Evening star., 1921-10-31
Editorial Digest
peace-What Next?

The Senate has rung down the final
curtain on the American drama.
"Peace with Germany" and while
there is q good deal of press discus
sion OF the last act in the play. there
lis, as the Cleveland Plain Dealer
independent democratic) says. "no
excitement whatever over the advent
Of peace" Apparently after holding
the center Of the stage for more than
two years the act has begun to pail.
and newspaper interest NOW is CEN
tered chiefly on what the epilogue
will develop.
No reasonable human being" the
Rochester Times Union dndependent)
believes, "can accept the German
treaty as a final solution of the prob
lens arising out Of the war;" since
ut solves nothing" Rather. the posi-
ltion In which It leaves the United
Estates. the Newark News (independ-
enD thinks. is best expressed in the
lvernacuiar, 1--WE don't know where
were going, but we're on our way"
Certainly passage Of the treaties
leaves the country without any un-
Iderstandable foreign policy" That
patches the Peoria Transcript Gin
ldependenD agrees, and rests on
benevolent intentions and shapeless
good WILL
However, as far as our foreign
policy is concerned. the Springfield
Union (republican) feels that more
depends on what is to follow than
the ratification of the Berlin treaty
"can only be considered as a provis-
ional step in the somewhat difficult
process of trying to secure our ma
tiOnal interests without sacrificing
our traditional policy of non-concern
and freedom from ENHANCEMENT"
The peace pact goes long way to-
relations. with Europe" the Detroit
Free Press independently is con-
WINGED: and "it provides a foundation
for many important policies" Defects
will "soon disclose themselves" the
Illinois State Journal (Springf1eld.
negotiations can correct them" In
any event, the treaty was to be ac-
cepted for the sake Of what will como
after it," the New York Post Gnde-
pendenD feels, and it agrees with the
Ithaca Journal News independently
that 'the first step is the appoint
ment of an American representative
that body holds in its hands the eco
nomic future Of Europe" and since
America has great stake in that
future" it must take a part in de-
Itermining it, The economic necessity
tof regulating reparations in the in
terest of world recovery" the Grand
Rapids Press independently thinks
guarantee congressional action"
The next thing to do" in the
opinion of the Portland Oregonian Gn-
dependent republican,. Is to devise
ways by which prosperity can be re-
stored In Europe, in order that we may
Europe in order that cur peace may
not be disturbed" And this can be
done. the Manchester Union Gnde-
pendent republican, is certain. with
out becoming involved in European do
country" the Union says. have a
closeup. vital interest in the rehabili-
tation Of Europe, and they will not be
mixing in the concerns of others, but
will be attending to their own busi-
ton of the problem of restoring eco
emphasis on the economic factors Of
the problem. we should look for much
helpful American work in Europe"
United States and Germany can go
toward Establishing a state of rest
and equilibrium in Europe. stabilzine
business and trade on international
lines. and helping toward the rehabili-
jectured, but the Charleston CIV. Va.)
Mail Undepe1dent republican, holds 'it
must be admitted that great step
forward has been taken"
tune time for Germany" the South
Bend Tribune independent republican,
thinks, for '.just at present that coun-
try is in the depths; the fate Of the
new republic is in the balance" and the
procla nation of peace sis bound to
have a stimulating effect on Germany
and strengthen the hands of the repub-
lican government"