Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-07
WAR COST HEAVY ON
i. 6, HARVEY SAYS

LONDON, July 5.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press -Dip1omati represen-
tatives of more than thirty foreign
governments were guests Monday
night at the annual Independence
day dinner of the American Society
OF London. Ambassador Harvey was
the guest of honor.
Lord Lee. of Fareham. first lord
Of the admiralty, toasting the guest,
referred to Mr.. Harvey as "a foreign
envoy to whom the muzzle of diplo-
macy had not been optrusive." There
fore, he said. both Britain and
America could expect from him open
and frank comment upon Anglo-
American relations"
Referring, in his reply to the re-
volt OF the American colonies. Mr..
Harvey declared: Whether the ter
ritory comprising the United States
could have been retained is wholly
speculative. But one fact is certain
ii George the Third had issued a
proclamation. even approXlmat-1G In
eloquent sincerity and appealing
force that uttered the other day NY
to reconcile a nation. there would
have been no ringing of bells IN
Philadelphina 145 years ago TITS
night, nor for manv years there
after"
Ambassador Harvey declared that
the mutual helpfulness which all de-
SIT ed could not be realized until two
grave misapprehenSio had been re-
moved. one of which pervaGed ku-
rope respecting the United states,
and the other perlueated the United
states as to Europe.
THE two combined appear to con-
stitute the chief barrier to full and
effective play of co-operation based
upon confidence and understanding,
said the ambassador. Il ind in Eu-
rope the common impression tfat
the United States alone among the
nations of the world is TODAY land
Of milk and honey. whose people
not only. are universally prosperous
though recalcirantly disconnected,
| but are rich beyond the traditional
dreams of avarice. You have only
to supplement the fancy with sus-
picion which l find not wholly lack
ing, that all this opulence and TINS
happiness are direct results OF the
| great war. to account Tor the Wholly
natural sense of resentment.
What are the factso Did the
United States really profit from the
war to such a degree as to make
the lives she sacrificed seem to the
cynical and sordid mind relatively
insignificant"
Ambassador Harvey proceeded to
cite the tremendously increased ma
tional debt, the congressional appro-
trlations for 1920, and the heavy in
| come taxtion. He added:
I'm dollars. the cost to America
of her participation in the war. when
finally computed, will fall not so verv
far short of the entire indemnity
| | ro1lyp i
sons. There has been too much OF
| that already. Surely no good Car
come now. when We all are striving
| to get together in common purpose
| for the common veal. from disputine
over the relative sizes of the contrl-
| buttons to the great cause.
THE two men swirling down the
| Niagara river did not profit by drop
ping their paddles to quarrel ov'
| the distance to the 5alls-they sue
| ceeded only in making their fate GER
tain. Let US. ir a position hardly
| less perilous, not emulate theh
| idiotic example"
The ambassador said. however
| that the staggering present cost anC
| the great price must be paid bV thC
| next generation from those countries
which had been so pitilessly denudec
| of the flower of their youth. Whe
were relied upon to carry on.
| Nothing could be further from my
| thoughts or more repellant to the
| instinct of any American than tt
| measure money against men" NJ
| went on. "My sole purpose is 4
win fair consideration from any VIII
| NAV have overlooked the fact tina
| the United States. along with Eu
rope, has her full share Of materi1
| burdens to bear for scores OF years
| in addition to her grief at the IN
calculabiy greater loss Of those wht
perished in the service of their coun