The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-06-06
HARVEY LAYS LAST SOD ON LEAGUE GRAVE

Probably no event sgnaed the return OF Amercans
in our the speech Ambassador Harvey on the
sion Of his welcome by the British Premier and other high g
officials declared the Republican Publicity Association through its
President Jonathan Bourne G Pledges OF American sac
fees for European rehabilitation which featured erances OF mem
iers of the administration quite lacking from N
Harveys Far from apoogg for the fact that he is
representative of United States he gored in it. Precisely as
your Ambassador Washington unalloyed Brto
come to London unaod American No less person than
the President of the States abroad two years ago. and
conducted himself citizen OF the world than specca
of America rights and sovereignty were bartered away
in an attempt to the Old World from disaster she had brought
npon herself Those rights the keeping of President
and his London representative who do not hesitate to tell Europe
that they are objects of their first concern
Co Harvey declaration of the motives that inspired America
to send soldiers the water rings with the h
is found throughout address Far prevalent until recently
impression that went to war to rescue humanity from al
kinds menacng pers said the Ambassador In recoecon OIL
the beautiful deasms frequently by the former Pes
dent convinced he continued that We sent our
Young soldiers across to this Kingdom France and Italy That
is not the fact We them solely the United States OF
America and most reluctantly and laggardly at that
Let us 90 back for moment and compare that sturdy IAN
guage with ckening senmenta that has gone before n
Memorial Day. 1919 standing Suresne Cemetery among the
graves thousands of American soldiers President uttered
the following before have crossed the seas to foreign
land fight for of humanity which they did not pretend was
particularly but knew the cause OF humanity ana OF
mankind Those boys knew they fight for America
and surviving glory the fact that the present
administration afraid at the banquet tables IN
London.
Further abandonment of the yheory policy that
was upon us so long sounded COL Harvey when he said we
will get nowhere until abruptly aside academic discussion OF
theoretical proposals manfy face without mncng OF wncng
The realities How much better off would the world be today
had the Paris confined itself to actual realities
instead wasting months in roaming through the realms OF dis
proved heorad attended the business of making peace rather
than attempted the reform of human passions through diplomatic
decree.
Oa notice conveyed his hearerswhat they had al
ready through the the United States can never
enter the league nations The present government said COL
Harvey not without betrayal its creators and masters and
not you have anything whatsoever to DO with the
league or any committee appointed by it, RESPONSE
BILE to it, directly indirectly, openly or urtively
Repect Harvey President Harding and for Amer
the Ambassador proceeded and carried the message to his
hearers that America of days had returned to its own
Jealous rights and sovereignty but ready its discretion to
lend proper aid others when the occasion may arise