The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-14


with which British ..itrsmauship
Iursucd it's material ends while op-
Grating under cover ut Mr. Wilson s.
idcalistiC principles Yet even this
suspicion, n pcrsistcd In. may prove
to be Calamitous We have to face
the two facts, the necessity for th"
British fully To- recognize an equal
not as at Paris only uomiually tho
need for the United States to per
cciVe that some guarantee of a perm
anCnt character must ho provided
| Tor future American policy, II l,gitl-
mate British apprehension is to bc
/ avoided.
World associations, leagues of
nations, disarmament proposals,
all these things are at minor i'm
/ pOrtanCC when CuutraStcd with the
supreme problem of Anglo Nncri-
can relations, Today thCy must
he dciincd, II lack of definition
carries with II the threat ot ult-
mate war MI the rest ot the
world pcrcciNCs TIN, fact aud IN
Europe AN Nnglu- American con-
ilict l. regarded us iucN NitabIC.
| only IN the tinted States ~ the
truth totally ignored and the triv-
! ial Circumstance raised To the seat
OF the important.
! In all history nations oCCupyiuE
| the same relative position as the
/ United States and Great Britain have
| fought, not once hut often. We are
! rivals commercially, economically.
! Not only this, but Britain with tho
greater experience. training, skIll,
! faces the grim tact that unless she
turns these assets of today to ad-
! vantage. tomorrow she win bc uu.
mistakably inferior in all respects,
/ given tho enormously superior re
sources of this country and the i'm
| paired position Of Britain herself
But Britain Courts Alliance.
] But Britain has. il seem. to mo.
accepted In good faith the idea that
as between war and alliance. part
, ncrship with america, the latter is
/ the wiser and better objective. what
/ appears 10 IN" less clear is that the
/ United states has ip the smallest de
sIce graspcd this fact or shown any
| inclination to accept the British
! prOlicr. ON the contrary, IL is at
/ least possible to think that a. times
/ th"r, * Il feeling in this country. an
/ instructive feeling that there should
/ be no joining OF our strength to that
of any country a growing sense OF
! American strength aud an incrvas-
Ing wish to use this strength, no,
/ violently, act in provocative policies
Now. II this instinct dominates,
II the American prejudice against
rniangiilg alliances prevails; IL.
In word, We decide to refuse To
join In an Anglo American alIi-
ancc. which would Instantly be-
come the dominant force IN the
world, then, in my judgment, moth
ing II more certain than that Brit
ish policy viii he thrown back
upon the historic course of ALL
anccs against the chief world
power, the obvious rival, an ALI
anCc against the United States rs
other British alliances have been
against France or Germany or
Spain.
This Is precisely what the enc
mics of Britain-and even the
former partners of Britain In Iu-
rope hope. They hope II because
II means restriction of British
power and influence, because IL
would enable them 10 ask terms
from Britain in Europe. This l.,
exactly what the Japanese hope
Tor, because Japanese interests in
the far east can only reach their
full promise ii the Anglo.SuNnn
powers are divided. Unity on
their side spells, If not ruin, at
the least restricted possibilities for
Japan.
Britain supreme IN Europe.
II one conCcivos that at Washing
ton, under cover of supcrfiCialll
amiCablc like some of the Paris pru
duCtious, the British discover tina
the United states is not willing [,
Join them In a fun world partner
snip then one must expect not
sudden but "A slow and steady drir
of British policy in the direction o.
other com biuatiOns. Refused al
American alliances, Britain will hav,
no choice but to seek Europcan as
suCiatiOns.
Today the British occupy the con
trolling position In Europe, suhJcc
| only To an American veto. II, fp
example, the United states ehoul,
oppose the British course in Uppc
Sll"sia or anywhere else, our vet,
/ would be decisive I'm the suprum,
! council and Great Britain wuul,
probably bow without any great pro
test But subject To the limitation
Europe is at present dominated b,
british statcSinauShIP, even thDIgI
the efforts of France ana of Italy t.
cscHp" from this leading ~ i-spuu
s!blc for frequent crises.
l'ut. the situation rs unstable an,
cannot last on its present basis. ~,
retain her present position in Eu
rope permanently. Britain will huy
To undertake many Responsibilities
She viii have to offer France soil,
guarantee against German attacK, i
she Is TO persuade France To r"ln
ou Germany and permit German eco
nomic recovery so essential 90 Brit
ish prosperity She will have TO com
primisc Greek claims with Italian as
pirations in tho Near East.
At the close uf the world wa
British policy onyisagvd the trldi
tional retirement from tho continent
with the novel addition of an Anglo
American association. Together "
were to give the world law, 10 set
tie Europcn questions 'hy the oNcr
else ut our financial not our militar
strength. France, as special favo'
was To havu the Anglo America
guarantee. which was sufficient, J.
itself, ana given the strength Of tn
two guaranteeing countries an
would never be challenged. Franc,
in return, was to accept Auglu-"dNJI
views OF the rcadiustmont Of IN
world, that Is TO consent to the en-
phasis Of economic not pollticu
facts.
England In Tight Corner.