Arizona republican., 1921-07-29
BRITISH EMBASSY CLOSED TO LONDON TIMES EDITOR WHO CRITICIZED PREMIER AND FOREIGN SECRETARY
Ambassador Ceddes Cancels Dinner Arranged In Honor Of Lord Northcliffe During His Washington Visit;
 Invitations Extended Publisher Withdrawn; North cliffe Says London Editorials Responsible For Snub
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LEE&aAt S- Fs GCaech vviFtl WASHINGTON, July 2s-Lord Northcliffe, the British publisher now in the United States. in a statement issued here tonight, said that flor reasons which he is not aware" invi- tations extended him to stop at the British embassy and to attend din- rcr there tonight had been with drawn.
 Knowing the methods in India of Lord Curzon, the British foreign sec retary.~ the statement declared, Lord Northcliffe is pretty certain shat Lord Curzon has adopted those methods here"
 The British publishers state ment conveyed the impression that the matter involved in the reported cancellation -of invitations was an eutgrowth of the controversy be- tween Lord Northcliffe and Lord Curxon soon after President Harding made his overtures for a disarma- ment conference, the London Times, leading paper published by North cliffe. opposed the suggestion that Lord Curxon be appointed one of the British delegates to the proposed &0&A2EA EAiAE anu 0Nt1NhN0 oCth eAAS tOA eiyn secretary and Premier Lloyd George
 This attack was followed by sus pension of privileges for years en- jcycd by the London Times, a North cliffe paper. in the obtaining of news from the British foreign office.
 Lord Northcliffe issued his state meat tonight after questions. had been asked him concerning rumors that invitations extended him by the embassy had been withdrawn on in xtructions from London. The only comment obtainable from the embas- sy were that the reports were ''in- accurate"
 It was established, however, that Lord Northcliffe had gone to local hotel on his arrival here early today from New York. He visited the White House this afternoon and spent an hour and twenty minutes with President Harding discussing. as the visitor sad. newspapers" Fail ure of Sir Auckland Geddes, British ambassador, to accompany the pub fisher. was not considered significant in that Lord Northcliffe on arriving in this country. stressed that he was not here in an official capacity.
 Lord Northcliffe's statement fol- lows:
 Lord Northcliffe tonight author ired the statement that he had been invited while in Washington to stop at the British embassy with his staff and to attend dinner there tonight For some reason of which ne is not aware both invitations were with drawn. Knowing the methods of In- cia in Lord Curzon. the British for eiEn secretary, Lord Northcliffe is pretty certain that Lord Curzon has adopted those methods here. In India while viceroy he cut off the new: supply of newspapers that criticized him and placed social embargo or their writers On the present occa Curzon is not dealing with Indian na lives or the owners of small Indial newspapers.
 Lord Northcliffe regrets he cannot visit with his friend. Sir Auckland Geddes. to whom he paid his respect. today after being with Presiden Harding. but is consoled concerned the cancelled embassy dinner by tn, fact that he will meet tomorrow nigh at dinner given by Mrs. Edward B Mclean. all the people who wer' originally invited to the embass. dinner.
 The British embassy was in semi darkness tonight and inquirers as t facts connected with the cancella ton of Lord Northcliffe's visit elicit ed no response beyond the statemen that there was nothing to be said il behalf of the embassy or the am bassador.
 It was learned that the invitation to Lord Northcliffe to make his hom at the British embassy while her was extended by Ambassador Gedde several months ago and before tn publica tion of the criticism of LOT Curzon in the London Times.
 As set out in Lord Northcliffe' statement tonight, he and Sir Auck land Geddes have been friends ( long standing and it was understoo that the extension of the hospitalit of the embassy to Lord Northcliff and his staff was on persona footing.
 It was part of the program of CT rertainment of the visitor to give dinner at the embassy tonight. far as could be learned, howeve while a tentative list of guests ha beer drawn up, the formal invits ,ions never were issued, undoubted for the reason that the occurrence the rupture between Lord Curzon aT the London Times and its owner. O A curing IS it did, made it. evident to carry out these plans.
 For it must be understood that Il British embassy building with mo of it's furnishings is the property the British government and while stated authoritatively that Amba ss dor Geddes did not receive instru tions from London in regard to Lo Northcliffe. the ambassador was ful aware of the impropriety of the Il bv him of the property of the Britt government to entertain even a pc sonal friend if that person had fall under he ban of the foreign offi'