The evening world., 1920-03-17

commissions With a view 20 Sc
curing justice and moderation in
the demands OF the Allies against
tbe Central empires. We would
thus be thrust into the repulsive
position Of the defender Of our
late enemy, in order to secure
what we would conceive 70 be
constructive and BtatesmaniIke
rehabilitation in Europe. Our ex-
periences during the last few
months have shown ~ bitterly
that we thus subject ourselves 10
complaint and attack from the
Allied Governments and such a
continued relationship should
only breed the most acute inter
national friction"
TROUBLES THAT WOULD COME
TO AMERICAN MEMBERS.
Mr.. Hoover goes on to say that -the
practical result Of our experience al
ready is that the Americans who sit
on such commissionA II they don't ac-
quiesce and assist in enforcing any
propositions from various Government
officials, become Immediately ana per-
sonally subject TO attack a. being lnin-
teal TO their interests, and with the
powerful engines Of propaganda which
they employ in Europe and in our own
country no such man can endure for
long"
It was known TO Newspaper cor
respondents at the Paris Peace Confer
ence that Mr.. Hoover felt particularly
ombittered over what he believed to be
a hostile British propaganda directed
toward him, and I have no doubt he
had this in mind when he wrote the
foregoing passage IN his letter.
Mr.. HoOvor'S communication does
not oppose a League OF Nations but
says: III we can bring to an early
end our whole relationship to the po-
fitical combinations in Europe which
grew up before and during the war,
and can lend our strtngth 10 the
League of Nations, that body will gain
a stability and importance WhiOh Il
could not otherwise attain.@
HooVER's IDEA OF THE USE OF
A LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
Mr.. Hoover sees the League ais "a
strong and independent court OF ap-
peal that will have our authority. He
concludes with this observation;
Il am convinced that there has
grown up since the armistice the
policy, perhaps unconscious but
nevertheless effective, of dragging
the United States into every po-
lltical and economic question In
Europe and constantly ondeavOr-
ing to secure pledges of economic
and political support from us in
return for our agreeing TO matters
which we consider for their COM
mon good, whore he have no in
terest, and constantly using US as
a stalking horse economically and
politically. solely in the interests
OF internal political groups within
the Allied Governments.
These objectives and interests
may be perfectly justified from
their point OF view, but It forces
us into violations OF every in
stinct and into situations that our
own people will never stand.
"For instance, 1 don't see how
we can remain in these enforce
ment commissions unless We par
ticipate in the military enforce
ment with It's enormous cost and
risk and the tendency win
always be to exact the political
objective with the military
strength OF the United States a.
n background"
The foregoing Is a conception Of
Americanism which has been so
closely associated with Republican
argument in the Senate that regard
less Of the extreme point of view of
Senators Borah and johnson, II will
probably find its way In the Repub-
ilcan platform at Chicago.
The Democrats are a bit disap-
polnted-that is, the Wilson Demo-
crats-to fnd Mr.. Hoover not going
along with the mind of the President
on the League of Nations, but there
are plenty of Democrats who think
the Hoover point OF view harmonizes
better with the Bryan idea and West
ern Democracy. They are not ready
TO give Mr.. Hoover UP as Republican.
And the non-partisan friends of Mr..
Hoover only smile. They are slowly
proving Mr.. Hoover eligible for the
Republican nomination, which they
seem to think Is a Burer way to win,
though 1t will be noticed they are not
closing the door to a Democratic nom
ination altogether.