The Washington herald., 1921-07-30
Claims That Curzon and
George Both Falsify
Facts of His Actions.
HAS STORMY DAY
AT CLOSE OF VISIT
Gables King George De
nial of Premier Version
of Interview.
BY ROBERT J. BENDER.
Cunited News correspondent.l

Lord NorthcIine. thunder. light
ming and rain featured the last day
Of the British publishers vlsit IN
Washington. And Northciiffe shared
with the elements in contributinE
thunder and lightning.
The air cleared toward midniEhf
when, after the dinner by Mrs I'd
ward Beal Mclean. substitutes for
the British Embassy banquet %
have been given in Northcuhes
honor the Britisher prepare -
leave the capital for New York.
where he will spend today. From
New York he goes TO Toronto.
Geddes Not There.
Among the guests at the "substi-
tute dinner" Of Mrs. Mclean, the
would-be host of the originally
planned embassy banquet was cot.
spicuous by his absence Yesterday
morning il was stated at the Brit
ish Embassy that Sir Auckland
Geddes would attend the Mclean
affair. Later. however. r. Leslie
Craigie, secretary OF the embassy.
declared that the rst report ap-
peared. to have been a mistake.
The ambassador found il impossible
to attend.
Lord Northclire was compelled
by circumstances to begin early in
the day to make his nnal hours az
the American capital keep pace
with the elements. Before he had
breakfasted he had handed the lie
to a denial csbled from London that
Lord Curzon was in any way re-
4
ing OF arrangements tor ente-tain-
ing Northclife at the embassy here
Gets in Action Again
By noon he was in action arain.
| denying statements attributed -.
Premier Lloyd George in the House
Of Commons quoting from an al
legged interview with North1lGe In
New York in which the British per-
Usher was represented as 81 ,iafinE
King George had used sharp Ian
guage ito the British Premier DUR
ing recent conferences on the lrish
question.
BY p. m. NorthclifTe was shoot
ing clear across the Atlantic at his
enemies, sending the fo loving
cablegram to Lord Stamf lrdhann,
the private secretary to ktnE
George:
please convey 10 His Majesty
with my humble duty my denial OF
ever having ascribed TO His Majesty
the words or any such words as
were stated by the prime minister.
1 gave no such Interview
Guest Of Honor.
Thereafter Lord Northcline's day
was too busy for further pyrotech-
mics. He was the guest Of honor
together with wickham Steed, edi-
tor of The London Times, at a
luncheon given by the overseas
writers, new organization OF
Washington correspondents who
have had reportorisl assignments
abroad. Immediately following the
luncheon he was received by Secrc-
tary Of State Hughes for a hat
hours conference.
He was one Of the. reporters tC
attend President Harding's biweek-
ly conference with correspondents
al 4 o'clock. The President, recog-
nizing him standing at the rear OF
the group Of newspapermen calico
Hello. there. I'm glad TO have you
with u.s." And he reached out his
hand which Nortchcliffe steppec
forward to take. Thereafter inc
Britisher stood in the front row and
enjoyed hugely the Presidents eN-
changes with the inquiring pres"
Call. at Capitol.
A call upon the Congressional
correspondents 'on the hill' com
pleted this phase Of Northcline
day. and soon thereafter he went
to his hotel TO prepare for the EN-
bassy banuet" to be held at Mrs
McLean's beautiful suburban home.
At the Capitol he made the fol-
lowing brief remarks 20 the assem-
bled correspondents:
My experience in twenty-one
visits 70 the United Stats is that
Washington correspondents are dis
Greet as well as indiscreet. II IS
not easy TO be both. You have that
/ faculty, however, acquired by years
OF tradition, by much practice, and
1 congratulate you on the excel
lence with which your labors are
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