Evening star., 1923-03-01
Officials DispIeased by Dec
Iaration U. S. Loans to Al
lies Were Not Guaranteed.
REMARKS ARE REGARDED
AS UNUSUAL FOR ENVOY
American Ambassadors Discussion
of Wartime Obligations
Stirs Criticism.
Ry the Associa ted Press.

Ry the Associated Press
LONDON, March 1.--AmbaSsador
Harvey's speech of last night in
which he discussed the underlying
causes and the nature of Great Brit
States evoked expressions Of displeas-
ure in British official circles today.
and gives Indications of causing con-
siderable discussion.
The foreign office declined to COM
ment on the address, but 1t is relia-
bly, stated that Ambassador Harveys
remarks, particularly when. as the
case was put. he virtually challenged
the British government to issue a
statement refuting the Balfour note
of last August. were considered to be
unusual for a foreign envoy.
Ambassador Harvey's assertion that
Great Britain had not been asked to
guarantee and never did guarantee 1.-The
payment Of single dollar loaned by the
United States for the use Of any coun-
try other than Great Britain herself
stood out today as one OF the note
worthy utterances of his address at
the Pilgrims dinner last evening.
Col Harvey quoted from the Balfour
note of last August the phrase:
Under the agreement arrived at the
United States insisted. in substance,
If not in form, that though our allies
were to spend the money 1t was only
on our security that they were pre-
pared to lend it"
The ambassador said he did not
doubt but that the British govern
ment would with equal formality and
no less explicitness remove the mis-
apprehension created by this unfor-
tunate allusion."
Notables at Banquet.
The dinner was given in honor of
Stanley Baldwin. chancellor of the
exchequer. who headed the recent
financial mission to Washington.
Mr.. Harvey said that the United
States did not intend to ruin the credit
of any other country by canceling its
Recalling the conditions under
which the British debt had been In
CURED, he said that 80 per cent of
the sixty million persons in the
great war loans were of British
descent This fact, he said, surely
implied that if the Americans had
thought they were aiding exclusively.
lnQlreCtly, tne OtncT allies
the British government, the
money could not have been raised.
The Prince of Wales surprised the
Pilgrims by dropping in unexpected
ly. He Is a member of the Pilgrims,
and he explained he did not want to
make a speech or be toasted, but came
simply as a member to hear the
speeches and to have dinner.
This was the first public dinner the
Prince of Wales attended since his
Indian tour; he is getting plenty of
atmosphere, which ap.
parently he likes, as tonight he will
be the guest Of honor and principal
speaker at the American University
Union dinner.
others at the dinner included the
Duke of Deyonshire. the Brazilian
a ambassador, DR.. Harry Garfield. Vis-
count Peel. Sir Robert Stevenson
Sir Phillip Lloyd -Graeme. Wis
count Davenport. Sir Hamar Green
wood, Sir Laming Worthington-
Evans, Capt. Charles l.. Hussey, naval
of the American embassy, and
Robert p. Skinner. the American con-
sui general at London.
Text of Speeches.
Ambassador George Harvey said:
I'VE have met to celebrate a great
/ do not think I exag
gerate when I pronounce it the first
settlement of a really vi
tai world problem since the armistice.
1t involves far more than the great
est financial transaction reported in
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