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At Wilson'S Word
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You know Gin lower tone of voice)
he publishes three newspapers in Russia.
sends tons of propaganda there. and
has many agents there. He knows he
is trying to get the President to adopt
his policy ] merely quote. I do not
vouch for these assertions regarding the
extent to which the source of all public
information prevades Russia.
Another says, "Of course you know
of Lady So-and-Sos policy. She has
just come from Russia. The President
is much impressed" And again. PRO
fessor This and That. who has lived
much of his life in Russia. has told the
President thus and so. His advice is
certain to prevail"
Policies run all the way from waiting
for Russia to find observation-disclosures
France did find herself with a vengeance
under Napoleon, and historic parallels
enjoy much favor--to commissioning
Japan to enter Russia and keep Ger
many busy in the East. from no inter-
vention to Intervention in its nakedest
and most Objectionable IL most imprac-
ticable form.
MuciI Is Heard Of MIR. CrceI
Mr.. Cree, of whom as a policy maker
much is heard, is an interventionist. an
interventonist of mild and dena tured
sort. He would collect an expedition
of Russians living in this country, mer
who know both lands. who can carr
moral suasion to the people who are
following. IL they still are following
Lenine and Trotsky The idea is not new
II is important in the minds of many
intelligent observers here because 1t
has as its advocate Mr.. Creel. And that
fact is important as revealing in what
a state diplomatically we are.
And in what state automatically are
we: Who will make the Russian policy?
President Wilson. of course The Allies
are agreed to that. Having rejected the
Allies policy with respect to thft dis
solving empire, the obliga ton rests upon
the President to offer a better substitute.
The situation presses for something
more immediate than what destiny or
providence or the inevitable reactions
of democracy exposed to the evil COM
munications of German miitar.sm may
offer.
The Balkan debacle recslls what may
happen from too much faith in destiny
or the wholesome reactions of native
democracy. And to be fair. il is only
Just to remind ourselves that the Bal
kan debacle lies at the doors of Mr..
Wilson'S diplomatic partners in London.
Paris and Rome The Balkan debacle
sian catastrophe and the dissolution of
eastern opposition to Germany. A
similar mishandling of Russia now may
bring on-well, anything that gloomy
imagination may conjure up.
Who is safeguarding us? Who are the
Presidents trusted diplomatic advisers?
Mr.. Creel. some people say. Casual
propagandists coming to Washington,
others say. Colonel House, say others
Mr.. Lansing--it is officially evident that
the Secretary of State must be. Name
less personal agents and investigators,
according to common report. Probably
the truth is that 1t is all of these AID
then that there are others.
An Unofficial state Department
The fact is that we have formal
Department of State consisting of per-
sons whose names are to be found i'm
any almanac and a fluid Department of
State. or chorus of diplomacy of a highly
democratic sort, consisting of many per-
sons whose names are in no almanac
possessing information and giving ad-
vices especially giving advice.
Chief of these is Colonel House, the
| Presidents chief adviser. whether his
advice was taken or not, in the long
period when Mr.. Wilson was wrong in
thinking he could keep out of the war
was misinformed in initiating peace
movement labored under an Illusion
| since publicly confessed regarding the
possibility of breaking UP Austria and
Germany. a period during which We at
! last have begun to get right regarding
the Central Powers. but during which
we have failed after repeated mistakes
to develop any policy regarding Russia.
Drifting has been the outstanding
! characteristic Of our diplomacy through
out that period How has the Admin
istration got rid of drifting in its other
than diplomatic activities? By substi-
tuting for many advisers one adviser
and having that Cne adviser man of
courage and initiative Mr.. McAdoo
| gets action from the President lie
initiates policies. presses for decision
upon them where decision must be had
| and gets it. Mr.. Hoover is equally sue
cessful SO is Mr.. Baruch,, and there
are some others.
The country has been unjust to Mr.
Wilson. 1t has said he wanted little
men about him and could not work with
any others. He works best with bic
men about In fact. he hardly functions
al all. except as source OF IDEAS with
other than big men. men like MIR. Me-
Adoc. Mr.. Hoover and Mr.. Baruch about
him.
! What is needed is the McAdooizing