The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-07

a profound modncatlon since November
1918. If the great Powers like Britain
France and Italy view our course with a
resentment which differs only in degree, it is
hardly less true that some Of the smaller
States-Poland, to whom we denied a livable
eastern frontier; Rumania. to whom we still
deny the Bessarabian province. despite its
Latin majority; Greece. who long found
American opposition to her legitimate claims
in eastern Thrace; Bulgaria, who trusted too
much upon American pledges of assistance
in the same regions-all these States feel
differently about the American Government,
If no. about the American people. The
dreams, the illusions of 1918 have faded and
with their disappearance has come bitter
ness not to be exaggerated.
I wonder how far Americans are yet con-
scious of the degree to which they were
mixed up with the ASP irations and with the
demands of the several old and new countries
in Europe? But for us, associated with the
British in this adventure, Poland would to-
day possess Danzg and thus have an open
door to the outside world. 1t was America
and Britain, at Paris, Lloyd George and Will
son, who denied this gateway to Poland, just
as il was Wilson and Lloyd George who
denied the Sarre Basin to France In one
case Wilson bowed to George in the other
the Englshman yielded to the President, but
standing together they blocked both France
and Poland
United States Stood Alone in the Matter
of Fiume.
1t was the United States, standing alone,
but having British approval and measure
of French tolerance. who denied Italy Fiume
and postponed to the present hour any solu-
ton Of the Adriatic question. Even at this
very moment through our State Depart
ment standing firm against the posses
sion by Poland of a fencibe frontier, which
represents the sacrifice by Poland of nearly
half of her ancient territories, q frontier,
moreover. which the Russians have already
accepted. In the same fashion we still
reSolutely refuse to recognize Rumanian
sovereignty between the Pruth and the
Dniester, although Rumanian claims date
back to the Roman Empire and are but
tressed by the contemporary vote of the pro-
vincial legislature
1t is true that we have so far JAILED to
oppose in any striking fashion any British
aspiration. II the French the Italians. the
Rumanians, the Poles. the Greeks can COM
plain specifically over definite acts which
have resulted in disappoIntments and dan
gers for them, the British have no such
tangible grievances. And yet in reality we
have done the British what must seem to
them a supreme injury, because in separat-
ing ourselves from Europe we have de-
stroyed that Anglo-Saxon partnership which
dominated the Paris conference and in Brit
ish minds was to continue the most potent
circumstance in international relations.
While the United States through the
President, still participated in the Paris
conference President Wilson and Lloyd
George were the dominating influence and
although all was done in the name of the
President most of the decisions were favor
n he
tive of British policy at Paris openly pro-
claimed, was to create and to foster Anglo
American partnership. In vain the French
the Italians, the Rumanians protested
against Paris decisions. No single nation no
combination of nations was strong enough
to oppose the skill of the British and the
enormous strength of the United States,