave the last full measure OF }
'xot,on. did - with courage n their 2
art and ~ The confident tehef that d
e saerihee 81 their lives was Tor cause ,
~ Wa greater thsn their lives.
And " hereby declare that the words
nve gwen lrom the address Of the am
sS.ador Of thls nAtlon are wanton M 7
ID 20 the memory OF our comrades who n
na tu hattie aud who's honor II i our
nai puvilcre TO guard.
Thevfore DO We DENY the fitness and
= right of Georre Harvey. Ambassador
plgh he ise, "a speak Tor them or Tor Us, y
a W ao hereby dissvow his utterance, r
4 resolve to send this protest through
: National Commander Of the Ameri- Z
d Legion % the President OF the United
stes