Evening star., 1921-04-21
Editorial Digest
The Presidents Foreign Policy.

AASsANSAIS . GVACASA AVAASy.
The enunciation of the administra-
tion's foreign policy. as outlined in
President Hardings message. has
brought forth a much greater va
rlety OF comment than the message
itself. Almost every view is repre-
sented from the New York World s
tdemocratic) ironic offer of reward
OF years subscription to Harvey's
Weekly to anybody who will tell
US precisely what Mr. Harding
meant" to the assertion. on the part
of the Wichita Eagle independently
that the message lis definite and
unequivocal in it's statements on the
most important question before the
administration" Between these ex-
tremes are many contradictions.
Some, like the Providence Tribune
independent republican,, declare that
the league idea still lives" while
others agree with the Louisville
Courier Journal (democratic) that the
PRESIDENT has finally satisfied every
body that he stands with the 'irrec-
oncilables of his party for the alb
solute rejection of the league of ma
tions"
The charge that Mr. Harding has
iett Americas position in relation
TO her late allies and the rest of
the world "as much up in the air
as ever is made by the Muskegon
chronicle independently. The Indian
apolis News Independently declares
mat the situation is as confused as
before the President spoke"
While the Norfolk Virgnian-Pilot Gin
dependent democratic) grants that Mr.
Harding takes two cards and lays
them face up" rejection of the league
in its present form and the peace reso-
luton. he makes a ''labored effort at
concreteness.' but without achieving
anything concise" The Fort Wayne
Journal-Gazette (democratic) declares: !:
He has merely served notice that the
people are to get what they barga ined
for in November--a wiggle- wobble.
vague. vapory. debatable international
policy"
However, many writer's of anti-rcpub-
hcan tendencies see very definite con-
ciusions in the Presidents remarks
Says the Cleveland Plain Dealer tinde-
pendent democratc) president Hard
ing lays down new foreign policy. gen
eral in some of its terms. but specific
enough to indicate to the American peo-
pie which course it is proposed to take
during the next four years.
Late comment by the New York
Times independent democratic), also
reveals more sympathetic attitude.
Every day" says the Times, "deepenS
the note Of national self-assertiveness
of the new administrations fore;Nn poll
cy." And, it concludes, what the
United States would not do under lofty
altruism it may be got to do as Wig
orouS 'Americanism. "
Some feel that the irreconcilables have
won the day and the message. as the
Sioux City Tribune independently puts
it. ''reaffirms'' their victory Others like
hn ovln \ ( Il rrfi inA
feel that the President played on both
sides, by seeming to reject in toto
everything done at Versailles" for the
benefit of Borah and Johnson Then,
speaking of saivaging part of the treaty.
'he came over and played the fiddle
little WhiIA for the mild reservation
lists" The Atlanta Constitution tdem-
ocratic) finds substantial hope in the
assumption that the President intends
to make earnest efforts" toward as
sociating America with organized forces
for world peace"
policy itself, the Roanoke World
News (democratic) feels that we
now have a program" and urges that
I'VE lose no time in putting it into
effect" and the Chicago Post Gnde-
pendent, while regretting the re-
lection of the league, "rejoiceS' that
the President has taken our foreign
affairs out of the hands of the world
hating senators and put them under
the control of wise and non-political
statesmen
The Lexington Leader republcan)
approves of the ideals" set forth by
the new adm rninistration. based upon
practical foundaa ion" and the st.
Louis Globe Democrat (republican)
sees ahead "a policy of constructive
cooperation based upon a compro-
mise between opposing Ar erican
opinions" To the Florida Times
Union (democratic). Mr.. Hardings
foreign policy is merely Americanism
and justice and common sense The
Detroit Free Press independently
praises the definite plan Of pro-
cedure." as opposed to Wilson's lack
of "a comprehensive program" and
Tolerance"
Americans "can applaud" this pro-
gram. saws the Philadelphia Bulletin
independent republican,. and the
New York Mail independently sees in
the document Mr.. Harding's ability
to interpret and express the will of
the nation" A STEADY purpose to
the best energies Of the
government on world peace and
other problems is revealed to the
Topeka Capital (repuhlicam. and to
the Knoxville journal and Tribune
frepublican). "a President whose pur-
nose it is to preserve, protect and
defend the Constitution of his coun-
try" and who will stand by it in
letter and sDirit