Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-04
NO ALLIANCE
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sirous as l am of eliminating all
causes for misrepresentation than TO
set forth frankly any certainty
which may bear upon the immediate
future, however, disappointing it
may be to his hearers. In pursuance
of this policy, rightfui or wrongful
as it may be. l feel impellcd to say
frankly that the hope voiced by Lord
Derby must be regarded as futile.
"Our first president fixed the for
cign policy of the United States
clearly and unequivocaIly when he
adjured his countrymen never to en-
ter an alliance with any other pow
er. This policy has been reaffirmed
by practically all his successors. 1t
was reiterated with great positive
ness in our latest national campaign
by our present president and was
confirmed Ay u majority of the peo-
pie so great as to be beyond the
pale Of comparison.
'In view Of these circumstances, am
/ doing more than stating the wholly
obvious and unacceptable 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 wis
dom to avoid discussion or even sug
gestion of a proposal which, however
praiseworthy it may be. could hardly
serve any purpose other than to feed
enemies and distress friends or both
Great Britain ard France who live
in America ?"
Ambassador Harvey. in dealing
with the subject of world economies.
said the aftermath of the war was
hardly less discOncerting and devas-
tating than the war itself.
AT the expiration of the ensuing
week" he continued. 1--WE shall have
reached the beginning of the fourth
year following the armistice. ETen
then we shall only he approa ching
what we hope may prove to be the
first definite and enduring settlements
looking toward the lifting of burdens
and the establishment of internat:on-
al agreements or understandings fore
shadowing prosperity, which can be
attained only through the assurance
Of tranquil relations among the pow
CTS of the world"
He declared that we have political
peace in a broad sense and that it
was industrial peace that we now
seek and must obtain. 1--WE must face
the issue squarely and manfully," he
said. "as it BELTS our race. The first
fundamental principle that we must
recognize is that economic laws are
superior to executive enactments."
Supply and demand constituted the
basic law of all industry and a period
of what normally would he termed
over production should now follow tho
stead. however. he declared both Eng
land and America had been persistent
in under production.
"While the employer. reluctant to
dispose of present stocks at lower
prices is willing TO sell for prices ap-
proXimately the ante bellum standard
all goods hereafter produced, Mr..
ing for more money and shorter
hours now and still more money and
still shorter hours hereafter. On tho
part of both employers and employees
it is fatuous policy which If applied
TO international affairs immensely in
creases the danger OF war Applied
TO domestic economies, 1t not only
fails TO exercise an influence for
averting industrial strife. but very
positively aggravates the situation so
as to increase the danger of conflict.
1--WE do not anticipate violence or
revolution. That is out of the uues-
ton. But we would be blind to the
$ signs Of the times If we did not per-
cCive the danger of an industrial war
as mustexceed any hitherto known
as the economic disturbances caused
by and hequeathed by the trcat war
exceed those Of any former OCCASION"
Mr.. Harvey said the way to reace
and PROSPERITY was open if ,,rlys en-
nioyers and employees wot:tI pursue
it. even at the cost Of some piiva-
ton. though infinitely less than that
which Inc general public has sufft red
and is suffering" He expressed the
hope that an guarantee not only Of
peace but of prosperity would come
from the Washington conference.
which he said he anticipated would
result in increased commercial CO.
operation as the logical sequence OF
the political concurrence between
Great Britain and the United States.