The New York herald., 1921-11-01
Says Farley Is in No Wise
Challenge to League
of Nations.
CONFIDENT OF OUTCOME
Envoy Points to America as
Friend to All, Without an
Enemy in the World.

CopWf0ht, 1871, 01 The NEW YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
London, Oct. 81.
George Harvey, American Ambassa-
dor to Great Britain, at the Pilgrims
farewell dinner to the British delegates
to the forthcoming Washington con-
ference told Great Britain in plain words
what America has already done for
disarmament.
THE Washington conference" he
said, "is no ordeal of battle but of
faith" and later he declared, 1T was
not in perfunctory spirit. but with
full consciousness of its vast possi-
bilities that our Christian President
besought all people to pause at a
given moment on Armistice Day and
unite i'm simple prayer for the bless
ings of our Heavenly Father
A. J. Balfour was the only member
of the British delegation present, the
Prime Minister being kept in the
House of Commons by the Irish de-
bate and Lord Lee of Fareham hav-
ing departed for America.
Although the British discussion OF
the conference on the limitation Of
armaments has been tinged through
out by report that America was pro-
ceeding with her 1915 naval building
programme, Ambassador III arvey
showed tonight that the progrxmme
is now being carried on only 40
per cent. basis. The Ambassador s
explanation of how the 1916 pro-
gramme has been held up afforded
Great Britain her first clear idea that
America Is making sacrifices to for
ward the ideal in the service of which
she has summoned the other nations
to Washington. He explained how the
1916 naval building programme was
adopted while all the world was aflame
and how she pursued this programme
until the early part of this year, when
her policy was changed suddenly.
"On July 1. in pursuance with the
plan then in operation, there we're
under construction seventy-nins naval
vessels of all types, including eleven
battleships," he said. "On July IL
the President announced his Intention
of calling the conference. Practically
simultaneously, at the instigstion OF
the President, Congress redu,ed the
normal appropriation from $184000.000
to 100000 representing brely 40
pcr cent. of the sum which w,uld or
dinarily be allotted. In consequences
the present rate Of constitution by
the United States is almost exactly 40
per cent. Of normal.
"Our own position Is quito plain.
America does not fear war. Why should
she? Geographically she is self-con- :
tanned and self-supporting in all re-
spects. Her long coast lines. il is true,
are indeed inadcouately protected. Some
of her most splendid cities would appear
tempting targets to warriors OF the seas.
but these circumstances arc relatively
trivial The greatest guns In the world
could not create the havoc of an earth
quake such as tnat from whicn san
Francisco rose like phoenix from Its
ashes. moro resplendent than ever. and
in a bare score Of months. IT Is. more
over. a matter OF most casual observa-
tion that we rebuild New York every
thirty years.
And back OF the cities OF the Goa st
lies a great country which constitutes
the real America. with more than
24,000,000 men IN tween the ages OF
seventeen and forty-five. capable OF
bearing arms. To pronounce such a
land unconquerable is to utter the merest
truism. No. America does not fear war.
She simply hates II.
But the security OF tho United States
does not rest upon her physical re-
sources alone. Her, moral position Is
imrregnablc. Not ohly will she never
seek additional territory by conquest
but she would refuse TO accept II a. a
gift. Within our borders lie unoccupied
lands sufficient to sustain a population
treble that which the country now has
Wen. indeed. may shc rest content, a
friend TO all nations so far as her people
are aware and without an enemy In tho
world.
"Thc coming conference. therefore
presages no arbitrament OF swords. II
Is no ordeal Of battle. but OF faith. Al
ready our Government has given con
elusive evidence OF its confidence In the
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