Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-29
NORTHCLIFFE
IS SNUBBED
London Publisher Says For
eign Minister Ordered
Official Boycott.
DENIED HOSPITALITY
Dinner In His Honor To Which Hard
ing Was Invited, Called Off-Re-
suit of Old Controversy.

Washington, July 29.-The bitter
and unrelenting feud between the
Lloyd George government and Wis.
count Northcliffe, publisher of the
London Times and other newspapers
had a sensational eacho yesterday ir
Washington.
The English editor has been de.
MED the hospitality of the British
Embassy. Not only was an invita-
ton to him to stay at the home OF
Ambassador Geddes suddenly with
drawn, but a dinner which was to
have been given in his honor at the
Embassy last night was cancelled.
According to a statement issued
by the British Embassy last night,
all action taken with respect to
Lord Northchffe was taken on the
personal responsibility OF the Am
bassador, Sir Auckland Geddes'
There are reasons for believing
however that the official boycott
of the newspaper proprietor was
promp.ed by the British Foreign VI
fee. IN
Lord Northcliffe himself, with
c,ndor authorized the
following statement. !,
GAN ] know about this IS that !
was invited to stop ait the British
Embassy with my entire staff while
in Washington this week. vas
also invited TO attend a dinner TO De
given at the Embassy last night IN
my honor.
Suddenly l was Informed that
both the invitation to live at the
Embassy and the dinner were OIL
Knowing the methods Of Lord Cur
zon. the British Foreign Secretary
when ne was viceroy in India, | am
pretty certain that he has adopted
those methods in Washington. IN
India he not only cut off the supply
Of news from papers which :rrtl-
cized him, but instituted social
embargo agaisnt writers on those
napers. In the present case LORD
Curzon is not dealing with the ma
tives of India or with the owners OIL
small Indian newspapers.
"While I regret that I am unable
to visit my friend, Sir Auckland
Geddes. am consoled by the Fact
that ! am invited to dinner at the
home of Mrs. Edward B. Mclean
tomorrow evening, at which all OF
those originally invited to the Brit
ish Embassy dinner are to be pres
ent."
Lord Northcliffe, after being clos
eted with President Harding at the
White House yesterday afternoon
for an hour and 90 minutes, drove
to the British Embassy to pay his
respects TO the British Ambassador.
The Ambassador and the proprietor
of the London Times are old time
acouaintances. and while the North
cliffe press was not enthusiastic
over Sir Auckland Geddes' appoint,
ment to Washington, the persona
relations between the two men We're
never broken.
Lord Northcliffe had knowledge
before his arrival in Washington
early yesterday that he was not eS
pected to deposit his luggage at th'
Embassy. He had sent H. Wickan
Steed. editor Of the Times, to m
capital two days beforehand for m
purpose of scrutinizing the situation
and on receipt of Mr.. Steed's infor
nation Lord Northcliffe made hi
ARRANGEMENTS to go to the Willar
Hotel.
The cancellation both of the ;nvi
tation for the Northcliffe party t
live at the Embassy and the w:tf
drawal of last nights dinner invita-
ton were matters of private know
ledge in Washington earlier in tn
week, but the episode did not becon
public until late yesterday after
noon.
The call at the White House va
notable mainly for its length. Neve
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