The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-05-25
American Ambassador Delivers First
Address Since Presenting Credcn-
ttals. Bclittlcs Idea Americas Mo.
tive in Entering War was Altruistic.

tials, declared tonight that American
armed forces came to Eurc)c in tho
World War solely to save the United
states and not to save European states,
opposed to Germany, as some had con-
tended.
Mir. EIarvey's address, which was de-
llVercd at dinner given by the III
sRlm Society in his honor, attracted
especial interest, coming as it did at a
t!mc whea the probable attitude of the
lh.icd States toward the tense nolit-
lcal situation in Europe is arousing
lively speculation, and as the first au-
thorized expression of the American
viewpoint.
MI Harvey paid tribute to the PHI.
Srlms as the most distinctive link in
the chain Of blood relationship be-
tween the British and American peo-
ille and one Of the most potent agen-
cics OF civilization. Their activities.
ne said, had been sustained labor Of
love and patriotism which only now
we're beginning to fructify in an car
nest desire and determination on the
part of both peoples to blow away
mlsts Of misconstruction and misun-
dcrstanding, which far too long had
hidden their true natures, one from
the other
The outstanding attributes Of Presi-
dent Harding, Mr.. Harvey said, are
breadth OF vision, greatness Of heart,
Tdcllty TO his race no less than to his
clan, ard no more to his family than
to his ancestry, drawn from all parts
OF the United Kingdom. Mr.. Harvey
declared these were sufficient indica-
tons and reasons why Mr.. Harding
felt in the very fibre Of his being at
this crucial period that friendliness
and good will should exist always be-
tween the peoples Of the great English
speaking nations and why he nov
pledges unfaltering cooperation in
achieving that aspiration.
Nothing could be more futile, more
delusive and more mischevlous, he
said, 70 pretend that the Americans
proffer Of helping hand was attrib-
utable primarily to "a tender suscep-
tiblity."
1T is not" Mr. Harvey declared,
My country stands ready to work
with yours, because, first: 1t Is to our
own interest to do SO; and secondly:
because it is to the advantage Of both.
We deceive ourselves occasionally.
Even to this day at rare intervals an
ebulient sophomore seeks applause by
shouting that we won the war;
Far more prevalent until recently
was the impression that we went to
war to rescue humanity from all
kinds OF menacing perils.
Not a few remain convinced that
we sent our young soldiers across to
save this kingdom, France and Italy.
That Is not a fact Ne sent them
solely to save the United States Of
America. and most reluctantly and
laggardly at that
We were not too proud to, fight,
whatever that may mean. We were
not afraid to fight. That Is the real
truth of the matter SO, we came
along toward the end and helped you
and your allies to shorten the war.
That Is all we did and that is all we
claim to have done
Discussing what he called the sen
tient pcrilous present" Ambassador
Harvey said:
For years have heard it pro.
claimed that war between Great
Britain and America had ceased to
be conceivable. No resumption OF
armed conflict Is unlmaginable. Any
day may witness y renewal OF the
War OF the Roses, any day the clash
OF the Blue and the Gray in the
swamps OF Virginia.
But so unlikely are such happen
ings that the suggestion, even though
1t incredibly were made, would evoke
no more than defisive smile. But 1t
is one thing to stamp constantly upon
an absurd notion, and another thing to
never think OF 1t at all.
"Ncw the question rises, have not
our countries reached point with re-
spccI to the remotest possibility OF a
conflict that justi0es our forgetting 1t
as completely as the battles OF Bos-
worth Field and Appomattox have
faded from our recollection?