The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-10
"Our Own House Being
Put in Order First,
As Promised
FOREIGN MESS WAITS
Harding Wants Yanks Home
and Wants German Peace,
But Conditions Oppose
By GEORGE r. HOLMES
tHs. staft Correspondent.


WASIHNGTON, March 9.-There
were unmlstakablc signs today that
tho administration 10 going 30 pro-
coed slowly and with cxtrcmc cau-
tlon IN HtraiRhtcninR out the kinks In
our European relations.
The allied occupation ~ German
territory and tho tide ~ revolution
which for The first time I'm three
years bids fair 60 runilf soviet Uug-
sia are two situations being closely
watched by tho administration. But
they arc being scrutiui1cd more
agninr tho time whom American
policies must hc Formulated than
with an idea OF taking steps immcdI-
atcly
Talks Most About Home.
In tho five days that he has had
In tho white house. President Hard
ing has conferred with scores of
men high In public and business
life, but the overwhelming burden
nj mis- tntiC has concerned conditions
at homo and not abroad with only
two mcn--Socretary OF state Hughes
and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
has hc discussed international ar
fairs and even with these tho CON
Voraatlon is described az general"
In character.
Those IN the confidence Of tho new
president said today thiA was in
keeping with tho promise ofton
made by President Harding during
that campaign that " elected he
would adopt policy OF putting our
own house In order first" before
attempting To cross either tho At
lantlo or tho Pacific.
-.
versy. no far AZ is known, Is the
only international Issue 10 which
tho new administration has given
ncrions attention and this is 10 close
10 home that II In considered prac-
ucally n domestic Issue.
Wants Soldiers Home.
President Harding is moro or less
committed TO tho recall OF American
troops from the Rhine as soon as
that IN found practicable. During
tho campaign ho frequently ASSERT
ed that American troops had no
business and they should be home"
The allied advance into German
territory. however. has altered the
aspect or this problem materially,
ana " there had been any iAtcntion
on the part OF the new admlnistra.
tion OF Immediately returning these
troops, II is now considered virtually
certain that such intention will not
DO carried out, Tor tho present at
least.
To call for tho return of the
troops, might result In embarrassing
entanglementA France and Belgium
would certainly be construed m
Germany as widening tho crack
which admittedly exists between tho
policies of this government and tho
allies. While the new administra-
uon differs greatly on questions OF
policy. there la no disposition TO ad-
Vcftise that fact tn our late enemy
Tho same situation exists to II
great extent In tho proposed pas
sage or the Knox resolution, dcCla,-
Ing n state OF peace with Germany,
Following the example OF their can.
didate, republican speakers durins
tho campaign told their audiences
that IL the republican ticket wac
elected, there would be peace with
Germany "as soon as "A republican
congress could pass such ~ measure
Tor "A republican executive to
sign"
German Peace Impr0cticablc.
Whether the resolution will be
presented and urged FOR immediate
passage when the new congress as-
semblcs carly In April proved proD-
lematical today. a good many sena-
tors and others fccl that IL would
be unbecomlng for tho United states
to formally declare peace with Gc,
many while the allies were engaged
in military maneuvers To compel
Germany 10 fulfill the terms of there
peace. Republican leaders are
hopeful that tho situation will
clarity itself before the sixty
seventh congress assemblies.
In any event, there IN going to he
no hurry in getting at tho European
problem. Taxation and tariff and
other domestic affairs are going 10
occupy the attention of the now ad-
m!nistration almost exclusively at
first. regardless Of European mat
ters.
Secretary of State Hughes is On.
gagged in studying and collecting the
state departments opinion on tn,
European situation. when this IL
completed and studied with tn,
chief executive the European poll
cies will begin TO appear. But there
IN hurry