Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-09
HARVEY AND CHILD
To COME WARNING
HANDS-OFF POLICY
Both Retiring Ambassadors
to Join the IrreConCiIabIeS
Against Any ENHANCEMENT
With Europe
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
(Leassd Wire Service to The Iournal.l
(Copyright, 1929

Copyright, 1921
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-TWO
powerful voices will be added to the
"irreconcilable" group in American
politics when Ambassadors George
Harvey and Richard Washburn
Child return home. Both men after
a period of firsthand acquaintance
with European problems and old
world diplomacy from London to the
Near East are coming back to
America more confirmed in their
views that the United States should
stay out Of Europe than they were
before they left.
Word to this affect has reached
friends of the two ambassadors on
this side of the Atlantic. Mr.. Har-
vey originally was one Of the most
bitter critics Of the League of Ma
tions am his first speech in London
was an announcement that the Har-
ding administration would have
nothing to do with the league or
any of it's creations either directly
or indirectly. Mr.. Harvey was
compelled to modify his views some
what when President Harding came
out for the permanent court OF IN
ternational justice which was Great
ed by the league and while he didn't
like the idea he did not break with
Mr.. Harding but gave out dIplo-
matically Worded statement to the
effect that he saw nothing inconslst-
ent in the presidents position.
Advice to Harding
Both DIR. Harvey and Mr.. Child
assisted Warren Harding in the
preparation of his 1920 speeches at
Marion and the both urged him to
steer away from European questions
as much as possible. Ambassador
Harvey always has been a membe-
Of that group Of American literary
men who cherished a, traditional
fondness for Great Britain and the
belief prevails now that he comes
back just as friendly to Great BIT
ain but not exactly won over to the
idea of any special arrangement for
a world league. There was a time
when he advocated a new type %
association of nations with the prin-
ciple embodied in it of investigation
of disputes under the Bryan treaty
plan of nine months wait before
hostilities are begun but the shifting
currents in American politics make
it seem likely that Mr.. Harvey will
not line up with those who have
formula for cooperation between
Europe and America but a policy OF
continued nationalism.
AS for Mr.. Child he has become
discipline of the theory Of intense
nationalism which is sweeping Eu-
rope today. He thinks the fascist
movement is an excellent example OF
the reawakening of the virile spirit
in nations and that democracies can
achieve their greatest objectiVes by
following the doctrines of Mussolinl's
party in Italy. Premier Poincare in
France is following the nationalistic
theory of getting all possible ad-
vantage for Europe irrespective of
the. effect on Germany or the rest OF
the world and there are Britors who
feel their government should with
C~aw from the continent and take
care of the home problems that are
pressing for attention. The opposing
school insists that continental
economic conditions must be correct
ed before domestic affairs can be i'm
proved.
And so runs the conflict between
the policy of isolation or national
aloofness and formulas of co-opera
ton and international conference.
Messrs. Child and Harvey are lead
ers in the nationalist school and
they have on their side in the Amer
lean embassies in Europe, Ambassa
dor Alexander p. Moore, Of Spain,
one of Hiram Johnson's original
boosters. On the other side are
Ambassadors Allan B. HOughton
American ambassador to Germany
who favors a more active program of
cooperation with Europe and aid
for Germany, and Myron 7. Herrick,
American ambassador to France,
who feels that American moral sup
port should be thrown to the
French and that America should as
sumo a position of alert interest in
European affairs. 1t will be inter-
esting to see what types will sue
coed MeSsrs Harvey and Child.