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Show I Now for the First Time the Turbulent Atlantic Has Become a Mill Pond By 0. D. M. HARVEY, Ambassador to Great Britain f Tho mutual helpfulness between tho Unitod States and Great Britain which wo all desiro ennnot be realized until two groat iuisapprchunsions havo been removed ono of which lias provaded Europe respecting respect-ing the United Stales and tho other has permeated tho United Slates as to Europe. Tho two combined appear ap-pear (o constitute the chief barrier to full and clTcctivo play and co-operation based upon confidence and tin- H mk A - TW 1 nnu' ln Europe tho conmron impression tlut H mRm$N$WM 1C n'tc(' Stntcs alone among tho nations of the H HP WW filing i 'i v;orfit ,8 today a land of milk and honey whoso peoplo H not only arc universally prosperous, but are rich beyond tho traditional H dreams of avarice. You have only to supplement tho fancy with a suspi- H eion which I And not wholly lacking that all this opulence and this hap- H pincsa arc direct results of tho great war, to account for the wholly natural H sense of resentment. H What arc tho facts? Did tho United States really profit from the H war to such a degree, as to make the lives sho sacrificed seem to the cynical H and sordid mind relatively insignificant? In dollars, the cost to America H of her participation in tho war, when finally computed, will fall not so H rcry far short of the entire indemnity upon Germany. I mako no com- H pariBons. There has been too, much of that alrea'dy. Surely no good can H come now, when wo all aro striving to get together in common purpose H for Hie common weal, from disputing over tho relative sizes of the contri H lutioiis lo tho great cause. H The second misapprehension to which I referred is that of my own H i countrymen, who have been led to doubt that tho peoples of Europe havo H been doing tho utmost for thcmsolvcs beforo seeking help. H Gladly I pay tho highest tributo to tho courago and prido of these H eorcly smitten peoples. Already the better understanding between Great H Britain and tho United States has achieved ono far-reaching result. For H tho first time in history tho turbulent Atlantic has becomo as a mill pond H and lias practically been eliminated from considerations of danger so far H is naval warfare is concerned. There is ground for good hopo, moreover, H (hat whatever apprehensions exist of perilous possibilities on tho Pacific H amy be dispelled sooner than is commonly anticipated. H When, if at all, that splendid consummation shall havo been attained, H hi response to tho apparently universal desire, disarmament will follow H inovitably, and peace on earth will bo assured for years, and may bo fl forever. |