Evening star., 1921-03-05
BRITISH PRESS PINS
HOPE ON HARDING
Newspapers Split on Prob
able Effect of His Firm
Stand Against League.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, March 5.-President Hard
ing and his inaugural address are the
subject of congratulations and good
Will in the English press this morn
ing. The newspapers display great
interest in the attitude of the United
States toward the league of nations.
The Daily Mail says President Hard
ing is man who may be trusted to
make good use of his great power.
The Morning Post expresses the belief
that with the inauguration of MIR.
Harding the outlook for the present
and future relations between the
United States and Great Britain were
never more pleasant or more hope
full. This newspaper says it finds
nothing in the Presidents declaration
of policy which suggests conflict be-
tween British and American ideas.
National American Principle.
The Post finds in Mr.. Harding s
policy of "non-involvment" in Eu-
ropean affairs L natural maintenance
OF principle on which the American
Constitution is founded and which
does not exclude that practical asso.
citation of nations for a definite oh.
ject which is of such incalculablt
potential value in the world. not only
for keeping the peace, but for remov-
ing occasion for irritation endanger.
ing the preservation of peace
The address of Mr.. Harding is re-
garded by the Post as virtually pro.
nouncing the doom of the league OF
| nations. 1t declares there can be nc
effective league without the United
States as member. 1t adds that
President Harding's statement on this
subject is "a majestic assertion OF
the sentiment of nationality.
What America offers the world is moi
abandonment of nationality. but serv.
| ice of nationality in association and
| ties-a noble gift. which we, in this
country, will heartily reciprocate."
"Amen" to Refusal.
The Daily Mail declares it is able tc
| say nothing but Amen" to Hardine's
refusal to enter alliances and his aspi.
rations for peace and disarmament il
regrets. however, that he leaves hi.
attitude toward the league of nations
indeterminate. 1t expresses the ear.
nest hope that the United States will
not. by contemptuous Indifference OF
passive discountenance strike "A dis.
astrous blow at the hope the league
has inspired. and thus hurl Europe
back into the pit from which it is
with such infinite suffering and diff
Guilty. climbing"
The advent of a new administration
is welcomed by the Chronicle. which
says: We shall now be able once
more TO ascertain the American pol
icy as something definite and stable
very great gain to every body" This
newspaper is of the opinion that the
Pres ident'S reference to disarmament
rlri y1r ms
speech. and declares that Great Brit
ain certainly will do everything to
support his practically conceived ini-
tiative.
The Laborite Herald sums up its i'm
preston of Mr.. Harding's address as
follows:
The voice of big business rang out
with a challenge. Mr.. Harding sighed
over tine prospect of the old wage
n"ver returning and told the workers
with plenty of thunder, that America
was no place for revolution"
The Daily Telegraph says the mex,
chapter in American history will see
the quality OF the President and his
administration put to a hard test
! even IL it be less terrible than their
predecessors faced
The London Times finds the fabric
or Mr.. Harding's speech less terst
and more emotional than President
Wilson's inaugural addresses. 1t con.
trasts Mr. Harding's inaugural ad
dress TO that of President Wilson il
1917. declaring it 'restrainedly sug
gested again that momentous in
novation in the United States polio,
| in world affairs was inevitable"
Called to bridge Passage.
MANCHESTER. Eng. March s.
resident Harding indicated in hi
augural address yesterday his will
InEness TO enter some sort of or
Ganlzation which would prevent fu
! ture wars. says the Mancheste
| Guardian in commenting on the inau
| gurG address of the new American
| President. The newspaper adds tina
Mr.. Harding is called upon to bridg
a difficult passage in Americas rela
! tons -Nith-lhe rest of the world.