Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-06-03
SPEECH
AGAIN UNDER FIRE
REPRESENTATIVE ASKS AUTHOR
ITY FOR COL. HARVEY's
LONDON oUTBURsT.
WOULD LET PEOPLE KNOW
ISLANDER of American People to Say
They Went Into War Because
They Were Afraid Not to-"
Declares Flood.

Washington.-Am Harvey's
speech denying any altruistic motive
in our participation in the world war
will not pass into history without a
protest.
Representative Flood of Virginia,
who as chairman of the foreign af-
fairs committee of the house, intro
duced the resolution declaring the war
purposes finding out whether Col. Har-
vey made his announcement by au.
thority or not. He had introduced a
resolution calling on the secretary Of
state to inform the house If this
speech was delivered by instructions,
and he also wants any communica-
lions of disapproval or commentator
that may have gone from this gov
eminent to its ambassador following
the speech.
Ordinarily with a majority of the
foreign affairs 'committe Of the po-
litical faith of the president, a reso-
luton that might embarr9ss the adj
ministration would begin and end with
its reference to that committee. But
1t so happens that call for informa.
ton Of this sort is privileged" under
the procedure of congress. So there
Is no chance to- bury it, If at the
expiration of seven days the commit
tee has not reported Mr.. Flood has
the right to call it up on the floor
of the house. And Mr.. Flood intends
TO do that very thing with appro.
pirate fireworks, doubtless, if the
committee does not act.
The democrats are getting tired at
the persistent sniping at the former
administration, and while they cannot
compel the passage of the resolution,
they can do lot Of talking and put
the majority in the position of admit
ting that 1t will be embarrassing to
the administration to give the infor-
nation or else they are coming
President Harding's speech in New
York in which he indicated a very
different reason for the sacrifice the
American soldiers made than that
mentioned by COL Harvey.
IF that speech Mr. Flood said,
"voices the view Of the administra.
ton think the people ought to know
1t, / think it is a SANDER Of the
American people to say they went
into the war because they we're afraid
not to and believe the public were
surprised to know that officials feel
that way in reference to the sacri-
flee the country made. Again, to say
that we simply hoped to shorten the
war is belittling the achievements of
America in the war to an extent not
Justified by the facts and such a
statement should not be made by pub
lie officials Of this country"
Mr. Flood wanted to know particu-
larly whether Mr.. Harvey was "voic.
ing the sentiments and policies of the
United States government" when he
was quoted as having said that 'the
declaration that a war between Eng
land and the United States has ceased
TO be conceivable is no more than an
assumption" Or again, when he said
mot few remain convinced that we
sent our young soldiers across to save
this kingdom, France and Italy. That
is not fact We sent them solely to
save the United States of America
and most reluctantly and laggardly at
that" Also when he said: I'VE were
not too proud to fight, whatever that
may mean. We were afraid not to
fight"