The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-04-23
WASHINGTON DELIGHTED AT THIS
PHASE OF GOVERNMENT Az
PAIRS.
Cooperation Between Hughes and viii
son Gratifying.
III marx SULLIVAN.
National Political Correspondent OF the
mtSl1tRSncer,


Washington. April @G.--lt IS d'Hicu.;
Ia know whether tho public generally
is Interested In our foreign affairs IN
proportion TO the degree that We IN
Washington talk about them. II Wash
ingtou seems to talk TOO muCn about
foreign affairs. i, IS because Washing
ton - 50 much pleased at tho way they
are going. After prolonged peri"I
{, strain and difficulty. things are be
ginning 70 look smoother. and II -
possible 10 sec 4 way out.
One OF the most cheering facts ~
connection WIKI our foreign AFFAIRS IS
the cooperation between Hughes and
Wilson. Ii any foreign statesman
with an interest adverse 10 the n;trd
States. thought this was going 20 be
case OF playing or tho Harding att
ministrat!on against the Wilson admin
istration, ne Is now UndeCeired II any
Of them thought they could use the
record OF the Wilson administration |"
embarrass the Harding administrations
they are deceived on that point also
As il happens. when Hughes Stepp'h
into the state department on March !.
he found an admirable record. Hughes
Is apprcciativc Of this and has let VIII
son know his appreciation nt TINS as
we'll as Of subsequent Cn-opcratlon. VI
course, the rejection of the league OK
nations and the fact that the league -
. so entanGled with the treaty does make
difficulty. But emitting that one heid
OF trouble. in all other -"spcctS the
Wilson administration handled the Tor
eirn tangle in such Il way as 20 leave
an excellent record FOR the new admin
istration to build on.
HuRhss' Personality.
A good deaf or our confidence about
foreign affairs rests on Hughes per-
sonality. Hughes has a mind that Is
like combination of steam shovel and
fodder shredder. His capacity for dig
EinE into q complex subject and tearing
II to pieces and bringing order anc
clearness to It is not eHcelled by any
other lawyer in America. Good ply
siQue has something to do with II,
r Anybody who watches the stream OF
ambassadors and other important call
ers whom Hughes must see. wonders
how he can find time for the writing
of so many diplomatic notes OF high
Importance. Hughes manages It by do
ing that part OF his work which calls
for reflection and careful statement
early in the morning before he comes
to the office.
Our foreign program Is making
steady progress II Is now clear that
we shall take part in the consideration
Hughes contention about zap is that
our rights go with our intcrestS-we
have 4 right to De consulted wherever
our Interests are concerned. The same
theory will call on US to have hand
in all that Is done about reparation.
We have right TO be there because
our interests will be affected by what
is done. Whatever tariff is put on Ger
many will have an economic effect on
every business man in the United
States. II We were not in the repara-
t.ons conference. We should have
situation in which two parties namely.
the allies and Germany. being present.
would have every reason TO ignore the
Interests OF the third party. the United
States. being absent. Similarly. we
have an interest in the amount OF
PREPARATION Germany is made 10 pay
Our first interest Is that she shall be
made to pay just as much as she pos
siblv can. TO undo the damage for
which she is responsible. Our second
interest is that there shall be no at
tempt 70 leave Germany PROSTATE or do
anything which would make her
economically impotent in the future.
Don't Expect Crisis
On this point. the hest judgment in
Washington is that the expected crisis
Will not occur. Germany will see that
she must pay. and that any tactics or
opposition win meet with united con-
demnation and resistance from both the
allies and America. The best Judgment
is that Franco Will not go TO Berlin
With this immediate crisis out or
the Nsly.. We should soon see the first
turn for the better in business.
Whether the wide public realizes Il or
not. Washington knows that the funda-
mental cause Of the present depression
IN America is the paralysis OF interna-
tional relations. Tariffs won't cure II.
changing the taxes will Only affect it
Nightly. the railroads arc only part
OF II. The real cure Is the restoration
of stability in international relations.
and that is the ultimate task Of the
miniSt ton.