Milford chronicle., 1921-11-04
WISDOM IN KEEPING OUT OF ENTANGLING
ALLIANCES

WISDOM IN KEEPING OUT OF ENTANGLING
ALLIANCES
DEVELOPMENTS in various parts of the world con-
spring to prove the wisdom Of the policies OF the Ke
publican Administration.
From the very outset the Administration turned
deaf ear to all propositions which smacked of state social
ism or had for their the invasion by the Government
of the field of private enterprise and initiative AS re-
su the United States has travelled further the road
to normacy than any other nation which participated
in the war; the manner of its ourneyng has been IN
strict observance of the rules of sound economies.
Con,pared with any European nation United States
is infinitely better off in every respect; living costs are
ower wages higher industries are more active and
business prosperous and on sounder basis rake
for example, England where although conditions are ad
medy better in the European countries the sua
ton nevertheless is critical The depression of her mar
kets abroad and invasion of her markets at home have
almost brought about the collapse of British industry Her
unemployed are officially estimated at over l6OOOOO
which is proporonatey much greater than the estimates
of unemployed United States. She has attempted to
cure the problem of unemployment by the payment OF
government subsidies the idle Official figures just made
public reveal the amazing that during the past year
6 per cent of the English population has received some
form of handouts costing the national treas
ury nearly $4,000 in cold cash. which is equivalent
$1OO taxation for English family But instead Oh
curing or even relieving the situation has only aggra
waited it. Few want to work long they draw un
One evil breeds another and in attempt to assist
business sustain burden of taxation incident to all this
and to hold in foreign markets. the British govern
ment now contemplating substituting commerce and IN
dusry The wiser protesting against the contnu
alton of this futile attempt to lift the country by tuggng at
the boot straps.
What is happening in England is happening in cont-
mental Europe as for example, in Switzerland the home
of the League Nations. employment is seven times
worse than it year The Swiss government is
paying 100000 francs month in unemployment pen
sons with the certainty that this must be increased Here
too commerce industry asking that they be sub
sdzed in order them the burden of sub
sdizing the unemployed The government has already
given stat aid on the of 2OOOOOOO francs to the
watch industry and other Industries the list for
subsidization.
Only in the United States has the central government
pursued the policy getting out of business and letting
individual resourceuness industry and Independent self
respect have swing The result has been vndica-
ton of the policy of indvduaism against the policy Of
paternaism The United States has practiced sereance
It has emphasized the doctrine of nationality Instead Of
looking to League nations, other outside influences
to solve it's problems and becoming thereby dependent
upon such Influences the United States has put it's hand
the plow and it is turning its furrow Communism
among nations has the deadenng effect as commun
among individuals The United States by keeping out
of any international cOmmunstic association has preserV
ed not only it's nationality but it's economic vrlity and
stability.
This has not prevented the United States from doing
it's full share the process recOnstrucng devas
AS President Harding said in his recent ad-
dress Yorktown Virginia there must be cooperation
among nations but he ably phrased it, this must be
accomplished by each of them in its peculiar ma
way" contributing to the common good progress
and advance OF mankind 1t is not necessary for this
country to belong any international communism in Or
der that it may fulfill it's duty to civilization.
1t is well the of the conferences to discuss
limitation keep these facts in mind There
lis abundant evidence that tremendous drive will be made
during that conference to commit the United States in
some way to the League of Nations Nothing but vgant
militant public sentiment vigorously expressed will sue
cessfuy and counteract this effort The task and
responsibility of doing this rests wholly with the Repub-
can publishers editors create public opinion which
will insure the result.