Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-01
HARVEY SEES TEST
| OF FAITH ON ARMS
Governments on Trial, Not Sin
certify Of Peoples, U. S. AM
bassador Says
LLOYD GEORGE WAS EAGER
by tho Associated Press

London. Nov. I. - George Harvey.
the American Ambassador. speaking last
night nt the dinner given by the pil-
rrims' Society to the British delegates
TO the Washington Conference on I.imi. 4.
tstion Of Armamcnts and Far EnStcrn
Problems. heraldcd tho coming confer
encc as IAN ordeal not Of bnttlc but #
faith" the underlying purpose OF which
was not more challenge 20 the League
Of Nations than 1t was to the Monroe
Doctrine.
'"The real question confronting the
conference Is not whether the nations
OF the earth can be brought into agree.
ment upon all things. bnt whether they
can rrach an understanding with re.
spect to anything" he said. 1T is 10
be great test, not OF the sincerity
OF peoples. but Of the capacity Of px.
listing Governments to satisfy the uni.
yersal longing for peace, prosperity and
happiness.
How Lloyd George Accepted
Ambassador Harvey opened his ad.
dress by alludinc to the circumstances
In which the invitation to the Washing.
ton conference was accepted by the
British.
cannot permit to pass this oppor.
tunity to make on behalf of my country
due acknowledgement Of thC greatly
generous way in which unfni'incly and
with Characteristic promptitudr the de.
cision of the Prime Minister accorded
whole hearted support Of the brave in
itiative of the President" he said.
Never can or would I forget that
peaceful Sunday afternoon in July when
j found Mr.. Lloyd George seated undcr
the spreading branches Of the trees on
his country place cngn"rd in animated
conversation with the Premiers Of the
dominions. Quietly h" asked: What
fs IT, | drew n cablcgrnm from my
pocket and held it to ard him.
I" Read II. hc said did So slowly
and carefully. 1t is needless to inform
you that it was the message from the
Secretary Of Stn'c announcing the in.
tention of I'll" President to summon a
conference of nations and asking II
such Il move would meet with the an.
probation Of the Britt i Government.
Premier Almost shouted
"ln a flash the Premier was on his
I've accept lie almost shouted.
we accept gladly. we accept grate-
fully. do not need TO read the tcle.
gram. II is all right. We will do
everything in our power TO make the
conference great success
'"TEnt Is the pledge he gave and
which he has kept to this evening,
when. as we all rCgrCtsully realize. his
heart Is heavy from apprehension that
the performance of 4 more urgcn: dut!
may prevent him from affording ut tue
beginning the helpfu.ncSs Of the great
and unrxampled prestige which can be-
fully rendered only through the actual
presence of so vivid " personality.
The Ambassador told of the delivery
Of the invitation to the conference to
Lord Curzon. the Foreign Minister.
ond the Ambassador call for the reply
which had been drafted with the con-
ventiOnal Opcnn" The British Gov
ernment confirm their acccptau
Lord CurZon. said Colonel llar-
vey. read the answer and remarked.
This docs not suffice. Then he wrote
in. With the greatest satiSfLrtion.
''What il true of these two heads Of
the British Government. the Ambas-
sador went on. lis equally true OF all
British statesmen. irrespective Of their
political or partisan prnCiiviticS.
Ambassador Harvey said that when
Lord Robert Cecil perceived in this
conference no challenge to the League
of Nations he cvinCeh "nCCIratr dis
cernmcnt.' and the Amha ~sador echoed
Lord BryCc'S assertion that II was i'm
possible to ovcrratr the fCrvOr and hope
with which the conference was regarded
In America, and that America was not