Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-11-04

> Ambassador Harvey recalled Lord
Derbys statement in recent addre SIS
| in Birmingham, in which the latter
| voiced the conviction that the success
of the Washington limitation of arma-
ments conference would mean peace
and that it's failure would mean war
in the immediate future. The speaker
also recalled Lord Derby's suggestion
to former President Poincare of
France, at dinner last Tuesday even
ing that an Anglo o-French alliance
would be desirable in the interests of
peace, intimating the ''strong hopes
that America might eventually join the
combination.
Tells Attitude of U. S.
Now it seems to have fallen to my
unhappy lot, since l have been in Eng
land" continued Ambassador Harvey.
Ito dispei illusions respecting the atti-
tude of the United States. / can con-
ceive of no more effective service on
the part oftan envoy. desirouss as am
Of eliminating all causes for misappre
hension and then to set forth frankly
any certainty which may bear upon the
immediate future. however disappoint-
ing it may be to his hearers. In pur-
suance of this policy. rightful or wrong
full, as it may be. l feel impelled to say
frankly that the hope voiced by Lord
Derby must be regarded as futile.
Our first president fixed the for
eign policy of the United States clearly
and uneQuivocally when he adjured his
countrymen never to enter permanent
alliance with any other power This
policy has been reaffirmed by prac-
tically all his successors. 1t was re-
iterated with great positiveness in our
latest national campaign by our present
president and was confirmed by ma
Jority of the people so great as to be
beyond the pale of comparison.
Merely Stating Facts
In view of these circumstances. am
doing more than stating the wholly
obvious and inescapable fact when /
pronounce the entrance of the United
States into any permanent alliance.
however desirable that action may
seem to be. an utter impossibility May
it not be then. the part of wisdom to
avoid discussion or even suggestion of
a proposal which. however praise
worthy it may be. could hardly serve
any purpose other than to feed enemies
and distress friends of both Great
Britain and France, who live in
AueEiCd.
Ambassador Harvey. in dealing with |
the subject of world economies. said |
the aftermath of the war was hardly |
less disconcerting and devastating than |
the war itself.
Political Peace
AT the expiration of the ensuing !
week." he continued, I'VE shall have !
the beginning of the fourth year
following the armistice. Even then. we |
shall only be approaching what we
hope may prove TO be the first definite |
and enduring settlements looking to-
ward the lifting of burdens and the |
Of international agree
nents or understandings foreshadowing
which can be attained only /
through the assurance of tranquil re-
ations among the powers of the world"
There was. he added. political peace
n broad sense. and it was industrial
oeace that now was being sought and
which must be obtained.
Mr.. Harvey said the way to peace
ind prosperity was open if only EN-
'loyers and employees would pursue it.
even at the cost of some privation,
hough infinitely less than that which
he general public has suffered and is