Evening star., 1921-11-07
Editorial. Digest
An American Flag Station on the
Hhiaa.

The "poor. unfortunate Amsricsn
doughboys" who are having such .
-terrabis time" In oerr .. pictures
by the Wheeling (W. , Register
tdemocratic) - "auar,e I'd In the
coblens barracks. admittedly the
finest in the land. provided With fresh
food. paid for by the German gov"
srument; with all manner OF enter
tainment at hand and with $3S or
$40 per month to spend" don't want
to como home. And for reasons
rather deeper than tho personal pref.
.erences Of the poor unfortunatss"
themselves, Q number Of American
editors. also, don't want them to come.
The probable course to be eotoweo
by the administration after the proc
lamation Of peace, according to re.
port-that Of gradually reducing tnS
garrison 10 left on tho Rhine to keep
the American fiag fiying-is approves
by most commentators. There IL cttll,
however, an iusistent voice the6
American soldiers have no business
II Germany and shouid @ al e. he eE9uGsds FqnItsd
Of restored peace. to assist the allies
in the collection Of reparations. ana
therefore the organization should
be kept formidable.
The withdrawal Of the American
News Independently asserts. rs not
a thing which has been generally de-
manded by the sentiment Of the coun:
try. nor is 1t a thing which should
follow logically upon the ratincation on
around" the Asbury Park Pres, tin-
dependent democratic) adds, ANY ex.
tensive agitation to have the boys
brought back seems rather unneces-
sary Just now" especially since the
conclusions reached at the arms con-
with tho hnal disposition Of the mat
However. the Wichita Eagle (inde-
pendent) declares unequivocally that
'the American troops on the Rhine
should be brought home at once.
the Anaeond. Standard (democraticl
agrees, their presence Ii sharply
anomalous and highly expensive"
The Flint (Mich) Journal (inde-
pendent) feels that "the continuance
Of American troops there Is an added
drain upon German resources for rep
arations," and the logical thing to do
10 to recall them." although II recog-
nises that such action Is likely to
furnish tho French with additional
reason for their contention that
France cannot mako q radical cut In
Is. c. Record tdemocratic). while it
does not relish the situation. sees mo
other course open to the United
States. but withdrawal, for with the
exchange OF treaty ratification. the
relations between this country and
Germany will be on the same formal
and oi.ieial footing as they were be-
The Baltimore Sun Independent
democratic) thinks the program will
doubtless be pleasing to "those who
think that America ia west and Eu-
rope is east and the twain should
never meet" but how 1t will be re-
ce'ved in Europe Is another question"
although it expresses the belief that
have been taken by the administra-
ton without seeking the approval
Of those who were allies Of thu United
States" This. however, the Mobile
Register tdemocratic) doubts. BY
withdrawal we admit that our occu-
from that of the allied forces. We
held the frontiers of Germany pend
ing the establishment Of peace
status between ourselves and Ger.
many. The allies hold them as in
surance against failure to comply
with treaty terms" and "over and
above everything else." the Dayton
News (democratic) maintains, "is the
consideration that If We ex-
pect the terms Of the Berlin treaty
to be enforced by Germany we must
do our share toward guarding the
territory allotted to u.s.
Admitting that 1--WE cannot abandon
our associates, since we have not in
any way withdrawn as co-enforcers
with the allies Of the treaty of Ver-
sailles,' the Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
(republfcan) holds. nevertheless. that
"a much smaller force Of American
'roops may prove just as effective as
the present numbers, as the moral
effect will not be less" A small body
Of American troops will. according to
the Springfield Union (republican).
reduce the cost of occupation OF
Germany without reducing the evil
dence of united purpose to hold her
to the terms Of the Versailles treaty,
in which we are interested, inasmuch
as our separate treaty Is in a meas
ure based on It." The good faith of
Germany in respect to that treaty 'fs
still In grave doubt the Providence
Journal independently says. and
military pressure still remains the
single effective medium in holding
the Germans to their word" So long
as that remains true, cit will be well
to keep the American nag dying on
the Rhine"