South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-20
HARVEY URGES
COOPERATION
OF COUNTRIES
Deep Interest Attached to En-
voy's First Public Appear
ance i'm London.

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relationship between the British
and American peoples and one Of
the most potent agencies Of civiliza-
ton.
Through their activities he
said. "had been sustained a labor
OF love and patriotism. which only
now were beginning 10 frutfy. 1T
Is the work Of these people to blow
away the mists of misconstructio1
and Misunderstanding. which far too
long had hidden their true natures,
one from the other.
Inevitably you to the east Of us
derive your information respecting
our public opinion from the great
cities on our Atlantic seaboard,' the
Ambassador continued. precisely as
our friends TO the west Of us take
theirs from the border states on the
Pacific The heart OF our republic
lies in the great plain which
stretches from the Alleghenies to the
Rockies. where rests the dominant
political power of the nation.
1T was from the Hardy stock Of
that region" Mr. Harvey declared.
THAT America had drawn seven Of
40 Of its recent chief executives. in
.cluding Pres't HARDING"
Prest Harding was portrayed by
the ambassador as a typical modern
American proud of his own coun-
try. hut jealous of no other mans;
resolute in maintaining his own ma
lions rights. but not less scrupu-
lous in recognizing the rights Of
others. a fair. modest man, humbla.
but unafraid.
Praises Harding.
The outstanding attributes os
Pres't Harding" Mr.. Harvey said,
"are breadth of vision. greatness Of
heart. hdelity TO his race To less than
to his clan. and no more 60 his fam
ily than To his ancestry. drawn from
an parts of the United Kingdom.
Mr.. Harvey declared these were suf-
fcient indications and reasons why
Mr.. Harding felt I'm the very fibre Of
his being at this crucial period that
friendIiness and good will should
exist always between the peoples Of
the great neutrality-suspicious. nations
and why he now pledges unfaltering
co-opera zion in accomplishing that
ambition.
II shall fail miserably. TO the gre
vious disappointment OF my chief. ~
Mr.. Harvey said. IF I do not SO
greatly strengthen those bonds Of
friendship and mutual helpfulness
that hereafter our governments Will
not only prefer durable engage
ments 10 tentative comp romisas as
between ourselves but viii in
stinctiveIy approach all world prob
lens from the same angle as of
common inseparable concern
II rejoice" proceeded the ambas-
sador. chat the king and the presi-
dent see eye 20 eye and sense the
yearnings OF the peoples 10 whose
service their lives have proudly been
dedicated
Il came 10 The court of ST. James
utterly destitute of traditional
weapons OF diplomacy, but fully
equipped with the same candor.
frankness. traiEhtf0rwaTduess. sim
certify and consideration which have
charact cried 20 a marked degree
the utteraRces of your chief officers
OF state with whom I hace thus far
come into contact
Precisely rs your ambassador
went 20 washington as am unalloyed
Br1ton. I come t1 London as an UNI
auoyed American"
Nothing could be more futile.
more delusive and more mischlev-
Gus. he said. than 20 pretend that
the Americans proNer OF q helping
hand was attributable primarily 20
ga tender susce ptihility."
TT Is true" ar. Harvey declared.
"uy country stands ready 20 work
with yours because. frst. 10 IS 90 our
own interest 20 do. and secondly. be-
cause 10 is TO the advantage Of both.
We do not resent being called ideal
lists. even as sometimes happens. by
those who anticipated reward for
extolling our altruisnl- But we have
come 10 realize in the past few
years that ideals too often resolve
into illusions and illusions we have
found 90 be both dangerous and
proftless
$50 we came along toward the
end and helped YOU and your allies
Ia shorten the war That IS all we
did and that Is al we claim 20 have
done