The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-26
ANERICA FOUGHT l FOR OWN HONOR
.s Not Embroiled Thru Soft Senti- .eut Harvey Tells England-Offers
 a Square Deal, but Wants no Iseague of Nations.

rou6nn. May 20--The American
 ,,,basgador. George Harvey, in his
 -st speech since presenting his ere
 ,eutials. declaring last night that
 ,ra-.ina's armed forces came to Eur
 ,s in the World WAT solely to save
 ss United States, and not to save T,,~npean states opposed to Germany,
 os some have contended. # Nh Harveys address, delivered at
 dinner given by the Pilgrims So- E ,iarv in his honor, attracted especial
 ta,esf.. coming as il did at time -rban the attitude of the United States
 oUgrd the tense political situation in g r,,rDne is arOusing lively speculation,
 sns as the first authorized expression
 rf the American viewpoint.
 Harding No Hyphenate.
 President Harding was portrayed by sbe ambassador as 2 typical modern # roar.ican, proud of his own country t nt jealous of DO other man &: resO- nte in maintaining his own nation -irhts. but not less scrupulOus in
 recognizing the rights of others; B
 far. just, modest man, humble. but a unafrald-
 Precisely as your ambassador went +5 Washington as an un4llnyed Brit0n, ! came to London as an unaIlUysd f American" he said.
 Nothing could be more futile. z more delusive and more mischievous than to pretend that the Americans rraffer of 8 helping hand was at- t-ibutahle primarily to 2 tender sus- cssgtibility."
 Tt is not" MT. Harvey said, "My country stands ready to work with yours. because, first, It IS to our own interest to do so, and especially, be- cause it is to the advantage of both We do not resent being called ideal. ISIS. even as sometimes happens. hy those whose anticipated reward fol evtoIling our altruism is transparent. ly material. But we have come C realize in the past few years that ideals too often resolve into illusions znd illusions we have found to be both dangerous and proftless. Not a World Savior. Even to this day at rare intervals \ ar ebullent sophomore seeks applause bV shouting, We won the war; Far Il more prevalent until recently was the impression that we went to war to rescue humanity from all kinds of menacing perils.
 Not 8 few remain convinced that we sent our young soldiers across to save this kingdom, France and Italy That is not a fact. We sent them solely to save the United States of Il America, and most reluctantly and laegardly at that
 We were not too proud to fight, whatever that may mean. We were afraid not to fight. That is the real 1 truth of the matter. So we came along toward the end and helped you and your allies shorten the war That is all we did, and that is all we claim to have done.'
 President No Meddler.
 Because the president has exem- plifed his ayowal of obligation, it must not be inferred that he proposes to become an international meddler," continued the ambassador. He would be the last to intervene or be drawn into any matter of no concern to his own country, but also no one realizes more clearly than he that the United States is of necessity deeply inter ested' in proper economic adjustments and the settlement of matters of worldwide importance under discus sion and desires helpfully to coop crate
 There still seems to finger in the minds of many here the impression that in some way or other, by hook or by crook, unwittingly, surely unwill- ingly, America may yet be beguiled in to the League of Nations. Let me show you how utterly absurd such notion is.
 The question of Americas parti- cipation in the league came before the people, who decided by a majority of seven millions.
 It follows, then, that the present government could not, without be- trayal of its creators and masters, and will not, l can assure you, have anything whatsoever to do with the league or any commission or commit tee appointed by it or responsible to 1t directly or indirectly, openly or furtiyely."