The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-29
EUROPE'S GREAT INTEREST.

That Europe is even more interested in the com ing Washington conference than the United States is becoming increasingly evident time passes The this, probably, is that Europe is sorely vexed with questions of armament and the dangers of than is America. The peoples of that continent very severely pressed with the disorders to business and problems of government and trade that have from the They hoping that From the Washington conference will something upon which may be hung the hope of early trication from the tangled skens that tying them down. and above al they anxious that the United States with her funconing industries, stable finances and lack of sinister interest due to her detachment from the complexities of European problems, should sit in counsel with them and throw her influence on the side of righteous readjustment
 Col House, writing from Europe for the New York Post and other newspapers commenting on Europe's great interest in the coming disarmament conference says
 The proposed Washington conference is
 beginning to loom large and expectations are running high It is not that the call in it. self means mucht does the promise
 that is implied that the United States will
 take it's place among the other nations and
 help in the attempt to solve some of the problems which surely vexing the world
 Think of us as they may, there is an under
 lying feeling in Europe that we of all the
 great Powers, are the one most disinterested
 For that reason, and for the that
 have such potential economic strength, the invitation to Washington has heartened every one on this side of the Atlantic.
 The only fly in the ointment that is visible to the European eye according to Col House, is the Pacific situation and the differences between the United States and Japan Europe believes that Japan wants nothing more than peace but she does a free dom of action in solving problems trade and growth and development in the Far East Concerning this phase of the Washington conference the same author, Col. House, says:
 Japan's acceptance is not as unreserved
 as it might be, but her statesmen pro-
 verbally cautious, and she probably does w matters relating to the Versailles Peace Con
 ference may be opened. The question
 duction of armaments is something apart
 and in that discussion she evidences will ingness to join There seems to be an un-
 easy feeling in Europe regarding the Pacific
 and particularly as to future relations
 with Japan. There many ingredients for
 trouble between us, but it would be sad failure of statesmanship if they should
 bring to with each other War is a
 bad business at best, but with two countries
 as far apart as Japan and the United States
 and with nothing of advantage be ob-
 taned by either in the event of success it would be criminal.
 Japan does not want with us, but
 she does want certain liberty of action in the Far East If object to her purposes
 strongly enough to make upon her. she
 will probably force to to her side
 of the Pacific to wage it. She will then rely upon her air and undersea fleets to
 defeat any such adventure part.
 There is hope that the conference may have wider scope than the wording of the invitation would indicate; but if noth- ing more is done than to bring about
 drastic reduction of ornaments an
 understanding between the three great Pa cihc Powers long step forward will have been taken.