Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-13
STEED Sees AMERICAN
OPINION YET UNC0N.INCED
Does Not Accept Four-Powcr
Pact as Lasting Pledge
Of New Era.
DEEPLY DISLIKE ALLIANCES
british Editor Sees Quick Conrlu-
sion OF Conference Work by AZ.
cePfancc of J-5-3 Ratio ON Part a.
Jnpan--SHnl To Real Success.
By Wickhnm Stcrd,
Elitnr OF london limos

I-C'tuT % iouuON i IWcS.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1T II =
American puh.ll has now had forty
eight hours in which 10 review sat
urdays proceedings and to reflect
upon their meaning. IN no quartcI
IS serious opposition offered or Ell
iectivc criticism advanced. Yet IL Is
obvious that American opinion as =
whole Will scarcely accept tn,
grandeur OF saturdays achievement
aS Il lasting pledge OF the beginning
OF new era IN International rela
tons, until the coordination OF th-
Guadrupie treaty with the othc
achievements OF the conference that
are s,ili outstanding has been mad
plain even 10 the simplest minds
In a country SO vast rs the United
states. with strongly acc ntuai,J
crntere of population separated from
each other by broad Intervals narrlv
pcuplcI, any ,dca that j. to command
the adhesion of The whole nation mss;
be susceptible q expression IN term
SO clear and 50 lofty rs TO prcclud
Observation-Disclosures and 10 he visibl
rtcrywh here
Have Dccr Dislike FOR Alliances.
rho Amer I'm people have a deep
dislike OF ru,augline international
alliances. fo- come gears An intense
GAMMA IN asa INST the hypothetica'
iurifoltinus uf che covenant OF tn.
}aru "f nations als .ncr a-ed the
rHlrCJHa 10 sofa. ~ agreeing 10 un
hold ANYTHING outside the Unit -
states and IT'S lpse-Hs.u"r or not 4
"yrsrrab'y iy.ag within Tho sop
ul tn, Monroe uUc'rin". rlcans
have moreover. fc.t usp!cjou- Nn
I'll, IN laNHroe alliance. Hvetde
N.cwUc With troubled d'"nnpruyo
thu roursr "f en,s III Ireland al
She 'reguon. 'bu,litions % ilitemr'
: nrlwrou Eu-lau! and France Tho
1or Il iudrod tina; The Washmrto
.rou' renee wu.'d satisfy their idea
'HM. and .de0talIy relieve Il
'trlin g." 'h"ir 10 ke's hv hrnrir
,5,out r.al limitation OF armament
rHt tu,- had ii,''c knowledge Of ;L
-uotirrs contingent upon cuch linn
iNtuu sax" IN So far as they hal :!
to,u tlU.l' 90 believe that The T.,
tu'iou 90: Sh1utuu@ - China wUG'I
h' the test ~ ia" success or iailuv !
- American efforts 10 improve ~
upslun' ~ t',y l'ur East
should C"n"inh. is Work.
~ Therefore II 10 natural tha' ~ |
A:si roJoiCiugs over Saturda:
achievement should give place to
Wcod not exactly critical. bu: con
bounded az wonder and cNprctane
u IS Important that this oNprcluu,
Mould not lous endure, ana that
o. She naval ratio and I.
formulation Of general IGrccmru
~ china should swiftly complete ~
'alc OF the doinrs at Washington. az
mus convey 20 the nation az! inLcgr1
anqrcSS'u ~ harm 1lous and Z
.rdinatcd achievement under sag;
Utuus American leadership.
II j. important. too. that t.Uropcn
Governments should Understand ~
immediate rcpcrCussiou oil their dec
and omissions upon sensitive Amer
p 4ln minds. The announcement az IL.
irish settlement last week comrl-i.
w ovcr'hadowed Tor u moment ~
proceedings OF the conference. whic
1T undcub,edly influenced, and In
i'ncncoG tor good
Not Acquainted With Irish Issues.
Despite familiarity with Irish and
Irish agitation. the American
people are il-acqu1intcl with tnc
/. real data of the Irish problem. Hence
tho growth Of acTt" apprehension lest
opposition In the Duhl'a Parliament
should upset the settlcmcnt--an APP
nreh"nsion fostcrch by the well.
known Irish irrccuuclluhlcs OF this
country. who do not relish the pros
rect Of iui0cndng Unemployment, Er-
forts 10 ;raycsiy the worN oi the
Washington conference. ana u rem
resent It's success as yet another tri-
Hmph for cunning British statesman
nip over Tho gui!clcss ideaiism -.
n" American peoplc Wil undouht-
.dly bc mad, ~ na f.ny cyid,ncc
~ friction b.-w,-u- England ana
= Franc VIII be used as proof that
srlnsh joalous'y Is now. as ever. the
rInalnsprng OF British policy.
situation Yet I, Dynamic.
NJ fui,hful picture OF the situa.
. ZION can leave these features an
/. .ttl 'Ts,V.I i,,r % ,,r.h ,,.l,iyl Az.