Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-11-04
GEORGE HARVEY SAYS AMERICA
WILL NOT FORM UNION WITH
GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE
Ambassador to Court of ST. James Attacks
Communism and Socialism in Address at
Liverpool; Brands Alliance Hope of Lord
Derby as Futile; Praises Washington's
Policy.
fBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. }

Liverpool, Nov. 3 (by the Asso-
ciated Press.)-George Harvey,
United States ambassador to Great
Britain, told an audience at the
Liverpool Chamber Of Commerce
tonight, that it was futile to hope
that America. as Lord Derby re-
Gently had been suggesting, may
some day be merged in definite al
lance with Great Britain, and
France.
This statement was made as a
digression from an address on
economics and the international in
dustrial situation in which the am
bassador attacked communism and
socialism and defended individuai-
ism. He recalled Lord Derby's
statement in an address in Bir-
mingham, in which the latter
voiced the conclusion that the
success Of the Washington confer
ence would mean peace and that
its failure would mean war in the
immediate future. He also recalled
Lord Derby's suggestion to former
President Poincare of France that
an Anglo French alliance would be
desirable in the interests OF peace,
1ntimating the "strong hope" that
America might eventually join the
combination.
Now 1t seems to have fallen 20
my unhappy lot, since I have been
in England" continued the ambas-
sador. 'to dispel illusions respect
Ing the attitude of the United
States, / can conceive of no more
effective service on the part of an
envoy than to set forth frankly
any certainty which may 'bear on
the immediate future, however dis
appointing it may be to his hear
ers. ] feel impelled to say frankly
that the hope voiced by Lord Der
by must be regarded as futile.
Our first president fixed the
foreign policy of the United States
clearly and nequivocally, when he
ad1ured his countrymen never to
enter a permanent alliance with
any other power. This policy has
been reaffirmed by practically all
his successors. 1t was reiterated
with great positiveness in our lat
est national campaign by our pres
ent president. and was confirmed
by n majority of the people.
IN view of these circumstances
am 1 doing more than stating the
wholly obvious and inescapable
TACT when pronounce the entrance
OF the United States into any per-
Inanent alliance, however desirable
mat action may seem to be. an
utter impossibility? Nav II not be
then the part of wisdom to avoid
discussions or even suggestion of a
proposal which. however praise
worthy it may be-. could hardly
serve any purpose other than to
iced enemies and distress friends
of both Great Britain and France
who live in American"
Ambassador Harvey, in dealing
with world economics, said the
aftermath Of the war was hardly
less disconcerting and devastating
than was the war.
AT the expiration of the ensu-
ing week." he continued. "we shall
nave reached the beginning OF the
fourth year following the armistice.
Even then We shall only be ap-
preaching what we hope may prove
TO be the first definite and endur-
ING. settlements looking toward the
lifting of burdens and the estab-
lishment Of international agree
nlents and understandings fore
shadowing prosperity. which can
be attained only through the as
surance of tranquil relations among
powers"
There was,' he added, "politi-
cal peace in broad sense, and It
was Industrial peace that now was