The evening world., 1921-03-26
President Outlines Conditions
on Which Nations Internal
Affairs Shall Develop.
ECCNOMICUIFEF FACTOR.
Secretary Hughes Brushes
Aside Argument About
Foreign Entanglements.
BIZ Dapld Laurence.
Especial Correspondent Of The Eve.
ming Worldly


ming Worldly
WASHINGTON. March % (cOpy-
right lS2i).--1More than anything
else the annOpncement by the Ear-
ding Administration OF It's policy
toward Ruhsia has served 20 ac-
contuate the fact here that when Il
gets down 20 bedrock there is funda-
mentally little differences between the
Republican and Democratic view of
what Amerioa's duties and obliga-
tons are In matters OF foreign policy.
Everybody expected sweeping
changes when President Harding was
electod--changes in personnel as well
az policies. 1t was argued that the
Democratic Administration was full
OF incompetentS and that there ought
to be "a house cleaning In Washing
ton. That was the campaign view.
The sober, second thought that comes
upon surveying q Situaton with fun
responsibility Of action has had its
eject here. BaW changes In Der
sonnel have been made. More than
one Cabinet ofieer 10 pleading with
Democratic once holders TO stay on
and give tho Government The beneGt
Of experience gained IN ono OF the
most difioult periods OF American
history when problems OF war in
tonaiHed the activity OF Government
odicials and gave them a Broader
training than was possible in normal
times.
Now, as TO foreign policy, the Har-
ding Administration has not only up
held tho Wilson policy toward RUS
sin but has gene \ step further in
specifically outlining the conditions
upon which internal affairs shall de-
velop in Russia. Tho Wilson Ad-
mlnistration was content TO base it's
arguments against recognition "
Ienine Of Russia or Huorta In Max
leo on grounds that had TO do with
tho protection OF American life and
property as well az with the failure
OF existing authority 70 respect in
tcrnational obligations. only In the
case OF Iuerta was there a tendency
to specify the conditions under which
the Mexican people should be re-
auired to regulate their intsrnAl
affaits
coLBY KEPT HANDS OFF IN
TERNAL QUESTION.
So much criticism was levelled At
the Wilson Administration for in
terforlng with domestic affairs Of
another country that Secretary Colby
In handling the Russian problem kept
hands OFF Internal questions and in
sisted that Russia live up TO interna-
tional obligations and cease her policy
OF interfering in domestic affairs OF
the United States by Communistic
and G3oshsvistic propaganda. No
argument was made against the APP
plicatlon OF Bolshevistio theories In
side Russia The complaint was
against trying to impose those
theories outside Russla
The note s0nt 10y Secretary Hughes
with tho full approval OF President
Harding and the Cabinet sets forth
the conditions under which the Rus
sian Government and people shall
manage their economic life by "dns
regard for the safety OF life, the
sanctity Of contract the recognition
of arm guarantees Of private prop
erty and the rights OF free labor
There Is an inslstence that It 10 idle
to expect a resumption of trade until
the economic bAscs OF production arr
securely established" And thOSS
bases" are, OF course, American
standards and not dSussian stand
ards.
In q nutshell, the British Govern
: meat resumed trade with Russia be-
> cause OF a belief that BOlshevism WA
! coilapsipk and that LenAne was turn
! ing 10 the caplta1iBtic theories OF pro
= duction and economic LIFE and tba
hls speeches were suhicient evidence
, OF the conversion. Tho American
Government demands Convincing
evidence" in other deeds ~ well ~
! words
SIMILARITY ON THE HARDING
n AND WILSON POLICIES.
The similarity in the Harding ant
: Wilson policies on the question o
recognising q Government In coun
try where there has been revolution
. lies In the idea that the United state