The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-03
BUY ISLANDS Of
+. BRITISH TO SECURE
lQAN. M.ADQQ PLAN
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plenty Of sugar. though its rum is not
particularly useful 81 this time
) on the whole. the United States could
= flnd billion dollars worth of value IN
. some Of these Islands without much
. trouble, and get IL back IN commodities
IN short time.
But were IL not for the principle
. enuneiated by the distinguished father.
ln-law Of Mr. McAdoD, namely the
principle Of self determination D. would
he easy to set the proposition going,
Tor II is said that the British eent-
ment is not bit adverse TO discussion
Of the matter,
What, for instance, would be the
opinion Of peoples In the Bermudas, Ba-
hamas and so on, about being annexed
10 dry lAnd2 Seriously speaking, there
has been an annexation movement va
some Of these British Islands for some
time They have wanted % be an
! neNed TO the United states for various
reasons, mostly commercial advantages
growing out Of geoGrap hICal proximity
/. But the advantages 81 prohibition have
. not Yet taken hold on the British lmagi.
nation, Perhaps the Islands could be
gotten ready for annexation only after
some Of the Antissloon leagues agents
had been able 10 sow the seed which
was so effective inside the United
States.
NLr. McAdoo, however. sees the ques-
ton purely as TO its bearing on financial
relations between the British empire
and the United States. says MoAdoo:
ut Is highly desirable. both on our
own account and that OF our allies that
the settlement Of our loans 10 our allies
be rendered as quick and as easy as
possible
OF the fact that Great Britain has lib
orally pledged her credit 10 sustain that
Of her allies.
''Now, for the past 100 years, Great
Britain has held certain Islands in and
near our shores, Jamaica. the Bahia
mas, Barbados, Nassau, British Hon
duras and the Bermudas, of our South
Atlantic coast
These British possession, 80 long as
held by a friendly maritime power, do
not jeopardiEe the security Of the At
( lantic and gulf coast Of tho United
States. With the process Of time, We
have now become the LEADING economic
power in the world, and have developed
the Panama canal ana a navy and mer-
chant marine which make these islands
more than ever important TO US.
Might It not be possible TO work out
a plan by which England's debt 10 US
could be reduced by the transfer Of GER
I4lA 1A8tlast pD@HCAAlOhS III tue WESTERN
hemisphere to the extent OF their value?
The British empire st this moment
comprises one sixth Of the land area o.
the whole world, and, according 10
British economic exports, the surplus
capital Of the mother country will for
many years to come be expended In |
the development OF the agricultural and |
mineral resources OF the great self-gov.
erning dominions and Of India
Il imagine that Great Britain would |
not object 10 such a disposition OF these |
Islands, especially as they would 20 10 |
n friendly power I see nothing in such |
proposal to offend the Just pride OF |
= great people. whereas such a lquida- !
ton of d portion OF the British debt |
might be happy solution OF part az |
Great Brttain's immediate financial |
problem
Inquiry among British correspondents |
in the national capital leads 70 the con. |
clusion that the matter would not be |
unfavorably received in Great Britain, |
were 1t not for the fact that British |
policy is for the present inseparably |
interviewer with what happens TO the |
league OF nations and proposals for naval |
disarmament
II the league is dead and Europe goes