New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-21
Kneil of League Seen

Kneil of League Seen
LONDON, May 20.-The Evening
Standard, commenting tonight on the
address of United States Ambassador
Harvey at the dinner given by the
Pilgrims last night, says that the de-
cison of the United States not to have
anything to do with the League of Ma
tions obviously most seriously affects
the leagues position. The newspaper
says it doubts whether without the
United States the league can continue,
which it regrets. declaring the league
might conceivahly have fulfilled it's
functions had all the great powers
energetically worked to perfect it.
Without that backing" The Stand
ard, says, ct must tend to become a
useless and expensive positively
a dangerous sham"
Meantime. says the newspaper, at
is our duty to make efforts to strength
Ell, our understanding with the United
States, while accepting the limits with
in which that understanding is posi-
ble'
The Pail Mall Gazette and Globe
says editorially that although Ambas-
President Wilson'S doctrines, he can
claim fair progress already in the path
way of open diplomacy.
This newspaper welcomes American
participation in the Supreme Council
session which is to deal with the ST.
leslan settlement taking the view that
this will substantially increase the
its prospects of stability" and it con-
siders that this balances the firm
aloofness of America from the league"
The newspaper says it understands
President Harding's position and is
sure that he will reciprocally under
stand Great Britain's. 1t declares
Great Britain has faith that the league
Will ultimately acquire an authority
sufficient to keep many contingent CON
America proffers in more direct pro-
lection of the interests of peace b.
mutual consultation with ourselves
will be warmly appreciated. The two
processes will not conflict"
Declaring 1--WE won't quarrel over it,"
The Westminster Gazette, in its edi-
torlal regarding the Ambassadors illu-
SONS to the League of Nations, refers
to the league as of American origin.
"The sober minds of Europe in no.
wise repent having adopted this Amer
lean child" it says, land if the step
parent has ceased to feel affection for
1t they will nevertheless attempt to
rear 1T so that it will be credit to it's
original home"
This newspaper contends that the
hard logic of events has shown that
neither America nor England can live
IN splendid isolation, and that at is
the master problem of the present time
to make the British-American idea of
an orderly world prevail against the
idea of fighting world which still
dominates most of Europe. We
shall not prevail unless we are able to
show that our methods offer the fight
ing nations greater security than
theirs. This Great Britain and America
can do together, but neither alone"
League Advocate Perp.exed
The Daily News declared itself per-
League of Nations, that newspaper
having been wholehearted champion
of the league. 1t inferred from Mr.,
HarVey's address that the United
States actually agrees with the objects
OF the league, but it exclaimed:
Yet the United States will have
nothing to do with the greatest organi
cation ever created for the fulfllment
OF the leagues high purposes, and this
is not because America disapproves of
any one of the objects of the league,
but because her people at the last cleo
ton gave decisive vote against the
party of one of the leagues chief
founders. Is this policy or politics?
II the latter, is it domestic politics or
international 2"
The Chronicle remarked: NOBODY
here has any desire to prescribe the
channels in which Americas good will
may flow, and just as we gave Mr. Will
son straightforward cooperation in
founding the league, so we will CO.
operate in the same spirit with Mr..
Harding outside the league"
The Daily Express welcomed espe-
cially the Ambassadors pronounce
ment on the League of Nations, which
IS described as "the end of an expensive