Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-16
Britain and u. s.
Tend TOlUdrd Union
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not say that Mr.. Harding aims at an
| Anglo American entente.
Circumstances and good business
| sense point to such an entente, which Is
| perhaps too strong q word, and Mr..
| Harding looks in the direction in which
| circumstances and good business sense
| point.
1t has been repeatedly pointed out
in this correspondence that closer
Anglo American relations we're de-
veloping British cooperation with the
United States in the cables conference.
which was highly pleasing to Washing
ton. The part Lloyd George played in
evolving the German reparations dis
pute is gratefully acknowledged BY
members Of the Administration. The
Administration plans to center our feet
in the Pacific are based on CO operation
with Great Britain.
Mutual Trust Manifest
Without mutual trust, if not mutual
understanding, no such turning of the
Atlantic over to the English no such
division Of the world between them.
would be conceivable. The one thing
is predicated upon the other.
And an agreement TO dlsarm navally.
a mutual forbearance in the disposition
of fleets are themselves based upon an
understanding, tacit at least. upon the
objects which both nations are to seek.
forbearance in commercial rivalry, SO
to speak, for fleets 90 and fleets grow
where Quarrels are.
But when you have said this. you
have said how large are the difficulties
in the way of CO. operation and under
standing. The countries must agree
upon cables, upon mandates, upon oil,
upon shipping-Britain has advantages
in ports and Coaling stations without
which our Government owned merchant
marine is valueless - upon Panama
Canal tolls. upon commercial discrim
nations of one kind and another, upon
Latin America, perhaps upon the
| Anglo japanese alliance, and upon in
Vulnerable controverted questions.
Great Britain in the last analysis will
be asked to forego many of the ad-
vantages she posses as great CONNER =
cial nation through priority and well
come us in friendly rivalry on terms
Of practical equality. 1t is a large order.
She might be willing to pay that price
for IN alliance or even a formal entente.
But dispatches from London are cau-
tious. She has had one experience with
the Versailles Treaty.
United States VIII Ask Vital Things
What II, after she has yielded on
cables and oil and shipping, she has
nothing in exchange but our good will
so long as our good Will lasts, some
thing that the next Administration may
change? The things which we are likely
TO ask are vital.
And on this side there are difficulties.
There Is the tradition in this country
against general understanding with for
eign, especially European countries.
There is the particular obstacle of Eng
lands misgovernment of Ireland. which
would make cooperation with England
unpopular among large section of the
electorate. Mr.. Harding has 10 CON
slider political effect.
All you can say is that step by step
the two countries are proceeding along
the path Of better cooperation. Pro-
gresS may stop at a certain point. 1t
may go the whole distance. 1t is not
dictated by sentiment. 1t is based on
both sides upon practical COnsidera-
tIons. In England It is a policy, as
far as It goes. In the United States it
is perception of the realities.