Pueblo chieftain., 1921-03-17
CENTER OF WORLD DIPLOMACY
TRANSFERRED TOWASHINCTON
UNDER this ADMINISTRATION
European Ambassadors Expected to Present Invitation
For American Co.
operation

able time, and not until several other
things have happened and some other
things have been attempted. For this
likelihood, while there arc several
reasons, no better reason need b"
given than in the words OF friend
of the administration, THE present
psychology IS not favorable to it,
So long as the amount Of German
rcparatious and the other issues he
tween Germany and the Allies remain
undecided "a movement towards sepa-
rate peace with Germany on our part
would have effects so obviously un-
favorable to the Allies and TO the stu
alton of tho world that 1t Will be
avoided by general assent on the part
of both the senate and the admins
tration.
For t,c same reason the public can
take It for granted that there is moth
ing in the report, recently emphasized
both abroad and at home, that spe-
Cial commission, representing the ne"
ldmmistra ton Is about to so to k.u-
opc under the leadership OF Elihu
, .oot. Previous to March 4, and espe-
cially during the campaign and about
tho time of the election, there was
much talk of such a. project, and Presi-
dent Harding himself made allusions
to 1t which might reasonably have
been interpreted as a vague expression
OF intention on his part.
But conditions have changed. What
is now much more likely to happen is
tho reverse.
In the course Of time we are likely
to receive in Washington several in
dividuals and delegations representing
European nations. and possibly repre-
soniing tho League of Nations as
league. II may readily happen dur
ing the course of the coming months
that Washington Will be the scene
OF conferences which in their impor-
tancc will be only less spectacular than
the peace conference itself.
II foreign diplomats in Washington
arc as quick to grasp the atmosphere
OF Washington as the newspaper men
arc. they must have observed that IN
the building of the new bridge between
ourselves and our late Allies II Is bet
ter that Washington should bc the To-
cation. OF III. conversations and neGo-
tiations than that they should take
place ON tho scep, whore previous nc-
gotiations came to such an unhappy
ending.
Tho public that needs to be converted
to any now Association OF Nations. and
needs to bc rcussurcd by wstchful un-
d.rstanding OF the negotiations lead
ing to such an association is the Amer
lean public.
The best way to allay tho unfortu-
nate suspicious that arose in America
over the secrecy ana ctncr aSpfctS bA
the peace conference is to hold tho
now negotiations In the plain Wow OF
the American people and accompanied
by the ucrating processes OF the Amer
lean newspapers. processes which dit
for greatly from what happened In
Paris
Moreover. the situation is now re
verscd from what 1T was at Paris.
II takes tcmerity to name ono thing
and say that one was tho fundamental
mistake that Wilson made at Paris.
the American delegation believes VIII
sons fundamental mistake was his
failing for" the European practice of
secrecy.
Even moro important than that. how
ever, was tho fact that Wilson. out OF
his cascrness and out CT his lack of
skill as a trader allowed tho others
to rnanocuvcr him into "A position
where he was begging Europe 10 join
his league and In order to induce them
made such unapprovablc concessions
as Shantung.
In truth. it should have been and now
will he Europe inviting America to join
II and giving the American people jus
tifiablc reasons for doing so, Every
consideration points voward Washing
ton as the proper place for the next
step looking to disarmament. pcrrna-
ncnt peace. and all the other purposes
for which the nations must cooperate.
Copyright. 1921. by the New York
Evening Post)