Great Falls tribune., 1921-03-13

Berlin, March 12.-President Hard
ing's inaugural message flew like q
swallow into the winter Of our discon-
| tent.
There is a German proverb which
says that "a single swallow does not
| make a summer" but when the first
one is seen everybody is doubly pleased
the more so because they feared
and the "never-more" of the raven.
This fear had been instilled in the
United States by all sorts of means.
They said the man from Ohio would
| treat Miss Europe as an ugly old spin
| ster, who still goes to dances, but who
cannot find partners anywhere. At
any rate Mr.. Harding's first gesture
shows that he does not intend to con-
tinue the filtration of his predecessor.
In fact, the wisdom Of the tradition,
which keeps America away from the
auarrels of the Old World, is being ex-
tolled and there is regret for the mis-
takes of yesterday" But when con-
science calls and cool judgment is
menaced, the United States, we under
stand, will be willing again to help any
good purpose in the world. The Unit
/ ed States desires economic military
and maritime agreements with other
nations, besides their good will. She
wants disarmament and world-court
of arbitration. Could any sensible per-
son expect more! ..
America Cannot Be Isolated.
Even if this had not been distinctly
understood, there would be no serl-
GUS thought to fear an entire dlslnter-
estedness on the part Of the United
States regarding Eeuropeans' fate.
Even the richest creditor is always
forced to keep in health those to whom
he has lent money. Europe will again
become an export market, not to be
treated contemptuously even if Russia
lis excluded.
What will America do with disarma-
ment? What are her plans for world
commerce?
Out of these and other similar ques
tions, there is no way which leads
back to the splendid isolation of Mon
roe and Mckinley. The message of
the new president strongly emphasizes
the necessity of maintaining the ap-
proved" system and the time honored
fence Of old traditions. After perus-
| ing Mr.. Harding's message, many Eu
Ipjt1llS Sdll WILL a SHiia' VI SpiI1NiIIu
and modern bumptiousness that none
of our statesmen could talk so super
conservatively without being consider
ed reactionary.
These people forget that all depends
on what is to be preserved, and that
free, spacious and intelligent repub
lie has not the same reason for chang
ing the foundations of it's interior
architecture and it's furnishings, as a
state filled with imperialistc. pomp and
musty odor.
Hughes, Hoover Progressive.
The only members of Harding's cab
met who are known at all to Europe
are Hughes and Hoover. They, truly,
are not old fashioned nor worshippers
of grandfather's time. And President
, Hardings vow never again to allow
one cent of war profits to business
firms or cooperative associations
prove socialism to be practical and not
| Utopian.
In the end the generous spirit of
AmeHca will be invoked by President
Harding who is strong, proud fellow,
whose cheerful youth neither allows
his head to be turned backward nor his
eye to be blindfolded. 1t stands to
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all circumstances the sovereignty of
| his country. At the same time it is
easy to understand how all kinds of
confused phraseology and foolishness
has spoiled his appetite for interna-
tionalism, and how the majority of
Americans strongly object to the
thought of a supernatural world
rule" such as has been called into ex-
igency by the executive committee Of
the League Of Nations. But politics
| is a profession which is under the
pressure of continuity and which can
not be carried in unrestrained freedom
like other professions. In politics,
productive genius of 10 years is com
PEELED to take up the thread used BY
bad politicians and to make the best
of it.
World Court Necessary.
The course of events has shown us
that something similar to world court
of arbitration has become indispens-
able. If America does not join it will
become an instrument Of power in the
hands of Great Britain.
Does not the deplorable spectacle
of London, with its not always true
pathos on both sides, show the heces-
sity Of such a court of arbitration?
|And would not it also be useful for the