Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-05
ALL EUROPE HOPING
FOR us. IN LEAGUE.
Some Delegates Believe A.
lance Cannot Live With
out America.
ANARCHY DELAYS REVIVAL
View Prevails That ANY Conces-
sion in Changing Of Covenant Is
Likely to Be Granted.
ANARCHY DELAYS REVIVAL
BY A. r.. DECKER,

| BY A. n. DECKER.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright, 1870.
| GENEVA. December 4.-That each
nation and each group Of powers rep
| resented in the assembly sincerely de-
sires that the United States shall en-
| ter the league is the belief Of close
observers here. Indeed. some Of the
me that the league cannot live with
out the United States. The reasons
are many and nearly all hattering to
| the American republic. The Scandi-
navian countries seem to be strong
est in their desire to have the United
States enter, because they want an
ideal league, based upon broad and
just lines.
The great powers desire the United
States to come in because political
rivalry is still so intense in Europe
that each power fears that a greater
war than ever is in preparation. They
wish to preserve the status quo and
reduce ornaments before the financial
disaster becomes greater. This is eX-
emplified by Italy's attitude toward
war expenditures and raw materials.
England. France. Italy and Germany
are no nearer together than they were
before the war. and territorial and
economic readjustments are threaten
ing their peace.
Near East illustrates.
This is illustrated by the near east
situation. 1t is useless to believe that
the powers think more of the suffer-
ing Armenians than they do of their
own welfare. However. the unsettled
conditions promise to maintain the
turmoil until Egypt and all of India
and the Mediterranean countries are
in an uproar. This anarchy is post
poning the revival Of trade indefinite
ly. throwing more and more men out
OF work and promoting unrest. The
three big powers would like to settle
the eastern question alone. but they
cannot trust each other. In the mat
ter of dominating the Mediterranean
tinople and the Suez canal they are
jealous and fearful of one another.
Thus the United States is the only
disinterested power with sufficient
moral influence.
The small central European states
want the United States to guarantee
their new found liberties against pos
sfbie future aggression by the larger
nations. The assembly was opened
with the expressed hope that the
United States would see her way
clear to enter. Then the Canadian
the United States nor Canada would
consider the pooling Of rawstuffs, and
the subject was never reopened The
International court of justice was
founded upon an American basis. The
Armenian question was placed in
American hands, with the support of
Spain and Brazil.
U. 8. to Watch Military.
Now the military. naval and air
commission of the council proposes TO
invite American obse rvation of the
proceedings. No financial act is out
lined without taking the United States
into consideration. the central powers
noddlng that, financial congress is
meaningless without the presence of
that country Through the Red
Cross the United States will contribute
supplies to policing expeditions such
as that to Wilma. There is an Ameri-
can on the Aaland committee. The
entrance Of the United States because
Spain herself now has very friendly
feeling for her former enemy. and
many of the South American dele
gates have told the writer that they
are nephews OF Uncle SAM"
Russia Wants U. 8. to Enter.
Russia wants the United States to
enter to prevent her own division
Germany would see in the American
burdens OF the treaty of Versailles.
France would see support against
other groups. Many of the delegates
say the United States has taken the
covenant of the league too seriously.
They say the United States is accus-
toned to a written constitution which
is to be followed to the letter or
be changed under gerat difficulties.
The delegates insist that the COW
enant should be interpreted classical
ly. Arthur Balfour said that he saw
more danger from those. who expect
too much Of the league. than from
those who think the league worth
less"
Finally. in talking with the dele
gates this correspondent obtained the
impression that the United States
could demand and obtain any con-
cession in changing or deleting any
article. and could successfully urge
the correction of certain injustices
which threaten the peace Of the world
and the life of the league. Not a
great deal. perhaps. has yet been ac-
Leomplished by that body. but states
men declare that the establishment
Of forum for discussion is in itself
sufficient to sanction its existence.