Evening star., 1921-10-14
Editorial Digest
As Business Men View Europe.


Pertinent to the work Of both the
unemployment conference and the
ornaments conference, and to the
ratification of the peace treaty. in the
opinion of editors. is the report which
committee of the Chamber of Com
merce Of the United States has Just
made. following its investigation of
business conditions in Europe. The
Importance of this report, as editorial
writer's here view 1t, Is that it deals
wholly with the economic situation,
as distinct from the political and
; military. and that it's non-partisAn
nature, as affects American politics,
is guaranteed by the fact that the
committee was composed of men OF
various political faiths.
This report, coming from "expe-
rienced business men, the Chicago
News independently thinks, will be
valuable, because 1t is both impartial
and intelligent" and it's recommenda-
tons are practical and sensible.
new theories. their discovery" the
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette demo-
cratic) says. being merely a "redis-
covery" of what "Woodrow Wilson
proclaimed three years ago-that we
cannot have prosperity and stability
in America until they have prosperity
and stability in Europe"
Stree the Chamber Of Commerce of
the United States is not democratic
body. nor a republican body. nor
Wilson or Harding body as the
Brooklyn Eagle independent demo-
cratic) puts 1t. the Indianapolis News
indcpendenD believes that the non
partisan nature of the findings OF its
committee will strike most people as
sensible" AS the News interprets the
conclusions of the committee dealing
with commercial and industrial reha-
bilitation. the argument is that for tn
present. Europe must be dealt with
almost as though it were part OF
America, II there is to be any yevival
| in Europe or any assured prosperity In
| America" Before the war, the SPRING
| field (Mass) Union (republican)
states. European countries transact
I ed about two-thirds of the total in
ternational business and purchased
more than one-half Of the exports OF
! the United States" Now the commit
| tee finds Europe operating on basis
| of less than one-half Of the pre-war
| standard" and the Union points out
that this has tremendous conse-
auence" in it's relation to industrial
activities and unemployment In this
country.
| First among the problems to which
, the committee gave attention was
! German reparations. and. according 10
| the New York Post independently, 1t
| became convinced that "if Germany is
| to meet the necessary payments. 1t is
, in the interest of all the countries fhat
! the payments be SO financed as 10
cause the minimum diSlocatlon or
! world commerce., and to this end the
United States must be represented on
+; the reparations commission" Accord
| ingly, the Post recommends to Senate
democrats an attentive reading or the
committees findings. from which they
will draw the conclusion tnat their
| duty to their country and their party
comedies in urging the speedy rati-
! fication of the treaty" and by refus-
b, ing to play the game of obstruction
democratic senator's Will ne hastenlns
The time when the United states can
| enter ,.pon a full and active snare IN
. the regulation of the German lnnom-
! nifty problem, with which is bound up
| the recovery of Europe and our own
. business recovery" While member
/ ship in the rcparationS conm!sslon'
/ the Detroit Free Press GndependenD
| believes, means that this country
must help indirectly to govern Ger
rany. and must align itself with lts
f. former associates in the war for the
j purpose of restoring peace ana con-
! fidence." still no course can be taken
under the pending treaty when Will
not keep the United states in Europe.
This business report, "unintluenced
! by rolitical conside ra tions or by any
uuiXotic notions of national gallan-
| try, is notice that the chauvinism
of America first is meaningless pat
| ter" declares the st. Louis Post-Dis-
! patch independently, which holds that
| 'the United States. with its great re-
! sources, must do it's full part in put
! ting Europe on it's feet" not only as
| "a matter of honor and obligation:
! but as "a matter of cold. hard bust
{ ness" And because Of the compel
, ling necessity for the United States.
! in it's own interest. to take hand in
| stabilizing Europe the Rocky Noun
| tain News tDenver. independently be-
| lieves that what the committee rec
| ommends will be the ultimate con-
| c,usions formed at the capital.