Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-21
COL, HARVEY VOICED
HARO|NG'S VIEWS
: IN LONDON SPEECH
On Main Points He Was Talking
Direct From the President,
Washington Says.
G. o. P. LEADERS PLEASED
vrom the New York World.


Washington. May 2o-On the main
oints OF his speech at the Pilgrims
inner In London there can be no ques-
on that George Harvey, American
Ambassador 10 Great Britain, was talk
ing directly for the President. and while
there lis no suggestion that the speech
was submitted in advance, the broad
lines OF IL represent what the President
wanted 10 have said. The picture of
Columbia and Britannia walking hand
in hand was an adroit way of conveying
20 France. for example. an intimation
that England would not be alone in her
disapproval of France constituting her
self the sole judge OF what should be
done 20 Germany.
ON the whole the speech sounded
much more like the inspiration of the
President than of Secretary OF State
Hughes. Not that any suggestion of
anything but the utmost satisfaction
was obtainable about the State De-
parment. but Mr.. Hughes was never
80 keen an enemy Of the League of Ma
.tlons as was Mr.. Harding.
Very nearly everything Col. Harvey
said. the President said during the
campaign. To be sure sometimes the
latter seemed 10 say much that was
apparently quite the contrary. which
gives rise 10 the thought that the AM
hassador. who is n diplomat in more
than the international sense. may have
thought IL an excellent opportunity for
anchoring the extreme anti-League posi-
tion beyond the possibility of any more
slipping.
The assault on Woodrow Wilson is
perhaps the most direct evidence that
the whole speech was not vised by the
President. Mr.. Harding has Invariably
sidestepped that sort of thing and would
hardly have authorized SO. extreme
departure from diplomatic ethics.
The Ambassadors first speech is ap-
plauded by his chiefs, but outsiders are
wondering If the versatile Colonel is
not endeavoring to put them little
further along than they care TO go.
While the Reparatiop Commission.
70 which we have sent an observer
might be considered as exclusively
the creation of the treaty and not of
the League. the League Covenant pro-
vides that disputes as TO any inter-
national fact which II established would
constitute breach of any international
obligation. or as TO the extent and
nature Of the reparation to be made for
any such breach. are declared 10 be
among those which are suitable for sub
mission TO arbitration"
And the very next article of the
League Covenant provides for the for
nation OF the permanent court Of in
ternational justice-with the establish
ment Of which Elihu Rgot had much to
do and which President Harding has
indorsed.
Nobody looks for any withdrawal of
support for International Court. be-
cause Of Col Harvey's declaration that
we would have nothing TO do with any
creation of the League of Nations.
After Elihu Root had participated in
formulating the tribunal last winter. he
visited Mr.. Harding at Marion, and the
two had quite a iubilant session over il.
The then President-elect spoke en-
Enthusiastically OF World Court as part
~ his plan for an international policy,
and stood by heaming while Mr.. Root
explained the possibilities and procedure
az the tribunal.
The more clouded becomes the Eu-
ropean skies over such questions as
Snesla and the possibility Of occupa-
ton Of the Ruhr district. the more
> ecchcs Col Harvey may be expected
to make, and the more ne win dwell on
the note Of harmony between this
country and Great Britain.
Sflesia is a purely European problem.
according TO our theory. and win re-
main so unless the act of some country
attempts 10 change the situation by
presenting the world with what the
state Department folks fall fait ac-
cornpli. In other words the Silesian
matter will remain a matter Of solely
European concern until such time as
fhe Allied powers split over il.
IL the Supreme Council breaks up
because of inability TO agree on Silesia,
Ambassador Harvey win become much
more than the mere observer he is
supposed TO be at present. UP TO date
no official utterance has been made to
tell France this country's attitude,
though the newspaper comment has
conveyed the information with reason
able clearness.
Poland is not the only country that
has sought 10 get us TO declare our
position. but without success. Col.
Harvey's expressions of our fellow feel
ing with England is the nearest thing
10 an official declaration thus far.
The utterances of Ambassador Har-
vey at the Pilgrims dinner in London
were highly praised by Republicans
Yesterday. In like manner the Demo-
Gratis denounced all his references to
former President Wilson.
Aside from these conflicting scuti-
rnents the Republicans all seemed to
derive comfort and consolation from
the various statements made by the