The Lake County times., 1921-03-09
EXTREME
CAUTION IS
TO BE USED.
President Harding Carries Out
Promise Made During
Campaign
BY GEORGE r HOLMES
esrr ~o,n--,-.tr-..~ .-...

IsIAFr CORRESPONDENT D. N. srRyIcr
WASHINGTON. March o TAo,s
we're unmistak ksaie signs today taai
the administration IS going to proceed
slowly and with extreme caution IN
strengthening out the kinks in ouf
European relations.
The allied occ1pation Of German te-
ritory and The tide of revolution whtsn
for the first TIM in three years biIs
fair TO engulf soviet Russia arc two
situations that are being clos !y
Hatehcd by the administration. Eut
they are being scrutinized mo .
against the { me when Amelcau
policies must be formulated than watn
any idea Of taking steps immediatcly.
In the FIVE days that he has been in
the white mouse. President Harding
has conferred with scores Of men htsn
in public ana business life. but tn.
overwhelming burden OF his talk has
concerned conditions at home and not
abroad. Wi.h only two men-Secre-
tary of state Hughes and Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge-has he discussed
International affairs and even ut.h
these the conversations is described as
general" in character.
Those in the confidence Of the new
ing with the promise often made BY
President Harding during the can
paign-that if elected he would adopt
policy OF putting our own house in
order hrst' bef0-o attempting 70 cross
either the Atlantic or the Pacific.
Tho Panama Costa RIca ccntroversE.
so far as is known. is the only iE.es.
national issue - which the new ed
ministration has given serious atten-
tion and this IS 50 close TO home that
it is considered practically a domestic
issue.
President Harding is more or less
committed TO tho recall OF American
troops from tho Rhine as soon as that
is found practicable. During the cam
paisn lie frequently asserted that
American troops had no business"
there and they should be home" Ths
allied advance into German ter-tto.v
however, has altered the aspect 81
this problem materially and # there
had been any intention on the part OF
the new administration or immedia.eil
returning these troops. it Is not CON
sidered virtually certain that such ir-
tention viii not he carried out for NE
present at least.
To call for the return Of the troops
might result in embarrassing Ems
land, France. and Belgium and void
certainly be construed IN Germany a.
widening 1he c., sck which admittedly
exists between the policies Of Ia
goVcrnment and the allies While .h.
nc" administration may di%er grea.lv
with the allies On questions OF poiIc-.
there IS no disposition T. advert4ss
that fact to ou~ late enemy.
The same situation oxists 10 a great
extent in the proposed passage OF the
huoX resolution. declaring 8 state ~
peace with Germany. Following ths
example Of their candidate, Republi.s,
speakers during the campaiEn. TOT
their audiences that II the republican
ticket was elected, there would peace
with Germany as soon as a rcpubl.-
can congress cou!u pass a measure s9r
Il republican exc, utive to sign"
neither tho resolution viii be 3.e-
sentcd and urged for ,mmed tate pas
sage when ,he rev congress assemblies
early In April proved problema,.c.l
today a good many senator's and o,f,-
ers feel that it would be unbecor,,
ior the United States TO formally de-
clare peace WITH Germany while taa
AIMED powers were engaged in mill
tary maneuvers = compel Germany -
tulhN the terms Of their peace Ite-
publican leaders are hopeful that the
situation viii clarity itself before tne
cath congress assemblies.
In any event. there is going to Ia
NO hurry In getting a the Europca.-
problem. Taxation and tariff and ot5-
er domestic affairs are going TO occu-
py the attention of the new admins.
ifat'on almost exclusive at drst. re-
sardIess Of 1uropean matters.
Secretary of state Hughes is en-
saeed I'm studying ard coUatinE ma
state departments material on th@
European situation. when this is com
pleted and stud.cI with the CHIEF ex-
ecutive' policies viii begin 10 appear.
But there is 90 he no hurry.