LORD NORTHCLIFFE

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10966, 30 July 1921, Page 8

LORD NORTHCLIFFE

AN OFFICIAL BOYCOTT DINNER AT WASHINGTON EMBASSY CANCELLED. LORD CURZON’S METHODS. Bv Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received July 29, 8.0 p.m.) NEW YORK, July 28. The United Press correspondent at Washington learns that the British Em r bassy suddenly cancelled a dinner scheduled for to-night in honour of Lord Nortliclilfe at the Embassy, to which President Harding and the members of the Cabinet had been invited. The correspondent also learns that Lord Northcliffe was informed that he could not sojourn at the Embassy in spite of previous arrangements, which had been made for do «>. It is understood that orders for the boycott of Lord Northcliffe in Washington were sent to Sir Auckland Geddes by Lord Curzon. It is also stated that Sir Auckland Geddes was instructed not to introduce Loid Northcliffe to President Harding, but Lord Northcliffe met the President to-day, having had a personal appointment.

Lord Northcliffe regrets that he cannot visit-his friend Sir Auckland Ged des, upon whom he called and paid respects after being with President Harding, but ho is consoled by the fact that at a dinner which will be given him to-morrow by Mrs McLean, wife of the prominent newspaper owner, he will meet all tlie persons originally invited to the nan-celled Embassy dinner. The “New York Times” ’correspondent at Washington, referring to the incident, says: “Knowing the methods m India of Lord Curzon, Lord Northcliff o can only feel sure that Lord Curzon adopted these methods here. He cut -off tlie news supply of criticising newspapers and socially boycotted their writers while Viceroy of India. Lord Curzon on tho present, occasion, however, is not dealing with Indian natives or small Indian newspapers.’’ It was announced a few days ago that the British Government had cancelled the special news facilities as far as the Northcliffe newspapers were concerned in consequence of offensive criticism directed at Lord Curzon.