, 1921-05-12

WASHINGTON. May 10. Pub
fishing copyrighted dispatches that
represent the United States in a po-
sition of helplessness and humilia-
ton seems to give pleasure to the
Washington Star which has in re-
cent weeks published a surprising
number of articles calculated to
create a favorable impression OF the
League OF Nations" declares the Re
publican Publicity Association thru
its President. Hon. Jonathan Bourne.
Jr.
The Star recently printed a
copyrighted cable dispatch under a
Paris date line in which it Is stated
that NJ. Viviani had received assur-
ance that the United States will feel
no annoyance II France remains in
. the present league. That. OF course.
is a foregone conclusion and conveys
no information OF interest to the
public. The United States will feel
no annoyance whether France re-
mains or does not remain in the
League. The United "ta:es Is not
%bothering itself with European af-
fairs. But this dispatch goes on to
say hal the assurance is received by
NJ. Viviani that the United States
| will ever be pleased II France would
keep a friendly watch to see that
nothing should take place within the
present scattered League which
would be injurious to the interests
of the United States
THUS Is the United States pic
tured as a helpless supplicant for
protection at the hands Of France.
The United States Is represented as
fearing that Its interests may be
jeopardized by something that might
happen within the present League
and this nation be unable to look
' after her own interests and pIOtect
her own rights. The United States
Is pictured as a timid and impotent
nation. helpless unless France shall
condescend to guard her interests.
THAT any American newspaper
should publish without adverse criti-
cism a picture representing the
United States in this humiliating po-
sition Is something that could scarce
ly be imagined. Moreover, the same
dispatch which thus pictures the
United States as a helpless nation
~inferentially represents members o.
the League as ~dishonorable in theil
intentions and likely to infrins'
upon the rights of the United State'
unless France shall keep a friendl!
watch
Possibly this reflection upon tn
motives OF other members of tn
: League OF Nations is justified. Pos
t sibly the correspondent OF the Wash
iington Star finds his justification
for reflection upon the integrity o
other nations in some such inciden
/ as the negotiation Of a secret treat
V between some OF the powerful
/ OF the allied nations without the d'!
closure OF such treaty to the Unite
| States prior to the time we entere
8 the war. But whatever justificatio
there may be aspersions against tn
honor of other nations. 1t is difficu
to conceive upon what basis tn
t United States could be represente
Q as unable to guard her own interes
g and pleased II France would keep
friendly watch to see that nothin
should be done injurious to our !
}. tcrests.'
Il 1.-THE language Of The notes tran
mitted by Secretary OF State Hugh
d indicates no timidity in the offic
'e having charge of our foreign rel
tions. Neither the inaugural a
=. dress nor the recent message
President Harding to Congre
+ shows any want of confidence in Il
!. ability or readiness Of the Unite
+ States to protect its W inter
by appeal to the sense of justice
nations in the first instance and
a resort to other meal IL need the
( shall be-"