Arizona republican., 1921-05-20
Address Impresses Hearers


 MT. Harveys plain words on the league were revelation and his plea for the closest cooperation between the two great English speaking coun- tries was impressive.
 The British premier rather disap pointed those who hoped for more of international plain speaking He de- scribed the plight of Europe, en- meshed in ancient feuds, and gave a warm welcome to the new co-opera tion of America in world affairs.
 The Duke of ConIaught presided. and Lord Desborough read a mes sage from the Amerin.an Pilgrims.
 Lord Curzon. secretary of foreign affairs spoke briefly and humorous ly referred to the league of nations by the wish that Lord Robert Cecil. one of the chief supporters of that organization. were in his shoes.
 There were 356 dinLrs. among them the Duke of York and many mem- bers of the pcerage and represent atives of the American colony.
 Ambassador Harvey declared that American soldiers came to Europe in the war to save the United States and not to save European states op- posed to Germany, as some had con- tended
 Mir Harvey paid tribute to the Pilgrims as the most distinctive link in the chain of blood relationship be- tween the British and American peo- ples and one of the most potent agencies of civilization.
 Tributes to President Harding
 Inevitably you to the east of us derive your information respectins our public opinion from the great cities on the Atlantic seaooard, hs continued precisely as our friends to the west take theirs from the states on the Pacific. Inferences thus drawn may be right or wrong. bu1 whether right or wrong. their bases obviously are the subiest of sectiona | influences. The heart of our reput l lie lies in the great plain which stretches from the Alleghenies to th' | Rockies"
 It was from the hardy stock o 1 that region. he declared, that Amer i ica had drawn seven of ten of it: ! recent chief executives, including 1 President Harding.
 President Harding was. portrayed 1 as "a typical. modern American | proud of his own country, but jeal- ! ous of no other mans. resolute il | maintaining his own nations rights i but not less scrupulous in recogniz' | ing the rights of others. fair. just | modest man, humble, but unafraid-
 The outstanding attributes O President Harding. Mir. Harvey said are 'breadth of vision, greatness Q | heart, fidelity to his race no se> than to his clan, and no more to hi ! family than to his ancestry. draw | from all parts of the United Et1g | dom"
 l He declared these were sufficien reasons why MT. HAroing felt thu 1 friendliness and good will should ex ist between the great English speak ! ing nations and why he now pledge | unfaltering cooperation in achiev ing that aspiration.
 Hopes to Strengthen Bonds
 "I shall fail miserably to the griev ous disappointment of my chief h said. If do not so greatly strengthen those bonds of friendship and mutua lhelpfulness that hereafter our gov ernments will not only prefer durabl arrangements to tentative compro
 mises as between ourselves but vii instinctively approach all world prob lems from the same angle.
 T rejoice that the king and tn I.president see eye to eye and sense tn vearnings of the peoples to who's service their lives have proudly bee dedicated.
 q came here destitute of the tra
 ditionaI weapons of diplomacy, bu fully equipped with the same candol l frankness straightforwardn sin cer.itv and consideration which hay
 characterized to a marked degree tn lutterances of all your chief officers C
 state with whom I have come i
 contact.
 "Ar your ambassador went t , Washington as an Una1loyed Rritor come to London as an unalloye 5 American"
 Nothing could be more futile, nor
 deiusive and more mischievous. h said. than to pretend that the Amer , icans proffer of a helping hand wa , attributable primarily to "a tende
 susceptibility"
 } Tt is not" he continued. "M country stands ready to work wit
 yours because first. it is to our ow l interest to do so, and secondly. be cause it is to the advantage of botl ? We do not resent being called idea ists even as sometimes happens b ] those wfbse anticipated reward fC ? extoll;ng our a1truism is transpaI 2 ently material. But we have come {
 reali2e that ideals too often resolv
 into illusions and illusions, we hay
 found to be both dangerous and proi = itless.
 e Fought for U. s. Alone k We deceive ourselves occasionall - Even now at rare intervals a n ebullient sophomore seeks applaus S by shouting We won the war; Fs s more prevalent until recently was il - impression that we went to war - rescue humanity from all kinds r menacing perils.
 } Not few remain convinced thi $ we sent our soldiers across to say 2 this Kingdom, France and Italy. Tn; is not a fact. We sent them solely