The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-06-13
.OENOUNCES HARVEY
FOR LONDON SPEECH
REPUBLICAN NEWS
PAPER OF INDIANAPOLIS COM
PARES HIM WITH WILSON.

News one of the leading daily news
papers of Indiana, rated as "lnde-
pendent Republican" and having cir
culation of $4,000, denounces the
speech of Ambassador Harvey de-
livered in London, recently,in lead
ing editorial. The News says:
Harvey On the Job
AS long as it is impossible for Am
bassador Harvey to rewrite the record
it really does not greatly matter what
he thinks was the reason this nation
went to warrior the record will
stand. And it is to that record rather
than to the Harvey speech that the
future historian will look for the
truth. But it is somewhat important
that an American ambassador should
truly represent, when he expresses
himself publicly, the feelings of the
American people. This Colonel Har-
vey did not do when he sneered at the
ideals by which we had all supposed
we had been dominated and inspired
and had supposed rightly. 'We have
come" he said, ''to realize in the last
few years that ideals too often re-
solve into illustions and illusions we
have found to be both dangerous and
profitless."
What was it but an ideal-and a
very noble one-to which the Ameri-
can people four years ago rose with
splendid enthusiasm The question
can not be answered unless we re-
mind ourselves what we went to war
for. This people sought, and their
soldiers died to win, the sanctity of
public law, human liberty, genuine
democracy, fair and honorable dealing
as between nations, and the end of
the militant autocracy that Prussian-
ism was trying to fasten on the
world. 1t was, as President Wilson
said, an ugly thing" against which
this nation went to war. We fought,
indeed, as the ambassador said, ito
save the United States of America
but to save it from what, From the
spread of systems and ideals that we
felt to be intolerable, and full Of
danger, not only to ourselves, but to
the world-from such conduct, as led
to the Lusitania massacre.
There was no''illusion" in all this.
nothing but the solidest fact. I'm
happy are those who resolve into
"illusions" all that is beautiful and
sacred We are disposed to believe
that with the coming historian Colonel
words will be outweighed
by those Of the American president,
spoken to congress under the most
and solemn circumstances.
at is a distressing and impressive
duty, gentlemen of the congress-.
which l have performed in thus ad-
dressing you. There are, it may be
many months of fiery trial and sacri-
flee ahead of u.s. 1t is fearful thing
70 lead this great people into war, in
to the most terrible and disastrous
If all wars, civilization itself SEEM
ng to be in the balance But the
light is more precious than peace, and
we shall fight for the things which
we have always carried nearest our
learts-for democracy, for the right
If those who submit to authority TO-
nave a voice in their own govern
nents, for the rights and liberties of
small nations, for a universal domin-
on of right by such a concert of free
peoples as shall bring peace and
safety to all nations and make the
world itself at last free. To such
ask we can dedicate our lives and
our fortunes, with the pride of those
Who know that the day has come when
America is privileged to spend her
,lood and her might for the principles
hat gave her birth and happiness and
he peace which she has treasured.
God helping her, she can do no other"
Such was the vision that cleaned
,efore America as she marched into
he fight. The vision has not been
ost., 1t is most unfortunate that
uch materialistic Interpretation
hould have been put on the great
lecision of this people, and by man
Who will be supposed by those in
ther lands to be their accredited rep
esentative. I'VE do not" he said,
resent being called idealists-for
his grudging concession we are
'rateful. We are in truth proud to be
o called. And we were never more
1ealists than when we went to war in
efense of the greatest ideas-and it
, be ideals that nations and indi-
iduals live-that ever engaged the
houghts of men. Civilization was
ruly 'in the balance and it was for
Utilization that America poured out
er blood and treasure"