El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-07

w President Wilson's recommends
ton 10 Europe in the matter Of
Turkey. both by its contents and by
the fact OF its despatch raises The
same old riddle OF American relation
70 European and. for that matter
Asiatc questions
Technically the United states
Is without claim 10 participate In
Turkish settlements save only a.
American interests are directly
affected. because the u ited
states RETAINED from declaring
war upon Turkey.
Thus the making Of peace FOR the
belfrerents. but the president brushes
this circumstance aside with the dec
laration that the victory over turkey
was a detail resulting from the gen
eral success. 10 which America con-
But aside fro mthe technical aspect
the United States is not In position
; to take any positive step, because
the senate has elected the treaty OF
Versailles and we are thus witnou y
standing in the councils Of the allied
Can only BE Negative.
All that can actually be done ps
the United States. through the presli--
dent, Is negative, Ee can Witnnol r
our approval from the settlements
made by Europe, and threaten an an
solute withdrawal That is all
Now the normal course OF EUROPE %
this situation IS uumistalzable- VIZ
Tingness to heed American wishes
provided America were partner
ready TO contribute from Its resOur-
I ces TO the general fund, might be &C
cepted.
But the assumption Of an An
ericau right to prescribe and 20
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American readiness TO share costs
and responsibilities, would nat
uraIIy entitIe the European ma
tons to assert and TO act upon
the theory that American claims
are without warrant.
This IS what the Italians would &c
glad TO do, because their own Adri-
attic claims have been accepted Dy
France and Great Britain and woule
now be realized but for the veto OF
the president
This Is what a large and growing
fraction Of the French republic Woulq
be glad 20 do, because the hostility OF
the president TO France has been dis
closed with ever increasing intenslly
in recent months and warrants We
French assumption that only oppo-
sition TO French interests can pc eA-
pected from president Wilson
Britain With Us Yet
EhLL UA con aaaH SUN 81 % a--="H
relations with the executive brancn
OF the American government does no l.,i
vet and probably viii not, meet with
British approval, and is opposed Dy
certain elements IN France
in both countries there is a groW-
ing recognition Of the fact that the
legislative branch Of our government
in the hands Of the Republicans. VIII
not accept the policies or the pur-
poses Of the president: that. in a
word, Mr. Wilson can neither commit
the nation 10 action. nor to any poli-
cy, which must require the SANCTION
Of congress
san, the British and some French
men believe that with the change OF
administration and the coming OF a
Republican president, which has been
forecast In Europe there viii be a
new administration VIII advocate
American participation in European
affairs
IN a word. the assumption IS ac-
cepted across the Atlantic, that u is
not 50 much hostility 10 European
activities as opposition TO the prest
dent, not so much question o. prin-
ciples as q question OF partisan poll
tics which explains Americas course
IN recent months
Britain Wants Our FriendshiD
British foreign policy IS now found
ed upon the cardinal doctrine that for
the future there must be active and
close Anglo-American cooperation
To insure this cooperation. the
British are prepared 70 make many
concessions and the least Of these
concessions would be the acceptance
Of the senate's reservations.
What the British desire is the pres
euce Of American representative in
world congress without regard to
the powers OF these American repre-
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hardly less decisive. since they viii
speak for America, even II they can
not commit America actually 70 any
specific course
They Want Us-Oh. Yes.
British policy would have preferred
to see the adoption Of the covenant OF
the league Of nations as president
Wilson approved ID. because this
would have made the United States q
full partner Ia the international firm
10 regulate world affairs. becausf
America would have been technical )
and unreservrdly committed 20 par
ticipation IN this administration Of
the business OF the world. But. since
this Is impossible. the British are nc
less anxious 10 get the United StateE
[ in on any terms.
Hence the British viii not sanction
any course which would lead 20 an
open break with the United States
French, italian, or Polish interests
viii not be accepted by the British
as supplying any, warrant for disre-
garding Amrican opinion at present.
A Little T. Better Than Nothing.
British policy Is expressed in the
view that any association with the
United States Is better than a total
disappearance OF America from Euro
! pean affairs.
At Paris. American representatives
almost without exception. took the
British view OF the larger questions
which were OF most concern for the
British In consequence. the British
feel that in any league OF nations
council, a similar situation would de-
velop. and the British would at all
times be certain OF the great moral
assistance which came from America.
even II there were no corresponding
material support
As far ns the president f. con
eerneds British policy no longer
accepts him a. representing the
win OF the country on the con-
tr1ry, Il regards him AZ certain
to disappear in a brief time. and
f. buslIy engaged in preparing
the way for establishing close re-
luti0ns with his successor, by ac-
ceptlnE in advance those treaty
reservations which have been the
expression OF the Republican
views In the senate.
And. whenever the president issues
a rescript which does violence to
British policy, the British accept his
statements with becoming courtesy,
consent to a modification or at least
postponement Of their own de-
cisions and await the time, which is
to come, when they can resume the
course fully disclosed at Paris. Of
establishing an Anglo-American part
nership. through the medium OF the
Ha n# Nations