The Washington times., 1921-11-13

b. DhCA W eho
speech:
ibid you notice how he passed
from the topic OF the dead soldier
on to the necessity OF peace? Be-
lieve me, he feels his responsibility.
Believe me, also. this conference will
not break up without having done
something"
Still he went ahead enthusiastically
on the same theme:
1--WE, the Republicans. will live up
to the plank in our platform. that
was written word for word. without
q comma changed. by Mr.. Root
Determined on Agreement.
This particular Cabinet officer is
an cYpert on public opinion. He
went on:
I'VE knew we could win the last
election II we could keep our party
together The Root plank was writ
EN- 10 represent combination OF
| hree things. What the public felt,
what the Senate would stand for.
and Mr.. Roots own ideas.
Wa knew about how the differ
ent elements N the party measured
up. The most numerous class would
rather lsot have any agreement at
all than IN. lk.s made by Mr.. VIII
son NJ j5ssf4s BIZ, there was a large
nurpber tAay sss strongly for some
kind 81 an agfosan INT. anu we msssn
, to car out our. promise to that
element In tbs party"
The keynote pf this mans nature is
enthusiasm, b,ls nevertheless he cor.
rectiy represcrted whar Is In Mr.. Hard
ing's mini, The PresiG emit is above all
things ca tious sand he steps only
after the utmost consid Grafton of the
consequence including markedly the
To. int
dream is as the CaDin1. officer pic
tured II.
Irrecorcilsbies Problem.
| SO far as American opinion goes.
the worry is nct about the Democrats.
They may or may not vo's in the
Senate against any szveemeI, reached.
but II they do vote . gainst such an
agreement II will be merely a parti-
san REGARD vote, without serious mean
ing. 1t will be voting against part Of
a program because they couldn't save
| 1t all.
What the Administration has to
worry about. in domestic opinion, is
the irreconciliables. Nobody can tell
exactly where they stand today. They
had a sweeping victory in their stand
about what they did not want in our
settlement Of foreign problems, but
| few Of them have indicated affirma-
lively what joint action they would
support. 1t is this element that gives
the Administration most concern.
The foreign difficulties are serious.
! France asks for support against Ger.
many, and certainly will not get II
from US. BRAND, however, is by far
| the best man the French have to work
out a useful program, as he Is able
to seem to bend to the fear-complex,
without really sharing 1t.
Japan's line IL successfully conceal
ed. On armament she will apparently
| be ready for an agreement. The real
difficulty with her will be on a Chi
nese program. How much she will
yield there, nobody knows. 1t will de,
pend mostly on the attitude of Eng
land.
| II also unreyealed. She still values
keeping Japan from making trouble
In India. Otherwise il is now mean.
ingless,
France Vital to Britain.
The matter that British statesmen
have most at heart is reducing the
F, finances Of the world to normal. What
they most want to do, but scarcely
hope. to do, IL to convince the world
that debts hurt the creditors as much
AZ the debtors, or more.
In any general settlement of world
rivalries, what Great Britain, includ
ing her general public. would cling to
most tenaciously, as special national
advantages, would be coaling stations
and OIL In other words, control OF
ocean traffic.
The Administration is much more
interested in the removal of rivalries
and controversies than IL is in limita.
ton of armament. The public, on the
other hand, has become intensely in.
terested in lessening armament, but
understands little or nothing of the in.
ferna fional con flIcta Of nAiinu