The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-11

si,ce Mr. Hughes has dramat-
,.,iv set the fashion for confer
." .,c's bv limiting the agenda. one
NAV ask what will be the main
mbiect OF another gathering. con-
ss8ing at once that there are an
Sappily. far too many questions
~bleh are available. Yet agreement
vIi not be- difficult on the main
emblem. After all II is the eco
r,mie and financial situation in the
world today which must have some
International treatment II we are
I, escape a prolongation OF indus
rial and economic misery.
ANY Plan But Geneva.
So Washington has concluded
that sometime next year, perhaps in
,be early spring. the world will
e,,her about the green table again.
n has even agreed quite tentatively
hat Brussels might be the best
place for such convocation, since
he French will not 60 to London
nor the British to Paris, and the
United states, II 1t goes at all, Is
cutie a. willing to go to the Belgian
nnital as TO any other city In
urepuon OF Geneva. which might
uggesi Can0ssa-
Bu, should the United States go to
any economic conference anywhere
IS things stand today? This is the
real question. or course we have
Obvious interest In improving eco
ncmio conditions. Our foreign trade
hnggisaes and well nigh disap-
pears The products OF our fields
and our factories are piled up in
home storage or on the quays OF
Europe. Our farmers are using
Their corn for coal. And despite all
this Europe has a bitter need OF
OIL the things we must desire TO sell.
le, while our money continues over
dtar and European paper increas-
Mgy worthless, Europe cannot buy.
II Europe could make up 10 mind
10 any one program In the matter OF
reconsiruciion. the United States
would have to go to conference. this
Is palm But can any conference
, accomplish anything while the
problem 0f rcparations remains un-
settled, while Europe Is divided over
ihe whole issue and the policy of
france neatly paralyscs that OF
hri'ain while British policy equally
sarOi'lj blocks French? Is II Of
aay use for us TO 20 to a European
elihering while Europe remains di-
Nuel by secular jealousies and
pragEed by contemporary clashes
Of Interest?
IN any event this question Is
Nlhg asked with increasing rrc-
qhcncy in Washington al the
present. hOur. 4 few days ago
ucfe came from the white hOma
~ Indirect suggestion that
iMHrica might not only attend,
Dn ald IN the calling OF a new
ruiefehcc. Europe lcapcd upon
suggestion rs meaning IL not
=" american return to the league,
"'st American adherence 10 a
Nv league 10 be called by the
srsstd name of association. II
'equifd only n little time how
u, 10 establish the fact thar
rteslaeBt Harding was nor think.
ing oI such "a cOus g. yct there rc.
nro,a,t lhe perfectly just inter-
oh rro.ai ulhi lac looked with ap-
49,, upon The conference
a as anu would be disappointed
NJ, a'lcr Washington, there were
,o some further forward stcD
n,au International adjustment
ush International discussion,
o,as.p ,a.epung all this. however. the
h, le question remains the same
Amgicans. Oar self-interest
Ersa,ulFes the reconstruction o,
SIZE. But how can one recon
mssa anarchy, and by anarchy l
an =, "a, 40 bolshevism. but the pres
= Saa9s IN policy. which marks
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