The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-25
BRITISH COMMENT
ON HARVEY SPEECH
Daily News Don't Understand U. S.
Att;tude-America Welcomed

Dsilv News Don't Understand u. S.
Att;tude-Ameriea Welcomed
London, May 21.-Newspapers OF
this city this morning featured the
address made last night by George
Harvey, the United States aznbassa'
dor to Great Britain at dinner Civ.
en- By the Pilgrims. Announcement
was made by Mr. HARVEY that he
had been direesed>by the state de.
partment at Washington to repre-
sent America at the proposed meet
inx Of the supreme council at which
the Silesian quetsion is to be- con-
sidered, and he declared that the
United States under no possible cir-
cumstanees could be led into parsici-
nation iutp the league Of naesons.
Only two or three newspapers
commented editorially upon the am
beseaaor's speech, apparently be-
cause of the late hour at which Mr..
Harvey spoke. These journals cor
daily welcomed the ambassadors
expressions of friendliness and his
frankness, and commended his ad-
dress in general. The Daily News,
however, declared itself perplexed
by the ambassadors Reputation of
the league Of nations, that newspa-
per having been a wholehearted
champion of the league. 1t inferred
from Mr. Harvey's address that the
United States actually agrees with
the objects of the league, but it ex-
claimed:
"Yet the United States will have
nothing to do with the greatest or
panization ever created for the full
fllment of the leagues high pur-
poses and this is not because Ameri-
ca disapproves Of any one Of the OBJ
jects Of the legaue, but because her
people at the last election gave a
decisive vote against the party OF
one of the leagues chief founders.
Is this policy or politics? If the lat
ter, is it domestic politics, or inter.
national?"
THE Chronicle, remarked: "No.
body here has a.y desire to pre-
scribe the channels in which Amer.
cas- good will may flow, and just as
we gave Mr.. Wilson Straightforward
cooperation in founding the league
so we will cooperate in the same
spirit with Mr.. Harding outside the
league"
The Daily Express welcomed es-
pecially the ambassadors pro-
nouncement on the league OF ma
tions, which it described as "the end
Of an expensive sham"
The Express declared it saw in
American cooperation the only
hope for Europe's regeneration re-
marking:
'There is new hope for old, war
battered hope in the hope Of a young
er soul. The league of nations has
found a frmer substitute"
Not So Discodraging
Manchester, Eng, May 21.-Com-
menting today on the speech of Am
basador Harvey at the Pilgrims din
ner in London last night, the Guar
dian, which is staunch upholder of
the league of nations, takes the view
that "Colonel Harvey's characteristic
cally vigorous reputation Of the
league is not so discouraging as it
looks"
eve have heard that even PrcSi-
dent Harding favors an association
of nations" continues the Guardian
"If we cannot gain the goal in one
leap we must proceed little by lit
tle."
The league, the Guardian consid'
ers, must continue its labor until ii
becomes 80 effective as to recognize
instrument for good that no great
power will desire to stay outside od
It. ....
Ambassador Harvey's appoint
ment to sit with the supreme council
the newspaper considers as 'an ad