The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-01
Good Time
If Snubbed
Washington Officialdom
Discusses the Northcliffe
Incident - Most In
usual Feud.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
NNcpyr!Eht by The lnteiIEencer.)

Washington July 2.-Lord Nor'h..;r"
has come and gone. And all Washj~c-
ton has <e;,.cl back 20 discuss n. mos:
unWSplI r~uG !: has ever encountered
sui wnn!ertns how narrow Tho Allan
10 ucr,tn can he at tines when cr!;;-
c.sms q; \ wsPapcr NuAltS!cr n 4
foreign country can to,.rh official hfs
m another CAPITAL. and CIV" t al Uu-
rL-y tweu;E-:v4r EourS.
II Lord N"rth,.tGre had no, been 50
!rce with his pen IN writing about
. Ir!mv Mlais,cr Lloyd ,;"";sc AMI Lord
'urzoN. Nr:'i,a foreign Secretary. "tt.r-
iat Washington would have mad, \
great scr..G event q: n,> N.st.. ~ ::
was. OIL a.r'diS wan had p.Lun,d op.u,S
tu show tES.r friendship tor i u,~lIu-
Sui>hed foreign publisher took ihet"
=" from thc action Of thr ErttI.,h en-
hS>y. winch made i .aSt 2" n.iv ,..u-
,"ila;!Nu 0t 4 dinner ,Ha: wa$ (" BE-
gwen In hou"v % hI< ,orlSrir.
Lord Northchne d.G Sp"ni an hour
and ;"cuty minutes at tuc WtItc
House with President; HARDING and 4 so
called on Secretary ll',chcS u IN" s,h."
Lcpar, ment. but the visits were at the
GAsCilitr bsltIcS Nb'l ~" SCatc ie-
rar;men: building. E".E w"I,' i%to:.ua,
SIS Su-h aS nigh; o,,Gr = tu: prom
Ineut American publisher i'I:d h.s -
spt,:S There wtS ""cry evidence Dt
vvrd.A.;t}. Socially. howelvr. H. COY
r-nm,n, ;"uN no part In any ca;cr.a.u-
mem, as miShc C;!>crw!Sc naE" ;"rn 20
,>A>e. Eoia;!' l. between snE"rn.rcnts
are too often strained hv m.s;akes az
etiquette. Il - StH, insisted IN some
Tuar,crs that or" Of M 'LIcS GGaS ms
Why NtScouDt Edward Clay Was lot re-
reIved ~ PRESIDENT Wilson during hsS
srcc:I, vIstl 20 the l'r:t"d SatHa Wa
~. i&v; that N.scoua: Cray mingled
socially w.,h political opponents ~ Mr..
wilson n the senate.
HAD Good Time
Notwithstanding me obI .ous deuca-
,lrs oc the situation LORD Northc.:1e
had a very good time and oH!Cia!
Washington rcUShcd HIS riSi. c9pcr.I"y
pecauS" II ;he unUS'iA. a;moSphe'e !;
created
rte newspaper men ot Washington.
r.s,inC no such restraints a. aGecc n"
government III Suyh q situation. gave
r:s .orGSH!p perhaps the most G:St:nc-
;iye entertainment ina any 1o-~~~""F
ever recc.veI n the capital. Ih'S MAY
nave heea :0SiIrcG ~ IL professional
Ndmtra.uu f": - u.an VINO ";~isi one
ministry ami transformed -" n''VH
conduct OF the VAR b. GrcA, N'.;A'n. ~
nav have been ,t.r result ~ 'Ne
spi.n,;I impression witch I.'rh -''' u
ci.re hal made among those "" """"
.r,. l., mover permits words 9; un-
friendly criticism 0S the United states
20 be printed n any OF the sores "t
neys3arcrs which - owns and con-
,-ols Anywov = seemed ht'!nC max
this visitor. whose sincerity = q tr''h'
oS The tinted states has rc'"' "'"'
doubted. should ec gwen So"'" .N'','
nr tho widespread appreciation "a '''''"
no IS he'd hero. 1t SO na2p"nNd '"A'
,r., only or,S IA Wash;usl"a "h' w."
able TO manifest openly thcl- r'SH'" !"'
Northcllye were ne newspaper mn
Cause OF the Psud
Although WASHINGTON - not tami''a;
with the niceiIrs "t knS''s" f0.. '-N.
Tho inpresS!ou Elvcu = ~ Seq 80.
rarty - that the recent "dioGTH' %
nobility on the part q: ne H''''Si
Government grew out OF a..S@"S i'"..
IN one OF tho Northcltfe p2r"TS 'N~'
ne British delegation 20 -" t"T'. "'",
frr disarmament conter"n'" - VASE
!nr,on should BE- composed "i '''" We
understood the American rc":.". Ih"
No
nroycd OF tho idea ;hat Lord 'Ur%"''
R-,tl,h rorciEn secretary. >@"G!H p" t
,rernhrr ~ ,h., d"ic.;I ion. ""u''A"'N'
that he was OF British type nor sGl'eH
FOR such an important H1'"'""' : ''.'
l,rlv. the EorthClifte press iftS "FE''t
s-ainst the proposed departure "'
l'r.rne Minis,er Lloyd Geors" ;ror' f'HH
land. and has used practically n" sam"
arxumsnt against his coming I" N"'"'
Ca as were employed IN ~ cU"'' ~
dls,uade president wilson fr"n s"'h"
20 Europe at the time OK ire peace con
,.r.,ra The SorthcliFe idea seems :"
be tha, home affairs are !" t'",h ''''
crItical a condition 10 ," ha"ut'd hN q
io,d.rless cabinet Lord H"r'h"..H"
hGrnse!t thinks Niscount I:ryrr. i"r'n'r
British Amba ssador TO the tr.i"d S;A;'S
and dis,ingushed author - hooks ";,
American NE. aTh Lord N"5'It Geo..
who worked In such Cos" h"rm"nN ";.H
Lhe American d"irSa;i"n - t"7'> a" '..'
~ better S..:trc - rr"~r1' th~ E;'"-
noint Of The Br'';Ha p".'p'".
Tn. VISIT OF LORD N"rh"hh" ,"
Washington coupled with HES s"f'7'
criticisms OF British policy may b" IN"
forerurners OF important events IN
british politics later on. when IN" lis
Armament conference IS in progress
Tord Sorthc:iffe himself Is going I" n"
Far East and Will =" there "hiir 'h'
diolomats are assembled In "AhhlnE
ton. We taS openly sS7reNS"t himsHh
aga,ns, tho renewal ot 'hN AnS'o-Jap-
ar.se alliance .hV'. n"v"rth"!"Ss. IS u
rood friend ~ the Japa0"s" peor'e. u
would no, r. surprising :; Lord Eor'n
,.l:ra played a nro1'!n"n; part 'h'"rEh
NJ, newspapers m sharing R-tH"n pot
icy a, the disarmament: c"nt"reno".
"a
Sorthcr1. sET.. mo distinguished pub
Usher has Sc, ne stage ror surr"7-
eror: 10 ou,t aroche- Rrtt:sh ministry.