Evening star., 1923-05-11
"lnteresting," Ambassador
Says of Report He May Be
in Next Harding Cabinet.
HE'S NOT "PR0-ENGLISH,"
NEITHER IS He A "FOOL"
Denounces Story of British Hatred
for q. S.-Lloyd George Com.
ing Next Autumn.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May 1l.-George Har-
vey. American ambassador to Great
Britain. declared. upon his arrival on
the steamship George Washington to-
day. that he knew nothing about re-
ports that he had resigned or plan
ned to resign. in order to direct a
campaign for the denomination and
reelection of President Harding.
The ambassador declared he saw no
reason for affirming or denying the
reports concerning his resignation.
"Of course. I expect to resign some
day." he said. Every Ambassador to
the court Of st. James. with one ex-
ception. has resigned-and he died.
But when I will resign I do not
know"
Col. Harvey said he had accepted an
invitation to sail back TO England
July on the maiden trip of the re-
conditioned steamer Leviathan.
Told of the reports that he was to
have a place in President Harding's
cabinet If he were reelected in 1924.
Mr.. Harvey smiled and said they were
Interesting II true"
Replies to Charges.
Asked for comment on the resolu-
tions recently adopted by the New
York and Massachusetts, legislatures
calling for his return on the ground
that he was pro-Brit!sh, Col Harvey
said:
"As far as my pro-Engiish senti-
ara
can. but am not a damned fool"
He smiled when he was asked
whether he planned to revive Har.
yey's Weekly for the presidential
campaign of 1924. and said, IT haven't
engaged a printer yet"
Col. Harvey said his present visit
was MS iirst leave Of absence In two
years. He was in the United States
about a month ago, but came that
time on official business and was
obliged to hurry back.
Conditions in England, the ambas.
sador said. are improving rapidly. The
economic situation Is much better and
credit has been re-established as q
debt to the United States. he said.
Unemployment is decreasing at tho
rate of 10000 week, and there are
only 100000 unemployed left In
Reason Tor Strike.
The unemployment, he said. had
been one of the chief causes of tho
great British emigration to the United
States. many Of the emigrants being
farmers, attracted by the high wages
paid for farm labor in this country.
The recent farm workers strike In
England, he said. was called to OBJ
tain a 25-shilling weekly wage. which
just about corresponds with the AmeH-
can scale for farm labor. British
financiers hoped soon to re-establish
the parity Of the sterling pound, Col.
Harvey added.
The amba ssador denounced talk OF
British hatred for the United States
as "preposterous." declaring the SEN
timent in England for the United
had been before. He declined to dis
cuss British politics or the World
Court and league Of nations issues.
David Lloyd George. former British
the autumn. Col. Harvey said. Lord
Birkenhead Is coming over in August
! to address the political institute At
Williams College.
Coming to Warrington.
Col. Harvey said that he and Mrs.
| Harvey would proceed within a few
days to Washington, where he eX-
poets to see PreSident harding. xhens
he said. he would go to his home in
Peacham. VT. for a short rest, de-
spite the fact that he expected to
| face some criticism there as a result
of his recently widely circulated
declaration that all the Inhabitants
of Peacham had British ancestors.
When 1t was called to his attention
| that a German had been found In
Peacham. the ambassador said:
We'll. he must have arrived after
left there"