The New York herald., 1922-02-26

Harding and Senator Lodge. He said
he was surprised that none of the Re-
publican Senators had arisen in de-
Tense of the President and Senator
Lodge.
Consequently" he added. II am aris-
ing above partisanship. and as an
American l am coming to their de-
fense.'
Then he quoted Ambassador Harvey
as saying of President Harding that
he bore "a striking resemblance to the
elephant. which symboliZes his political
party" and also of saying: He tests
with painstaking caution every plank
In crossing a bridge. but when con-
vinced of firm footing over he goes.
II suppose" added Senator Harrison.
that Harvey in his imagination saw
the first plank the elephant was to step
on. Perhaps it was the promise made
to the people of new tariff law. per-
haps with the American valuation
scheme included. and as soon as this
elephant saw how dangerous this was
and heard the cries from every section
of the country that it was dangerous
plank this great massive individual of
the animal kingdom threw back his ears
and stalled.
80 that plank probably was removed
and they shot another one in its place,
printed on it that was made to the SOL
dier boys in the last campaign. telling
them what a friend he would be to
them: how he. by the force OF his great
personality. the influence he would
WELD. would give to them Immediately
the enactment of law insuring them
adjusted compensation.
$50 he began to feel with his big toe
on this plank. and he heard the cries
from the chambers of commerce
throughout the country. he heard the
walls from the money end of Wall
Street he heard the lamentations Of the
profiteers who had grown rich out of
the war. and he became cautious, threw
back his ears and said, That plank is
rotten
II can believe that in his indignation
George Harvey could see the Senator
from North Dakota and other Senators
who had promised the boys adjusted
compensation legislation, going up and
saying: Come on back. let's walk over
that plank. 1t is not rotten we promised
them. And he started again. But he
heard the walls again and backed. So,
now. they have taken that rotten plank
out"
Reading the definition of the elephant
and describing it, he said:
There is one particular thing about
an elephant, 1t is the only animal in
the fore part of whose head you can
find wood. and the only value which has
ever been found in an elephant Is the
solid ivory of its tusks."
80 / resent this vile characterization
of. my President" went on Senator Har-
rison. IT resent his being called all
elephant. | have arisen to-day out ol
the realm of partsanship to plead, as
an American to Americans. not to be-
lieve it."
Senator Harrison then told how AM
bassador Harvey had placed Mr.. Bal
four on the highest pinnacle, and Mr.
Root nearly but not quite reaching that
pinnacle which Mr.. Balfour occupies
He said Ambassador Harvey referred
to Senator Lodge as "erudite in clois-
tered aloofness. and dashing as a knight
Of old In political fray"
Ridlculing these characterizations,
Senator Harrison observed "We recall
how he has dashed from one position to
mother on so many questions that havo
confronted the American Senate"
Senator Harrison. clubbing Senator
'cdge 'the Don Qulxote of the Senate"
g id he hoped he would send word over
seas to his squire. the Sancho Panza OF
the diplomatic corps and enjoin him to
stop talking so much"
"I want to remind the Senator" inter-
tected Senator Norris that will not stop
Mr. Harvey from talking. You cannot
send word from a country where the
Eighteenth Amendment Is in force to a
country that does not have any pro-
hibtory law, and stop Harvey from
talking"