South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-01
THE HARvEY-LODGE CONSPIRACY AGAINST
HUGHES
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must blind indeed who will that
in his New York and Memorial day speeches, Prest
Harding sharply and evidently with intent rebuked
Ambassador Harvey for his sordid, cynical defni-
ton our war aims and motives. That which the
ambassador calls sophcnoric, the president finds to
his liking And in direct and sharp contradiction
Harveys disgusting assurance that merely
fought TO save own skins and because we
afraid not to fight" Pres't Harding in every in
refers TO the fact tina; fought for civza-
ton and humanity and against autocracy and mill
tarisn.
These significant contradictions come in the ma
ture of a response to the general demand for
authoritative reputation of Harvean cynicism and
baseness.
That makes it clear enough that the ambassador
did not speak the thought Of Pres't Harding and
Sec'y Hughes any more than Lodge spoke their
thought when he declared, cathedra wise. that
the treaty of Versailles cannot be 50 amended as TO
make It's acceptance possible. That openly and
sharply repudated from the white house.
These TWO incidents give color to the report that
there is conspiracy Of the senatorial clique TO
force Hughes into the position OF a rubber stamp
and TO for the senate the whole jurisdiction
over international affairs This charge is made
by a great newspaper which is bitterly hostile to
the League of Nations and the treaty and the
WsOnian policies
Now. under the signature Of a famous journalist,
the report that before leaving Washington,
Col. Harvey spoke slightngly Of Hughes and de-
clared that the senate committee foreign affairs
intends conduct international affairs and
ought 10 conduct them.
From the same source we learn that Harvey's
Weekly. during the wilson administration used
information that should have been confined 10
Lodges committee, and that Lodge the chief
champion Of Harvey in his fight for the ambassa-
dorshp.
And we are informed that 'TIarvey's Pilgrim
speech was not a casual performance but part Of
policy he and Lodge worked before Harvey
sailed
If this be true have clear conspiracy to
dermne the prestige and power of Sec'y Hughes
and 10 destroy his influence in international
tiations. He is being fired upon from the rear, and
by in his own army.
The president says that perhaps the best way 10
peace would be through amended treaty OF Yer
sailles; whereupon Lodge declares Immediately in
the senate that such idea is absurd; whereuron
the white forced to give it out that Lodge
does not speak for the president
The ambassador England makes startling state
ments that should only from the state de-
partment; whereupon the president without
tioning the ambassador repudiates his speech both
in New York and at the national cemetery.
Thus the issue is being made, the lines being
drawn. and the time approaches when Prest Hard
ing VIII be forced sustain his secretary OF state
the most vigorous fashion reduce his state de-
partment position that will be ridiculous in the
eyes OF the world.
Either Harvey will never again repeat his oefense.
be recalled. or Hughes. in time Will And
when Hughes gees, Hoover goes. And when these
30 the administration itself suffers only at
home but abroad.
Thus the fght commenced under Wilson con-
tnues-a fight having for its purpose the domina-
ton OF the American government by the senate re-
gardless OF the constitutional limitations OF it's
power.
At this hour Harvey fs the senate's. not the ad-
ministrauon's, ambassador TO the court OF St
James.
Never perhaps in American history has an am
bassador so brazenly challenged his chief