The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-15

reservations. e-
Liverpool, April Recommending
N the message of President Harding
q the United States congress The
Post of this city declares its belief
hat the program of the American
president looks simpler than it re-
ally is"
"A mere declaratory resolution of
peace" the newspaper continues twill
scarcely suffice to adjust matters
between the United States and Ger
many. The resolution will have to
be followed by a full blown treaty,
and when the treaty comes to be
drawn up, International complications
arising from the prior existence of
European treaties will force them.
selves upon America. We consider it
most inconvenient for America to
perpetuate longer the technical fic-
ton that she is still at war with Ger
many. She has her eye on German
trade and has. no intention TO let
such obstacles bar her way Prob
ally indeed, economic pressure, more
than political motive, will spur con-
Sci speedy effect"
What Leeds Post Says.
Leeds, England, April 13-Refer-
ence to the League of Nations, and a
resolution re establishing peace with
Germany will attract more attention
in Europe than any of the policies
enunciated by President Harding in
his address yesterday, declares the
Yorkshire Post.
Do he ,lak -
appears evident the United States
had found that, even if it would, it
cannot altogether disassociate itself
from its old alliai of the war, and if
so this discovery. is of most hopeful
Importance for the future civiliza-
ton"
Comments Of French Newspaper.
Paris, April 13.-Little surprise
with the text Of the message was ex-
pressed by newspapers issued here
f 6e Paa at R Md en- declared
quality of American presidents,
reigns supreme in Mr.. Hardings
message. There is no occasion for
us either to light bonfires in cele-
bration or be alarmed, for if the
president is reserved, American pub
lie opinion is much less so. In all
quarters of United States the people
are showing a sincere desire not to
hinder France.
Information missed in the message
the great inspiration which times
vibrated in President Wilson's public
utterances, and which NAV be found
in the speeches with which Former
Premier Viviani is galyanizing Amer
lean opinion" The newspaper warn
ed the public against accepting any
individual as the spokesman of Amer
lea but urged the most frank and cor
dial relations with the United States
is the surest foundation of world
peace"
Message Arrived Late In Paris.
Paris. April 13.-Cable extracts of
the address Of President Harding
before United States congress arriv-
ed here too late and were too brief
to permit this mornings newspaper
to comment upon it editorially. The
prominence given Mr.. Harding's
message. showed the Importance at
tached to it in this city,
"Pertinax." political editor of The
Echo De Paris. said: There is no
longer any. doubt as to the policy the
new American president and his adj
visors intend to pursue" he remark
ed. at was not generally expected
that Mr.. Harding would announce
Immediately, his desire to see the
theoretic state of war with Germany
ended. France for the past two
years has been consistently mis-
taken about America. Shall we now
sepd men to Washington capable of
enliehtening and defending us?"
The writer asserted the last phrase
was not meant as a reference to
Former Premier Viviani, who, he
declared chad done his best"