RETIREMENT OF COL. HARVEY
Resignations of two leading Ameri
can ambassadors, Colonel George Har
vey, who was a hold-over from ths
Harding administration as ambassador
to England, and Ambassador Child at
Rome, are not a surprise to the Ameri
can people. It was known that Colonel
Harvey, who is widely regarded ns
having comparatively few qualifica
tions for the position from a diplo
matic standpoint, was getting more or
less restless to return home. Both ho
and Ambassador Child are understood
to have been feeling the financial
burdens incident to their respective
positions, and that they had an under
standing with the president that they
would relinquish their posts in a few
months.
There are already many reports of
the whys and wherefores of Colonel
Harvey’s retirement from the govern
ment service. One of these is that he
is becoming restive to get back to this
country and have part in the political
game incident to the national cam
paign. He is known to be fond of
participation in that kind of thing,
and his influence in the picking of
candidates is widely conceded. lie
says he is not a politician, which i.;
true when viewed from the diplomatic
phase, though he has not failed to bs
active in national politics for several
years, not only in the writing field,
but also in an advisory capacity. Thete
are already indications that he will
participate actively in -the campaign,
and will have a voice in the Republi
can national convention. There are
hints that his services will be sought
in efforts to be made by Republican
leaders to prevent a serious split in the
party, and Colonel Harvey is under
stood to share the fears of many
others of such a danger.
