Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-22
FRIDAY. APRIL -, 1921.
THIS TAIN OF WAR

THIS ThLk OF WAR
poss President Harding see another
va for Amcrica looming on tn,
horiEon
Eve, since hts Inauguration speech
WHOM he told how the next connic
soauli be- ~ared. things have boon hap
l.n.nc witch Whom ricccd together
aee mosaic resembling the got
Mars
], wtn ~ remembered that on March
net when di~cu~sirr the problems
81 government which nc hoped 10 solve
r, suddenly snid those words. which
ina - relation vhat-o.,er. 10 tina,
vuI.t hed hecr erolcr before. or what
.eued
~ haId ne national rrcmdicos
rntrrltm ra spiii' ~ revenge
.lo not hat Vt du uut Cpv,t we
df.tfu ~ uo curquesf. uor hpaSt Of
,naed prowc~s. If despite this at
War S assam t,reeI upon MS
..4grtsflf lHpc way may hr
fo rd UhIeh uin WrifN oUr indi
kfuuaf tna ,a'iectts. sfrcuEth and
.epfau .u Am,usa materially
s.d suHli lall1 D.vi7 and soul. tp
.ff.a .autU defence ! rau vision tho
fHpNl't vHntt ,NtIN fHIu aud
u.H# .e cIlru urd.t tEc nt2 for
a-s serreut 90 duty fnr whatever
tNl, he individual Is host fitted.
,,hnf wc waN can a. universal sCr-
l.. every piart areueN. or facility.
sH fh' suHf,u.e sacrifice for
IHafe shall iuure q tho benefit or
NNa. tndls idaHa. corporation ur
teulanauon hut all ahoVe the nor
nti shalt new tnto tho defence
There was rle,h speculation al the
tn. resardine the meaning or those
words Hut thc Interpretation seems
q 4. hovn d acts and not by cxplana-
tans one q The nrst things winch
.. 30 after assuming Office was to dis
patton g,rerai Wood and an assistant
the Philippine Islands. ostersimy 10
u,eeueate and report whether the
Hlttvrs are ready FOR sclf- government.
Well founded rumor from Administra-
ton circles saw that tho General will
also give much time % the island de-
fensos and 70 a study 81 the military.
social and political conditions Of the
East IN other words. it may be pre-
sumcd that when General wood re-
tHrns he wif make twu roports-one
te - promulgated and the other 10 be
ert from the public FOR ne time being.
Tic nevt matter ~ importance was
tlaf -shr, ratflrr talk which Sccre-
ttrz the >av, Derby made at
airret parts vh.h wa reported in
me aauN papers Il President Hard
lue r.hsted Mr.. DENNY Tor his biggest
navy N the world statement. no Of
ctal announcement was made OF If
ol course II is known that Secretary OF
thc interior Fall one of the Presidents
closest advisers. advocates strong-arTn /
methods in all dealings with Mexico. |
The Secretary. was never a .vatchful !
h, bru,,es with Colonel watterson that
our array should BE- sent marching to- I
ward the Canal zone unless Mexico be-
comes civilized before sun-down.
Another important step which the
President took was TO reverse the Re-
publican partys stand regarding the
colombian treaty. The President
recon.meuded thc passage Of the treaty
b. oraer - establish good feelings with
oHr south American neirhbors The
traty wns duly passed Wednesday.
amid m protests certain Old wheel
horscs ~ tn parry
Anyone who knows the topography
q n. canal zone realizes that the sign
ins q that treaty viii in a measure be
az act Of national defence. senator
lodge In urging the passage Of that
measure said
Let me call attention 10 the geo
graphical situation uf Colombia
to the boundary Of Panama not Far
frnfn the Canal Colombia is the
only south American state which
has both an Atlantic and Pacific
Coasi hnd on those coasts are good
harhofs capable ~ large develop
meut
Il commands Ia this way the ap
lrUuChos a. the Canal. and / shall
SHOW presently. by a letter from
senator Fail the extreme import
anCe which Col. Roosevelt attached
10 those approaches 70 the Canal
and the necessity OF bur having con-
troll of them through an arrange
noHt with Colombia "a control not
10 be shared with any country
other than Colombia and Panama.
This matter OF the eastern and
western approaches 20 the Canal.
either hy sea or land. gives a great
value g. the establishment Of good
rotations and % further treaty ar
ranErmtnfs with Colombia