Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-20

fight, whatever that may mcan.
VIC were afraid rot to fight
That Is the real truth of the mat,
ter. So VIC came along toward
the cnd and helped you and your
Allies shorten the war. That is
all we did and that Is all We
Claim to have donc."s
Discussing what he called the
"sentient, sperilous present." he said:
For years l have heard it pro
claimed that war between Great
Britain and America had ceased to be
conceivable. Never have l known the
declaration to be denied general a.p-
probation. Yet 1t is clear that what
is alleged to be a. fact is no more than
an assumption. No resumption of
armed conflict is unimaginable. Any
day may witness a renewal of the
War Of the Roses. and any day the
clash Of the Blue and the Gray in the
swamps of Virginia.
But SO unlikely are such happen
lngs> that the suggestion, v though
it credibly were made, would evoke
no more than 4 derisive smile. But it
is one thing to stamp constantly upon
al absurd notion and another thing
never to think Of it at all.
Nov the, question arises. have not
our countries. reached point with
respect to the remotest possibility of
= conflict that justifea our forgetting
1t as completely as the battles Of Bos-
worth field and Apporatox have
faded from Our recollections: F..
u Must Face Realities.
Such fS4f1 happy to report faith
fully, In b teeth Of all mischief max
ers and scandal mongers of both ma
lions, has become the settled convic-
: ton Of our people, Inc I hope and
doubt not, of yours.
"We will get nowhere until we
sion Of theoretical proposals and man
fully face without smincins or WING
inE, the actual realities. We must
realize the time has come to practice
what we have preached and demon
strate our fidelity by Jul acts.
That is the business primarily of
governments and cmcials charged
with public responsibilities. Our new
government, solid In all its branches
IN. support Of its leader, is both will
Ing and ready"
Mr.. Harvey cited the administra-
tion's proposal for a solution of the
Pacific communications problem, the
American stand on ~reparations and
tho designation of American members
for the, Allied councils as indications
of this willingness and readiness.
1oGAuSG Inc pEeRlQEnL Uaa kemp
iifed his avowal of obligation, it must
not be inferred that he proposes to
become an International .meddler,,
continued the ambassador. He
would be the last to intervene or be
drawn into any matter of no concern
to his own country, but also no one
realizes more clearly than he that the
United States is. of necessity deeply
Interested in proper economic adjust
n1ents and the just settlement OF mat
ters of world wide importance under
discussion Ind desires helpfully' to CO.
operate
Joining League 10 Absurd Notion.
There still seems to linger in the
minds of many here the impression
that in ON way or other by hook or
by crook, America may yet be be-
| guiled into the League of Nations.
Lot Ias show you how utterly absurd
such . notion is,
IT nsed not recall the long contest
wared between the two branches Of
our government over this proposal. I
need hardly mention that the conflict
became 50 sharp that eve the treaty
went by the board, to the end that to-
day, paradoxically enough. America
continues technically at war but act
uaily at peace, while Europe ia NOM
inRlly At peace, but. according t o ALI
reports, 10 not wholly free from the
clash Of arms.
! Finally tho question Of Americas