Evening star., 1921-11-04
HARVEY KILLS HOPE
Of ANY ALLIANCE
Tells British U. S. Still FOL-
lows Policy of WASH
ington.

lows Policy OF WaSn-
ington.
Isy the Associated Press.
LIVERPOOL November 3.--George
Harvey, the United States ambassador
to Great Britain. told an audience at
the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce
! tonight that it was futile to hope that
America, as Lord DERBY receh1S @ hau h
keen suggesting, may some day De
merged in definite alliance with Great
Britain and France.
This statement was made as dlgres-
sion from an address on economics ana
the international industrials situation
in which the American ambassador at
tackled communism and socialism and
defended the principle OF indtvlduahsm.
In his digression Ambassador Harvey
recalled Lord Derby's statement IN
recent address at Birmingham. in which
the latter voices the conviction that
the success Of the Washington limita.
ton OF armament conference would
mean and that It's failure would mean
war in the immediate future. me
speaker also recalled Lord Derby's sug-
gestion to former President Poincare
evening that an Anglo French alliance
would be desirable In the interests OF
peace. intimating the strong nope
that America might eventually JON the
combination.
unhappy lot sil-ce l have been in Eng
land" continued Ambassador Harvey.
rto dispeI Illusions respecting the at
titude Of the United states can con-
ceive of no more effective service on
the part Of an envoy. desirous as ! am
Of eliminating ali causes for misappre-
hension, than to set forth. frankly, any
certainty which may bear upon the inn
mediate future. however disappointing
1t may be to his hearers. In pursuance
of this policy. riEhtful Or wrongful az
" that the hope voiced by Lord Derby
must be regarded as futile.
"Our first President fixed the for
eicn policy of the United States clear
ly and uneQuivocally when he ad-
jured his countrymsn never to enter
permanent alliance with any other
power. This policy has been re-
afirmed by practically all his sue
cessors. 1t was reiterated with great
positiyeness in our latest national
campaign by our present President.
and was confirmed by majority of
the people so great as to be beyond
the pale of comparison.
Would Avoid Discussion.
I'm view of these circumstances, am
/ doing more than stating the wholly
pronounce the entrance of the United
States into any permanent alliance,
however desirable that action may
seem to be an utter imposslbilIty!
May it not be, then. the part OF wis.,
dom to avoid discussion or even sug-
gestion of a proposal which, however
praiseworthy 1t may be. could hardly
serve any purpose other than to feed
enemies and distress friends Of both
Great Britain and France who live
in American"
Ambassador Harvey. in dealing with
the aftermath OF the war was hardly
less disconcerting and devastating
than was the war itself.
AT the expiration of the ensuing
week." he continued. I'VE shall have
reached the beginning Of the fourth
year following the armistice. Even
then we shall only be approaching
first definite and enduring settle
ments looking toward the lifting Of
burdens and the establishment OF
international agreements or UNDER
standings foreshadowing prosperity.
which can be attained only through
among the powers of the world"
There was. he added. political peace
in a broad sense. and 1t was indus
trial peace that now was being sought
and which must be obtained.
I'VE must face the issue s,lunrely
befits our race. The first funja-
mental principle that we must rec
ognize Is that economic laws are
superior to legislative enactments."
supply and Demand Bnsic Law.
He declared supply and demand
constituted the basic law of all indus
try and that a period of what normal
ly would be termed overproduction
should now follow the long period of
ne declared both England and Amer
lea had been persistent in underpro-
duction.
"While the employer. reluctant to
dispose OF present stocks at lower
prices. is willing to sell for prices
approximating the ante-bellum stand
ard all goods hereafter produced" Mr..
Harvey continued. "employes are ask
ing for more money and shorter hours
now and still more money and still
shorter hours hereafter. On the part
of both employers and employees 1t is
a fatuous policy thus to mock the
fundamental laws of economies. 1t is
a perilous policy which. il applied to
affairs, immensely in-
creases the danger of war. Applied
to domestic economics 1t not only
falls to exercise an influence for
aveftln8 industrial StFlIe, Dut very
aggravates the situation SO
as to increase the danger of conflict.
I'VE. Of course, do not anticipate
violence or revolution. That is out
OF the question:: but we would be
blind to the signs Of the times il we
did not perceive the danger of an in
dustrial war as much exceeding any
hitherto known as the economic dis
turbances caused by and bequeathed
by the great war exceed those of any
former OCCASION"
Mr.. Harvey said the way to peace
and prosperity was open if only en-
ployers and employees would pursue it,
"even at the cost of some privation.
though infinitely less than that which
the general public has suffered and is
The speaker expressed the hope
that a guarantee not only Of peace,
but of prosperity, would come from
the Washington conference. which, he
said. he anticipated would result in
enhanced commercial cooperation as
the logical sequence Of the political
between Great Britain
and the United States.