The New York herald., 1921-08-14

comes, blowing away the cobwebs of
political spiders. Men like SHUTS,
Meighen and Hughes are able, as rep
resentatives of people on the other
sides OF the far seas-young people
who proved their strength-to en-
visage world problems from a broader
angle of vision than the European eye
and with a more democratic spirit.
The chance for peace in Ireland is
due largely to their advice, and they
lifted all other problems of imperial
interest to a higher plane, not. per-
haps, because they are wiser or nobier
than the men in Downing Street,
though personally think that Gen.
SHUTS is outstanding in nobility of
mind, but because they are detached
from British politics and for geo
graphical reasons untrammelied by
purely English problems.
A closer equality and partnership
with the overseas dorninions will re-
5uvenate the British spirit and release
England from many burdens and judg-
ments which she has to bear alone and,
above all things, will smooth the way
for that close cooperation with the
United States in the work for univer-
sal peace which will give to English
speaking peoples the supreme decision
in reconstructing the stricken world.
England has surrendered some of
her old commands, as / have said. but
in doing so she will ease herself Of a
noa al 1f +y#C,
people, and her coming youth will
stand erect and free to face the future
with sure comradeship in a free
brotherhood of peoples. 1 hope that
does not sound too sentimental, but it
seems to me that all nations should
welcome this silent revolution which
is happening in the British Empire,
for it is the beginning of that new
relationship of peoples for which the
world is now ready.
Harvey's Presence Beneficial.
1t win not succeed il the British
dominions shirk their new response
bilities and their full share of pay
ment for liberty and security which,
until the war they certainly did not
pay, but | believe they will not be
grudging or afraid.
Reinforced by the counsel of their
Premiers. British statesmen faced the
whole field of foreign policy and have
come to decisions whose wisdom only
future history will prove. On the
whole, I think they will help us for
ward a step or two. and by us ! mean
TIE human family and especially the
English speaking races. Mr. Harvey's
presence at the meeting of the Su-
preme Council. bound Loyalty to follow
his Presidents lead to prevent war by
killing the causes for war, must also
be counted as one of those silent pres
sures which are forcing US all toward
new world policy.
Compromise there has been and
must be, but IL its balance weighs in
favor of justice rather than injustice,
of future peace rather than future
war, of economic reconstruction rather
than renewed following of international
Eatreds, that is all that we can hope.
That compromise is now at work, and
although ! do not yet know the def
mite results and decisions already
made. | venture to forecast them
without hazarding disproof.
\ IT is certain to my belief that the 81
lesian problem, the cause of the grav-
est danger to relations between Eng
land, France and Germany, will ne
settled by giving the main Industrial
district to German claimants and re-
strictlnS the Poles to those more agri-
rultural territories where they have
clear majorities. France will have to
make great concessions to agree to
this, which is contrary to her most
passionate policy, but agree she will
so as to retain the friendship of the
| United States and Great Britain. with
out whose moral support she would
be too much isolated. Such a settle
ment viii do much to secure future
peace. and in spite of popular senti-
ment aroused TO wrath. many French
men will welcome its wisdom.
i Greece and Turkey Next.
/ The next great decision will insist on
peace between Greece ard Turkey
4 which Is essential to allay the most
passionate resentment in the Moham-
medan world. Greece will be made 70
moderate her ambitions to reasona bic
limits and the Turks will be- made Sc
cure and self-governing in Asia Minor
with international control of Cons.an-
tinople. Those problems must be set
tied on that basis in order to avert
immediate troubles disturbing Euro.
pean peace.
But greater than those, so imme zee
in tragedy that it makes all minor NJ
fairs insignificant Is the Russian fam.
inc. The famine is being followed hy
plague and the frontiers OF western
Europe are now menaced by the
deadly, spreading evil. There are cold
hearted people who say: Serves the
Russians right Let them die II is rho
price of Bolshevlsm." But those are
people who would punish the innocent
for the guilty and would arrogate tc
themselves the judgment OF God.
The immensity OF this human
tragedy blots out all crime, all politics
II is rot question now of recognizing
the Soviet system or OF denounclng the
insanity of the Boishevist creed. 1t is
a question of saving some millions out
of many millions of peasant folk who
otherwise must die. Common human
ity as we'll as Christian charity de-
mands n universal effort 70 rescue
them without political conditions OF
reservations. 1t Is to the credit OF