Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-29
INVITATION TO NORTH
CLIEFE TO ATTEND
BANQUET WITHDRAWN
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Lord Northcliffe says Lord Curzon
is not dealing with Indian natives
or the owners of small Indian
newspapers.
Lord Northcliffe regrets he cam
not visit with his friend, Sir Auck-
land Geddes, to whom he paid his
respects today after being with
President Harding, but is consoled
concerning the cancelled embassy
dinner by the fact that he will
meet tomorrow night at a dinner
given by Mrs. Edward B. Mclean,
all the people who were originally
invited to the embassy dinner"
Embassy In Semi-Darkness.
The British embassy was in
les as to the facts connected with
tho cancellation of Lord North
cliffe's visit ELECTED no response
beyond the statement that there
was nothing to be said in behalf of
the embassy or the ambassador.
1t was learned that invitation to
Lord Northcliffe to make his
home at the British embassy while
here was extended by Ambassador
Geddes several months ago, and
before the publication of the criti-
Cism of Lord Curzon in the Lon
don Times.
As set out in Lord Northcliffe's
statement tonight, he and Sir
Auckland Geddes have been
friends of long standing and 1t was
understood that the extension of
the hospitality of the embassy to
Lord Northcliffe and his staff was
on a personal footing.
Part of the Program.
It was part of the program of
entertainment of the visitor to give
a dinner at the embassy tonight
So far as could be learned, how
ever, while a tentative list of
guests had been drawn up, the
formal invitations never were is
sued, undoubtedly for the reason
that the occurrence Of the rup-
ture between Lord CurZon and the
London Times and its owner, &C.
curing as 1t did, made 1t evident
ly impossible to carry out these
plans.
For 1t must be understood that
the British embassy building with
most of its furnishings is the prop
erty of the British government,
and while it is stated authorita-
lively that Ambassador Geddes did
not receive instructions from
London in regard to Lord North
cliffe, the ambassador was fully
aware of the improperly Of the
use by him Of the property of the
British government to entertain
oven a personal friend II that per-
son had fallen under the ban of
the foreign office.
The incident which caused the
rupture arose through the publica-
ton in the London Times July IL
of an article in it's editorial col
umns discussing the possible Brit
.ish representation in the Washing
ton disarmament conference.
The Associated Press cable dis
patch of that date summarized the
editorial as follows:
st declares that neither the pre-
mier nor the foreign minister is
fitted by his position, his tempera-
ment and his past career to take a
direct part in these negotiations "
Concluding the Times said:
1T is for the same reason OF
avoiding suspicion that the attend
ance of Premier Lloyd George and
Lord Curzon in Washington seems
particularly undesirable. The great
qualifications needed by the repre-
sentatives Of this empire is charac-
ter for conspicuous straightfor-
wardness and honor. Mr.. Lloyd
George does not possess this char
acter. OF all statesmen In Europe,
he probably is most distrusted. In
America he is widely regarded as
a man who encompassed President
Wilson with his 'wizardy'
THE newspaper then turns tc
Lord Curzon, alleging that his
'pompous and pretentious manner
and incapacity for business do not
! fit him to discharge the RESPONSE
BILE duties the mission would i'm
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