Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-22

Scarcely had the senate convened at
noon when Senator Harrison, Demo
crat, Mississippi arose, reminded the
senate that be had sought to consider
the Harvey nomination In open session
but had been blocked, and launched
into an attack on Mr.. Harvey and his
appointment, which for vehemence the
senate had not for years heard the
equal
"Creator of Prejudice"
He described Mr.. Harvey as "cre-
ator Of prejudice and stirrer Of
strife" and as "a vindictive, self-an-
nointed, intolerant political accident" !"
and charged that the appointment
would be regarded by millions of pa
triotic Americans, regardless of party
affiliations, AZ browning affront to
the invalid who recently vacated the
White House."
Republican senator's for a time sat
fairly aghast at the unusual speech and
the epithets and adjectives of denun-
ciatim. Then followed conferences.
including several between Senator
Lodge OF Massachusetts, the Republi-
can leader. and Senator Brandegee, of
Connecticut, close personal friend of
Mr.. Harvey. Many of the Republican
senators left the chamber while Demo
Gratis. as Senator Harrison proceeded,
smiled and gave other evidences Of ap-
proval.
Reed Derides Colleague.
When Senator Harrison had conclud-
ed, and while the galleries, unusually
crowded. bent forward to see if re-
ply would come from the Republican
side, Senator Reed, Democrat, Missou-
ri, gained recognition and started a re-
ply in which he accused his Democratic
colleague of seeking to embarrass the
new ambassador in his work, declared
President Harding was perfectly with.
in his rights in appointing Mr.. Harvey
to the Court of st. James, and asser
ted that Mr.. Harrison "had burned the
midnight oil to light his taper at the
fires Of venom"
Opposition of Colonel Harvey to the
League Of Nations was praised by
Senator Reed, who taunted his Demo
cratic colleagues with declarations that
the League Of Nations issue had proved
their undoing in the last presidential
election.
Lodge DepIores Attack.
After Senator Reeds speech, Sena
tor Lodge spoke, declaring that never
in his memory had q man appointed
to office been attacked after his nom
ination had been confirmed and after
he had become representative of the
United States and its government. SEN
ator Lodge deplored the attack on the
new ambassador as "a sorry bit Of 20
litical tactics" and praised him as IAN
American through and through"
Subjects which had been brought !
into the discussion by Senators HarrI-
son. Reed and Lodge ranged from q |
pun in Harvey's Weekly during the last
political campaign to the immaculate |
conception" cartoon on the League of |
Nations and the break of 1911 between |
Colonel Harvey and Woodrow Wilson. |
Senator Heflin. Democrat Alabama
eulogized Mr.. Wilson. discussed the
last political campaign and ended with
a tribute to the League Of Nations,
which brought scattered handclapping
from the galleries and resultant
warning from Vice President Coolidge
that the galleries would be cleared in
the event Of another demonstration.
Whole Life inconsistent.
Senator Norris Of Nebraska, the sole
Republican who voted against confirm
ing the Harvey nomination. explained
his vote as due to his belief that the
nominee lacked fitness for a diplomatic
poSt' Aue iolk anu Tree uIScuSSIGn |
ended at o'clock with Senator Ash
urst, Democrat, Arizona. reading from
some ponderous book the correspond
ence between Mr.. Wilson and Colonel
Harvey following their break in rela-
tons.
Declaring that the country had
right to know about Colonel Harvev's
domination Senator Harrison in his
address, prepared in advance and com
orising more than 1000 words. de-
scribed the new ambassador as one
whose whole life has been one Of in
and vacillation. who "never
remained true to any purpose. loyal to
any friend or steadfast to any cony;c-
zion, a writer Of the most cunning and
dangerous species and a past master
IN fomenting trouble and aggrava.,ne
delicate situations" He said that for
these reasons alone Colonel Harvey
was untitled for ''the hard and diff.
cult taska developing at this time unon !
'he American representatives at Lon