The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-20
Of perfect equality in the eyes of each
other and the world"
BELIEVES IN FRIENDSHIP

tne ambassadors health, said that Mr..
harvey was a man who believed In
the closest friendship between his
country and Great Britain for the bene-
III and peace of the world
MT Harvey is no stranger to Eng
land added the Duke "This is his
thlrty seventh passage across the
Atlantic. His knowledge of England
ana his knowledge of Europe will be
OF the greatest help to him in the
nigh position he now occupies"
the prime minister, Mr. Lloyd
George. in seconding the Duke of Con-
naught, said:
fhe United States has honored us
greatly by sending us a succession of
ulstlhsulshed men as ambassador, who
had already won great fame before
| they reached our shores. The fame
OF our guest has Travelled long ago to
TINS country. His championship OF tho
cause OF the allies was we'll known
and fully recognized He is a man of
cur race
me war has taught us in this
country many lessons. One of these
lessons is that the immense population
or the United States is not of Anglo
saxon origin, nor even of Anglo Celtic
origin. In the United States there are
men OF every race under the sun.
nevertheless, it is a source of pride In
which have determined the life and
history of America, the directing minds
nave been Anglo-Celtic. The great lit
erature of America is ours; the great
literature of Britain is their theirs. We
speak the same tongue; we wodship
the same great men. That produces
sympathy and community that moth
ing can break
we welcome the new ambassador
Tor many reasons. He is a brilliant
pupIicist who has left his mark on
the course of events in his own country
upon many critical occasions
WELCOMED AS KINSMAN
we never can regard the citizens
OF the United States as foreigners;
therefore, In the new ambassador we
welcome brilliant kinsman. The flu
lure well being of the world depends
more upon the good will, the good
understanding and cooperation be-
tween these two great English speak
ing peoples than upon any other fact
II is the best, 1t is the surest, guaran-
tee of world peace.
am glad, then, that the ambassa-
dor appointment comedies with the de-
clsion of the United States to be repre-
sented adequately in the councils of the
nations. | am glad that the new ambas-
sador has been chosen as the represen-
tative of the United States, and that he
VIII be present at the coming meeting.
IL is essential for the peace of the
world that America should be in.
european diplomacy works always in
the dense thicket of ancient feuds, rooted,
entagled and entwined. 1t is difficult to
see the path; it is not always possibl
to see the light of day. did not realize
1t all until the peace conference; 1 did
not realize how deep the roots are.
In central Europe there are blood
feuds which had been dead and buried
Tor centuries, but which have been
resurrected into full and vigorous life
1t is difficult to walk wisely or we'll
amidst all these ancient conflicts-the
memories are so great, continuous so
intense, the momentum of revenge In
creases at each succeeding stroke.
MUST BE NO WARS
If this war isn't the last war, the
next will leave Europe in ashes 1t IS
essential we should find some means OF
dragging the nations out of this laby-
rinth of hatred, this degradation, for our
own safety"
Referring to America, Mr.. Lloyd George
said
1--WE welcome this new power, vigorous,
strong, clear-headed, untrammelled with
these old quarrels."
He concluded
States coming, not because we want to
drag America into these quarrels-that
would only make it worse and aggravate
things. We want America to help us out,
not to help us in We appeal to Amer
lea, not merely as a nation of high
ideals, we know that it is not a country
that will say, Am l my brother S
keeper :"
THE world has become more interde-
pendent than it has ever been before.
| What has happened, even in trade, during
the last few months shows how depen-
dent not merely one nation in Europe is
on the other, but how dependent one
continent Is on another. Therefore, this
decision excites hopes in our breasts. We
rejoice in it and we rejoice in the selec-
ton which has been made of a man
who knows Europe, who understands Flu
rope, who is a whole-hearted American.
an American patriot.
| when I propose his health acclaim
not only the new ambassador to the
Court of ST. James, but the representa-
tive of the great democracy of the west
| in the councils of the nations of the
world"