Evening star., 1921-05-20

waged between the two branches OF
our government over this proposal.
need hardly mention that the contIicl
became so sharp that even the tFealy
went by the board. to the END tnat
today. paradoxically enough. America
but actually at peace. while Europe
is nominally at peace. but. accorulhe
to all reports, is not wholly free from
the clash Of arms.
FINALLY. the question of America s
participation in the league came oe-
jority of seven millions. Prior to that
election there had been much discus
sion. of the real meaning Of the Woro
mandate. There has been little since.
a single example provided a dennl-
tion. majority of seven millions
clearly conveyed a mandate that could
neither be misunderstood nor dlsre-
garded.
VIII Keep Out of League.
ut follows, then. that the present
government could not. without be-
trayal of it's creators and masters. and
will not. 1 can assure you. have any
thing whatsoever to do with the
league or any commission or commit
tee appointed by it or responsible to
it directly or indirectly. openly or
furtively."
Mr.. Harvey declared that the gov
ernment would not dream of critics.
ing or objecting to the league. and
exclaimed: But enough of public af-
fairs! Perhaps 1 have gone too far
along that line already. but if so. l
must ask you to attribute the over
stepping to the self-bestowed pre-
negatives Of novice. You see: l
have never been an ambassador be-
fore. Yet I quite proudly deny any
suspicion of unawareness that suit
able acknowledgment of this most
cordial greeting is all that is expected
or probably desired of me upon this
occasion"
The time was. said the ambassador.
when John Bull appeared to Ameri-
cans as a trif1e arrogant: simulta-
neously Uncle Sam was regarded by
Britons as "a whiting vulgarian,"
now CLEAN in personification of our
splendid ma tions the beautiful figures
of Britannia and Columbia. hand in
hand. side by side. erect and glorious.
upon a plane of perfect equality in
the eyes of each other and the world"
Duke Of Connaught Lauds Harvey.
The Duke of Connaught, in propos-
ing the ambassadors health. said that
Mr.. Harvey was a man who believed
in the closest friendship between his
country and Great Britain for the
benefit and peace of the world.
MT. Harvey is no nos, stranger ger, to + Eng e.
lantic. His knowledge of England
and his knowledge of Europe will be
of the greatest help to him in the
high position he now occupies.
You will all agree that we would
all wish that America and the British
empire should walk hand in hand
through the many difficulties that be-
set us in this world for the benefit
Of the peace Of the world tia,igSs in general; al
friendship and regard for the United
States and he, more than anybody
else. would welcome an extension of
the friendly feeling which I believe
ceased to exist between the two
countries"
Lloyd George Adds Praise.
The prime minister. Mr.. Lloyd
George. in seconding the Duke of
Connaught, said:
1.-The United States has honored us
greatly by sending US a succession
Of DISTINGUISHED men as sam ambassadqrs. ass prs
fore they reached our shores. The
fame Of our guest has travelled long
ago to this country. His champion
ship of the cause of the allies was
we'll known and fully recognized. He
is 2 man Of our race.
The war has taught us in this
country many lessons. One of these
lessons is that the immense popu6.-
ton of the United States is not OF
Anglo-Saxon origin, nor even of An
glo-Celtic origin. In the United
States there are men of every race un-
der the sun. Nevertheless, it is
source of pride in these islands that
in the great events which have de-
termined the life and history of Amer
lea the directing minds have been
Anglo-Celtic. The great literature of
America is ours: the great literature
Of Britain is theirs. We speak the
same tongue, we worship the same great