The Washington herald., 1920-08-24
EUROPE AGAIN
TURNS TOU.S.
Rebirth of Faith in America
And Aid 1t Can Give Is
Discened.
INTEREST IN CAMPAIGN
Nation, Not Individuals,
Seen as Hope Of Old
World.
INTEREST IN CAMPAIGN
BY CARL W. ACkERMAN.
CNSashinxton Herald-Public Ledger
seryfce-speciaI Cable DispatchD

London, Aug. 22.-During the past
few weeks there has been noticeable
in Europe, behind the scenes and
news, a renaissance OF European in
terest in the United States. The re-
vival itself might be called the re-
birth Of European faith in America
and the question asked so frequent
y in the past, will the United
States again participate in Euro
pean affairs?' is now put in dif-
ferent form-can America regain
her stimulating moral leadership In
international questions which she
lost during the Senate-White House
controversy over the Versailles
peace treaty?
The very moment when the situa-
tion was DARKEST, when the peoples
Of Europe longed for an expression
ef opinion and guidance from dis
interested land, at a time when gov
crnments themselves were pessimis-
tic and saw only on the horizon the
spreading legions of Soviet Russia,
when everyone feared America had
Withdrawn from Europe, lock, stock
and barrel, the revival began.
Today. when the question is up
permost in the minds Of foreign
peoples, will the great collapse of
civiliZaLion begin this winter con-
tinental Europe is looking to the
United States even more than to
England for leadership.
Plight Europe Is In.
Europe today IS in the midst Of
revolution Of ideas and verges on
revolution of action. The revolu-
tionary battle-ground of tomorrow
haF
Thames. Lok at a map of the world
and one can see how Central and
Eastern Europe is acting as a bar
rier to communism. while awaiting
from the Western Hemisphere a
program of constructive action and
Inspiration. The battle so far is
mostly one Of propaganda. It is a
world revolution with England and
Italy united, with Germany looking
to the East and France to the West.
All Europe is interested in the
Presidential campaign, but not in
the candidates themselves. Europe
Is not paying much attention to in
dividual Americans, but the Old
World is very much concerned over
the campaign issues in the United
States. wilson's leadership has been
lost never to be regained. because
AAAG ANCAAAAS 10 LoO ~ AuEspEedu over
here that he failed at the eleventh
hour. II any evidence were needed
that Wilson has lost his grip on for
etgn opinion, it was the recent note
signed by Colby. 1t was a one-day
sensation The power Wilson once
had of giving expression to the IDEAS
and ideals of Europe is no, longer
evident to the people here. and it
now seems doubtful whether Europe
will again place so much hope in
any one American.
Why Hope Lies In q. :.
The tendency of today is rather to
look to nations and movements. and
the American campaign is being
watched as a world referendum on
the international question of wheth-
er nations should cooperate or COM
pete.
Among observers in the Old World
it is now expected that leadership
out Of this mess will come from
either Washington or Westminster
Until very recently there was every
indication that London would be-
come the world center Of the coun-
ter movement to Bolshevism. but
now eyes are again turned to the
United States, because in the United
States there still lives that pioneer
spirit Of overcoming the impossible
Copyright. 1920, By Public Ledger Co..