The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-11-09
NO ENHANCING ALLIANCES" FOR
US

The persistent efforts 10 embroil this
country in European affairs through
insirumcntslity Of the Far Eastern
situation will fail. ENHANCEMENT in
European jealousies and enmities is
quite az undesirable when entered
through the gate Of the Dardanells As
IL would be IL entered through the
League Of Nations or the Conference
at Genoa or any other portal
The thing which Europe desires IL
Americas active participation in the
Far East, not that the Far Eastern sit
ua;ion would be settled thereby, but
that, once committed to participation
in European quarrels. the United
States would find it most difficult To
refuse to continue such partic patton.
Before the European war, none OF
the European nations wished the Unit
ed States to exercise any influence
whatever in tho Far East, or in any
other quarter Of the globe outside the
domains Of this country. They even
objected 60 the.Monroe Doctrine which
comedies TO this country a dominant
position in the western hemisphere.
IL is oaly since the war that Europe
an nations have conducted a persis-
tent, almost hysterical, campaign to
persuade the United States to become
identified with their troubles
Their objection to the United States
exercising any influence ia world al
fairs prior to the World war was al
objection based upon selfshncss.
Their desire at this time to have the
United States most active parl ioi-
pant in world Affairs Ia likewise based
n on selfishness. There is no ideali.m
connected with 1t. Their whole pur-
pose OF involving this government in
European affairs is in order to have
this country equip and finance Europe
to supply directly or indirectly the
means wherewith Europe will continue
TO wage wars for purposes Of territor.
ial and commercial aggrandizement
There is nothing new in the Par
Eastern situatl,n. The clash between
the Saracen and the Christian is as O d
a. history IL is a problem which, for
centuries, has balIled solution because
the iea!ousias Of the contending Euro
pean powers prevented it's solution.
The Turk has always been able Co
iiud powerful financial and mlitar,
allies among European nations be-
cause his influence frequently deter
mined the balance OF power "Therc
Is not great European power hut has.
at some time, been aligned Win the
Turk at an active ally aud there is
not great European power but that,
al some time, has not taken the field
against tho TUX
Ethics Or religion, Christianity, civ
ilization, the interests Of humanity.
have had nothing 20 do with hose ALI.
ances, Americas entrance into the
cauldron OF Far Eastcru intrigue
would not contribute in the least to|
tbs settlement OF the problem. This
is true becnuse the problem ia -ntan.
gled by athousand. years OF pusr history
with all the ambitions sud riyalries
that have made Europe coutinual
battle-ground.
What could the United States do as
active participant in the Far Eastern
question that it is not able e. do AS an
outside observer Lend it moral in.
fiuence9 II can do that now and has
done so
Express its abhorrcnce of events
which have trdnspired in the Near
East2 1t has done that mary times
BY the process of elimination the
answer to the question is; The only
thing the United States could do by
entering the Far Eastern question as
an active participant would % TO fur.
nish men money, battlcships and ann
les, with which 60 back uu any de-
cision that was reached AM by 80
doing, it would find itself not only Mt
war with Turkey In order tn preserve
,the balance Of power in Eur0aa
The AWercan people viii plaud
and sustain this admin stgi. in its
determination 20 remain o. rrn any
EuroppaH eulauglpmeuts
Will George and Charley s, from
the Boyd nelghborhood town
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