Evening star., 1921-11-16
Editorial Digest
Col. Harvey Speaks Again!

Col Harvey SPEAKS AGAIN! >
Ambassador Harvey, engaged IN
"dispelling Illusions" in q recent ad-
dress in Liverpool seems also to have
disturbed the "illusion" in the minds
OF a number Of American editors thai
foreign policies are promulgated by
the Department Of State at Wash
ington. In this address, the New
York Times Independent demo-
cratic) says. the ambassador 'fel
with the real of a. country editor At
tacking an effete aristocrat OF Eu-
rope" upon the hope expressed by
Lord Denby. former British annbassa-
dor to France. that there would some
day be an alliance OF Great br1tain,
France and the United States. to
safeguard the peace of the world:
Regretting that it seems to be his
unhappy lot to dispel illusions re-
specting the attitude Of the United
States" the American envoy answer
ed Lord DENLY by declaring that hope
futile" and an utter impossibility.
Now that portion of the American
press which regards Col. Harvey. none
too. highly at best wants to kno"
whether he is speaking authoritative
ly as representative of the admins
tration. or Is indulging in what the
Norfolk virginian-Pilot (independent
splenetic personal prejudice masque-
rading as the viewpoint Of the United
States" However. Col. Harvey has the
assurance of a considerable numDer
OF editors that whether or not ne Is
accurately rejecting administration
policies. he is entirely right in his
Interpretation of American sentiment
in the matter of European alliances.
The statement which Ambassador
Harvey made at Liverpool is more
striking in one respect than his out
burst before the Pilgrim Society some
Star (democratic) finds, for che has
now undertaken to speak, not merely
for the present American administra-
ton, but for all American administra-
the Butte Miner (democrstic) puts it.
he has taken it upon himself TO define
this nations policy for all future time,
and that, the Durham IN. c. Sun (in-
dependent? remarks. "is big sweep TO
What Mr.. Harvey thinks or says on
the subject Of alliances is not OF
great consequence" in the opinion OF
the New York Tribune (repubiicanC. put
'ft Is Of consequence to have knowledge
bassador to define and declare the atti-
tude Of America" Manifestly, the Day.
ton News (democratic) thinks, Harvey
desires it to be publicly known that the
policies Of the present ad-
minstration are In. In hrs s.! keeP,nf ;,,sss ana
sion, the New Haven Journal Courier
(indersnSenD admits that "it will not
be unna tura1 for the average man to
conclude that he is stating attitudes OF
President Harding would like to have
known, but does not care to risk the ex-
preston off, While the Birmingham
Age-Herald independent democratic)
has no doubt that "he was speaking for
the Harding administration" the Chi
cago Tribune Independent republican,
is equally sure that his speech was his
own inspiration rather than that Of the
State Department or the White House
In any event. the Scranton Times
tdemocratic) thinks that under the
circumstances. with the great states
men Of Europe hurrying to this country
to engage in a conference it
was a most undiplomatic speech. 1t
threw cold water on all the hopes OF
the rulers of the allied governments
OF George Washington's stand against
''entangling alliances" the American
people "have been hamstrung." says
the Newark News GndependenO; the
great Washington built an irremovable
barrier across their path. condemning
the end Of their days, whatever the cost
might be to them and to the world"
But the world do move" the Charles
ton News and Courier (democratic) OBJ
serves, and this country has adopted
many policies of which George Wash
ington would not have approved" and.
the paper continues, it is not "a nat
tering estimate Of our intelligence" to
declare that 'the American people will
never consent to an alliance. no matter
how desirable it raight be- That
amounts to telling us that we are
lot Of stupid and hidebound provincials
SO enslaved by prejudice as to be proof
against reason and common sense"
On the contrary. the Philadelphia Public
Ledger independently asserts. 'en-
lightened public opinion" recognizes as
inevitable" that I'VE establish some
sort Of contact with the other nations
Of the earth. The only question is as
to what kind it shall be-
Certainly Mr.. Harvey did not mean
that hope Of American and British CO.
operation for world peace was futile
the Kansas City Star independently as
serts. what is futile Is merely the ex-
rectation that such cooperation can be
brought about by a treaty of alliance"
and our ambassador was trying to i'm
press upon the British "that practical
craftsmanship would be better en-
ployed in trying to bring about. through
less formal sanctions. q working agree
ment that would produce results as
good"