South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-05
DOUBTS RIGHT
OF AMERICANS
in REVOLVING
Tells English Officials Acts of
Colonies Is Matter of
Speculation.
KING GEORGE
Claims L. 5. Would Still Be
Under Control of England
if He Reigned.

LONDON July 4-Diplomatic
Il representatives OF more than 80
foreign governments we're guests
. Monday night at the annual indie
pendence day dinner Of the Amer.-
can society Of London. Ambassa-
dor Harvey was the guest OF honor.
Lord Lee OF Hareham, first lord
Of the admiralty. toasting the guest.
referred to Mr.. Harvey as "a foreign
envoy TO whom the muzzle OF
, diplomacy had not been ob,rusive"
q Therefore, he said. both Great Brit
ain and America could expect from
] him open and frank comment
upon Anglo-American relations.
Referring in his reply 10 the re-
volt OF the American colonies. AM
bassador Harvey declared.
Whether the territory compris-
. ing the United States should have
been retained. IS wholly speculative.
But one fact Is certain-if George
the third had issued a proclamation
certify and appealing force that ut
tered the other day by George V.
: In his faithful endeavor to reconcile
a nation, there would have been no
ringing OF bells in Philadelphia 145
years ago this night. nor for many
years thereafter"
Two Grave Mistakes.
/, Ambassador Harvey declared that
the mutual helpfulness which all
desired could not be realized until
two grave misrepresentation had
been removed, one OF which per
= vaded Europe respecting the Unissd
States and the other Iermeas-d the
q. United States as TO Europe.
THE two combined appear q
, constitute the chief barrier % full
- and effective play OF cooperation
based upon confidence and under
standing" said the am bassador. II
= hnd in Europe the common impress
sion that the United States alone
= among the nations OF the world IS
today a land OF milk and honey
whoEe people not only are unlver-
sally prosperous. though recalclt-
rantly disconnected. but arc rich be-
| yond the traditional dreams OF
avarice. You have only 20 SUPPLE
meut the fancy with a suspicion
" which 1 find not wholly lacking. that
: all this cpulence and this happiness
= are direct results Of the great war
= tc account for the natural sense OF
resentment.
What are the facts? Did the
United States really profit from the
,, war 70 such A degree as 10 make ths
. lives she sacrificed seem 10 the Gym
, ical and sordid mind relatively in
?, significant"
% Ambassador Harvey proposed TO
, cite the tremendously increased ma
;, tional debt, the congressional ap-
= propriatlons for 1920 and the heavy
~ income taxation. He added:
= Americas Expense.
"In dollars. the cost 10 Americs
OF her participation in the war when
= finally computed. will fall not 20
very far short Of the entire indem-
nifty upon Germany. I make no
comparisons. There has been too
- much OF that already. Surely no
> good can come now when we are all
striving 10 get together IN common
g. purpose for the common veal. from
a dispUting over the relative sizes Of
Il the contributions 20 the great cause.
D. The two men swirling down the
r. Niagara river did not profit BIZ their
e paddles 10 quarrel over the distance
J. 10 the falls-they succeeded only IN
e making their fate certain. Let Us IN
- A position hardly less perilous not
g emulate their .diotic example
IL The ambassador said however
that the staggering present cost and
- the great price must be laid by the
7 next generation from those coun-
~ tries which had been so pitilessly
- demanded Of the flower of their
youth who were relied upon 70 carry
on.
Nothing could be further from
. my thought or more repeIlant 20 the
+ instinct OF any American than 20
measure money against men" he
A went on. MY sole purpose - 90 win
- tair consideration from any who
10 may have overlooked the fact
70 that the United States along with
D. Europe has her fun share of ma
n terial burdens % bear Tor scores q
IS years in addition 20 her grief az the
~ incalulabIy greater loss Of those who
I persisted in the service OF their
country"
Mr.. Harvey referred 20 the Amer
lean relief work during and follow
ing ne war, which he said. cannot
1 far 20 live forever as one OF the
finest achievements Of history"
- The second apprehension 20
"a which I referred 90 Is that my own
9. countrymen who have been led 10
n doubt that the peoples Of Europe
h have been doing the utmost Tor
e themselves before seeking helt,"
e, the ambassador continued Il havs
81 20 confess that before EFF hons
< held somewhat 20 that sur7niss
myself I DO So no longer. During
r. the past two months L have been
l- privileged 20 talk freely and frank
ID 81 with representatives. ofaciaI and
unofficial ~ every stricken state Or
~ Europe, and have not heard one
al complaining word nor received
single request FOR benefactioE. Il a