The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-05
DIPLOMATS ATTEND
 INDEPENDENCE DAY
 DINNER IN LONDON
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 States along with Europe has her full share of material burdens to bear for scores of years, in addition to her grief at the incidentally greater loss of those who perished in the service of their country
 MT. Harvey referred to the Ameri- can relief work during and follow ing the war, which he said "cannot fail to live forever as one of the finest achievements of history"
 The second misapprehension to which l referred is that my own countrymen who have been led to doubt that the peoples of Europe have been doing the utmost for them. selves before seeking help" the ann bassador said. 'I have to confess that before I left home I held some- what to that surmise myself. I do so no longer. During the past two months l have been privileged to talk freely and frankly with representa- tives, official and unofficial, of every stricken state in Europe, and I have not heard one complaining word nor received single request for benefac- tion. It Is not charity. but oppor- tunity they crave and all that they seek.
 Important Achievement
 piduiy pdy tue nlRueSL LrlDuJS to the courage and pride of these sorely smitten peoples as voiced by their picked men, who speak for them in this most important capital and who have honored us tonight AMeady the, better understanding between Great Britain and the United States has achieved one far reach ing result of inestmable value to the entire world. For the first time in history the turbulent Atlantic has become as a mill pond and has prac- tically been eliminated from consid- erations of danger so far as naval warfare is concerned. There is ground for good hope, moreover. that whatever apprehensions exist of per- ilous possibilities on the Pacific may be dispelled sooner than Is commonly anticipated
 When, if at all, the splendid con- summation shall have been attained in response to the apparently uni versal desire, disarmament will fol- low naturally and inevitably, and peace on earth will be assured for years at least, and, it may be, for ever
 Celebrate Two Events.
 Today Americans throughout the world meet to celebrate two notable events,s one, the great declaration which paved the way for the estab- lishrent of our free, independent re- public; the ether, the resumption. after months of weary waiting. of amlty and concord with all mankind.
 May this reculiarly fraternal rec ognition of that pleasing coincidence prove to be the hamburger of the peace, good will, prosperity and hap piness soon to bless not ourselves alone but all our friends, who we fain would believe, comprise all the peoples who inhabit the earth"
 Included among the guests were Lord Ridde,l. J. Austen Chamberlain. Sir Laming Worthineton- Evans, and other cabinet ministers, Lord Birk- en.ead and the Virginian delegation. Wilson Cross. vice president of the American Chamber of Commerce in London, presided.
 HARvEYs HOLD RECEPTION
 London, July 4.--Col. George Har- vey. the American ambassador, and Mrs. Harvey held their first Inde- pendence Day reception in their res idence here today.
 Some 500 of the American colony attended to pay their respects to the ambassador and his wife. who were attended by the entire staff of the embassy. In addition to the Amer ican residents the whole diplomatic