Evening star., 1921-04-22
ATTACK ON HARVEY
SEVERELY REBUKED
Harrison Scored by Lodge
- and Reed-Ambassador'S
: Political Policy Defended.

The appointment of Col. George
Harvey as ambassador to Great Brit
lain, which was attacked in the Senate
yesterday by Senator Harrison of Mis-
sissippi, was later defended by Sem
-aator Lodge of Massachusetts, repub-
-lican leader. and Senator Reed of Mis-
souri,. democrat. Senator Reed said
that it was apparent the real reason
hack of the attack upon Col. Harvey
was his opposition TO the league of
nations.
The thing we are prating about
now" said the Missouri senator. is
that n man opposed to the league
should not go to represent us in a for
eign country. That is the sum total
of Mr.. Harvey's offending, having an
.nOunced his doctrine ;hat suould
not go into the league of nations. If
President Harding had sent pro-
league man to Great Britain he would
have stood before the country con-
victed by his act of the insincerity of
Ibis words
He launched into a bitter attack
upon the league since it has been in
operation. saying: We have watched
st perform and we have witnessed
-since the war a spectacle that ought
Ito cause every man who has ever been
for this instrument 10 be now con-
WINGED by the eternal logic of indis
aputable facts that he was mistaken"
Lodge Follows Up Defense.
Senator Lodge criticised Senator
Harrison for making an attack in
the Senate upon man who had been
appointed by the President and con-
frmed by the Senate as the repre-
sentative of the United States in
foreign country.
Il reported the nomination to the
Senate" continued Senator Lodge. Il
or NIs.c
Mr.. Harvey has been all his life
time until the last few years a very
strong and very bitter democrat.
He fought the battles of the demo-
cratic party. He assaiIed the candi-
dates of the republican party.
The charge is made that he
changed his party because of the
treatment he received from Mr.. Will
son He did more than any one man
or any group of men. to bring Mr.
Wilson into the presidential field Mr.
Wilson selected that moment. when
the nomination was in his grasp. to
tell MIR. Harvey in language none too
polite that his services were no
longer needed l suppose it rather
surprised Mr.. Harvey. He evidently
made his discovery IN regard TO Mr..
Wilson in advance. Is he to be
blamed because he found out earlier
than the rest of the country about the
-peculiarities OF Mr.. Wilson?
First of Men "Pushed Out,
''Mr. Harvey. after his treatment By
Mr.. Wilson for two years supported the
administration He was the first of
-nany conspicuous instances of men who
We're pushed out with a coolness and in
gratitude which l think was never
-eQualed.
You win find il running from Garri-
son and Bryan down to Lansing. men
VINO had served him with the utmost
fidelity, and some Sa id with utter sub
serviency- but who differed finally with
him. Whether in the cabinet or in the
Senate or in the House, those who fell
Under his displeasure We're pursued with
the same vindictiveness everywhere
Mr.. Harvey happened to be an earlier
victim.
'Mr Harvey opposed Mr. Wilson be-
cause he believed he was entering upon
a policy abroad which was fatal to the
United States. He left him and two or
three millions of the people went with
him before the thing was over He
fought good fight against the league.
He joined the republican party and sup
ported its candidates. When the cleo
-tion came he was OF great service to the
present President.
- 'Air. Harvey became ambassador to
Great Britain without suggestion of ap-
splication on his part. Mr.. Harding was
not ungrateful to those who supported
him"