The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-15
LARA S0bS out tale OF HAM0N'S DEATH
OPPOSITION TO
HARVEYLS VERY
SENSATIONAL
Londo,, Post for Writ
er DralUs Many
Protests.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial to The Arxus.)

washington, March 15.-Protests
against the appointment Of Colonel
George Harvey as American ambas-
sador to Great Britain have been
pouring into the White house as
we'll as to folks in congress who
are presumed to have influence
with President Harding.
These protests seem to be based
upon the idea that without reflect
ing In the slightest upon Colonel
Harvey some distinguished Ameri-
can whose Republicanism was bas-
ed on service to the party other
than mere criticism of the Wilson
administration might be given the
place. While there is appreciation
Of the fact that the brilliant pen OF
Colonel Harvey did more perhaps
than anything else to discredit
President Wilson before the eyes
Of the world, the protesting Repub-
icans insist that there are other
men in the Republican party much
more closely identified with Repub-
lican tradition and foreign policy
who ought to be considered.
Strangely enough, after all that
Colonel Harvey has written to re-
move any taint Of wisconsin from
his makeup, it is still remembered
that he was the original Wilson
man and that except for George
Harvey's writings, Mr.. Wilson
might have remained a college
president. Insofar as the Republi-
cans are reverting to Republican
ism, they cannot forgive Colonel
Harvey's original sin-the creation
of Wilson-much as he has done
in the last few years to atone for
the same.
Very Sensational.
Broadly speaking, the opposition
to Colonel Harvey's appointment is
the most sensational incident of the
Harding administration thus far
Whether or not he is appointed, the
true story Of why he was selected
will ever be q source of curiosity
It Ia known that the leaders in the
senate have not asked for the ap-
,potptmeut ItaiaAkaoWn that~som<
Of them, while admitting Colonel
Harvey's brilliance. question wheth.
er he is temperamentally fit for the
post. Politics enter into it some
what, for the writer has it on relia-
BILE authority that Colonel Harvey
is not considered by President
Harding as one who was RESPONSE
BILE for the nomination at Chicago
last June. 1t will be recalled thai
many published reports said thai
Colonel Harvey helped nominate
Warren Harding. There is good
reason to believe that President
Harding held a contrary view as tc
how he was nominated and that he
still believes Colonel Harvey was
much more interested in the candi.
dacy of Will Hays than anybody
else at Chicago.
Colonel Harvey and William
Boyce Thompson, the man who wa.
chairman of the ways and mean:
committee of the Republican fl
nance committee, are intimate
friends. Mr.. Thompson has beer
largely concerned with ways ant
means of making up the campaign
deficit and he is q power in Repub
licAn circles just now. But thu
point is that Colonel Harvey come.
from q wing of the Republican par
ty which has not always been con
sidered the Original Harding
wing. Nevertheless, this bit of fric
ton has been to a large exten
patched up. and the fact that Co
lionel Harvey has been virtually de-
cided upon for the ambassadorshiI
to Great Britain is taken as proc
positive that Warren Harding ha!
forgiven such activity as Colone
Harvey manifested against him a
Chicago.
Harvoy's Weekly.
There is another question involv
ed In the Harvey appointment.
fs the future Of "Harvey's Weekly,
which has been SO bitterly critica
OF the Wilson administration tha
unless it were to adopt a similal
role toward the Harding admins
tration, 1t would have to proceed
on an altogether new line of tao
tics-a defensive and apologize
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