Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-05
COL. HARVEY Tells
Of U.S.WAR BURDEN
In Speech Before Diplomats
Denies America Profited
by Conflict
EUROPE ASKS OPPORTUNITY
BY the Associated Press


London, July diplomatic repre-
Governments were guests last night at
the annual Independence Day dinner Of
the American Society Of London. Am
bassador Harvey was the guest Of honor.
u, Lord Lee Of Fareham, First Lord OF
the Admiralty, toasting the guest, re =
ferred to Mr.. Harvey as "a foreign
envoy to whom the muzzle of diplomacy
had not been obtrusive. Therefore, -
he said. both Great Britain and Amer
lea could expect fro.l him open and
frank comment upon Anglo American
relations"
Refer ing in his reply to the revolt
OF the American colonies. Ambassador
Harvey declared:
whether the territory comprising
the United States could have been re :
tanned is wholly speculative. But one
fact is certain-if George III had issued
a proclamation even approximating in
eloquent sincerity and appealing force
that uttered the other day by George
V in his faithful endeavor to reconcile
nation, there would have been no
ringing of bells in Philadelphia 145
years ago this night nor for many years
thereafter"
Ambassador Harvey declared that the
mutual helpfulness which all desired
could not be realized until two grave
misapprehension had been removed,
one Of which pervaded Europe respect
ing the United States. and the other
permeated the United States as to
Europe.
THE two combined appear to con :
stitute the chief barrier to full and ef-
fective play of cooperation based
upon confidence and understanding"
said the Ambassador. II find in Europe
the common impression that the United
States. alone among the nations Of the
world. is today land Of milk and
honey whose people not only are uni
versally prosperous, though recalcitrantly
discontented, but are rich beyond the
traditional dreams of avarice. You
have only to supplement the fancy with
a suspicion which find not wholly lack =
ing, that all this opulence and this hap
piness are direct results Of the great
war. to account for the wholly natural
sense of resentment.
"What are the facts? Did the United
States really profit from the war to
such degree as TO make the lives she
sacrificed seem to the cynical and sordid
mind relatively Insignificant"
u. S. Not War Beneficiary
Ambassador Harvey proceeded to cite
the tremendously increased national
debt. the congressional appropriation.
for 1920 and the heavy income taxation
He added:
"In dollars. the cost to America OF
her participation in the war, wher
finally computed, will fall not SO very
far short Of the entire indemnity upon
Germany.
Nothing could be further from my
thought or more repellent to the instinct
of any American than to measure money
against men," he went on. my sole
purpose is to win fair consideration
from any who may have overlooked the
fact that the United States, along with
Europe. has her full share of nationa
burdens to bear for scores Of years. ir
addition to her grief at the incalculabl,
greater loss Of those who perished ir
the service OF their country"
"The second misapprehension to which
I referred is that of my own countrymel
who have been led to doubt that tht
people Of Europe have been doing tn,
utmost for themselves before Seekini
help" the Ambassador continued. ~
have to confess that before / left homt
I held somewhat to that surmise my.
self I do so no longer. In the las
! two months I have heen privileged tt
talk freely and frankly with represen
tatives, official and unofficial, of ever,
stricken State in Europe. and I hay'
not heard one complaining word nor re-
ceived single request for benefaction
1t s not charity but opportunity they
crave and all that they SEEK