Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-23
Resignation
Story Denied
Harvey Radios Denial OF Spit
and Hughes Does Not Think
of Quitting
(By Isaac Gregg

(By Isaac Gregg
Washington. Jan. 23.-Colonel
George Harvey, who cabled to
Mr.. Bowen from the mld-Atlan-
tic yesterday, effectively denied
published reports of wide di-
vergence of opinion between him
self and Secretary of State
Hughes.
This denial, added to the one
given out by the State Depart
ment Sunday night tha: Secre-
tary Hughes had no intention of
resigning his post, are regarded
as. completing the task of show
ing the unreliability of recent
stories circulated in the United
States Senate to the effect that
the whole administration was
torn between contending factions
and that Secretary Hughes was
losing in what was alleged to be
his pussyfoot methods of Dip
lomacy.
Colonel Harvey's statement fol-
lows:
"A radio dispatch conveys to
me the information that reports
have been published to the ef-
feet that sharp disagreements
with respect to foreign policies
exist between Secretary Hughes
and myself and that indicated
such divergence Of opinion while
in, the United States. | wish to
deny in my name any such state
ment or intimations. They are
absolutely false. | am in full and
complete accord with Secre-
tary Hughes and / have not Ut
tered word that could by tho
widest stretch of the imagina.
ton be construed to the contrary
Give the above to the press foi
immediate publication"
While the State Department
and Colonel Harvey were thus
moving to demonstrate their com
plete acquiescense in matters OF
foreign policy. inquiries as to thu
exact source of reports of theil
differences indicated that mem
bers of the Senate, Republicans
disgruntled with the administra
tons foreign policies, have evi
dently been putting out these re
ports rs an indirect method o.
, attacking Secretary Hughes.
These Republicans have fel
for some time, and some of then
have said so, that the Hughe'
policy has been one Of milk ant
water, framed on the pussyfoo
c plan and that much better re
suits could have been attained
especially in the reparations dis
pute had the administration un
der Mr.. Hughes adopted o mor'
; firm and blunt policy. These crit
icisms brought from the Stat
, Department yesterday the answe
that there is nothing the Unite'
States can do to effect settle
, ment of the reparations question
= that until the nations directl,
l involved in the present dispute
l meaning of course, Great Britai
and France, reconcile their poll
= lcies, nothing can be done.
1t was pointed out by news
papermen yesterday that /
5 November, 1918, there were seri
Gus differences between tn
e French and Germans and tha
: the United States moved in
n joint note, to suggest the term
whereby the belligerents coul
G get together. This brought tn
: answer that the United State
e was at that time a co-belligei
= ent and that in this case tn
e United States is not directly IL
terested, not being a party t
the Versailles treaty under whic
L the differences have arisen.
;. was then suggested TO the Stat
i Department that the Unite
d States nevertheless has a grea
Y interest in seeing a settlemer
: of the reparations question an
CONTINUED on Page Three)