The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-01-21
May Beat
Parting of
The Ways
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
,Iopyright by The lnteliSsncer.)

Washington, Jan. Gothic inserna-
,ional situation grows moro compu-
,.ated for the United States. Hardly
,abinct meeting passes without some
discussion OF the grave effects whiSh
AN unstable Europe Is having upon the
admitted need OF markets abroad t"r
the farmers and producers of America
Tho intrigu's OF European diplomacy
reach into the heart or the NashihHtoh
conference Itself where. II tho truth De
.uId the diSillus!0Ement OF American
officials Ms to the possibility OF maAIhS
Europe see things from broad ana aus
Interested viewpoint has been complete.
Tho British have taken fhr-serlns
,ttIlud, but they are enmeshod In con-
troNcrslcs with France and conlIhah'"i
nowors which do not pormA OF AS
friendly viewpoint toward emma az
might ho desirable.
IN, r.stIts OF tho Washington con
r.r,t,o cannot oven now be estimated
5ain. observers arc growing dlsh'"''
ruod .,nd rossiinistlo aomo believe
,nu,h has baan accomplished nnd mat
.ha ,unIcrsn,a Is tremendous 81"
rss ~ all depsnds up"n what ""' a
s.ps,tnii"ns were 1hs io''H "i VI"
tt,atIsa a., n"i YSt '"t"plo''' '"'''
,no, 40 ,II1,t"sod sHi o"oiys"d l"'g
,,,.,,t a., ,,,,,a 90, isea tu,llo. G"t th"|
must leo vtowad d" lhsi' enti'otY WHOM
al 10 usId nUd huno they VIII 'ar'"'""'
,.nIy the nm""n, ~ rt"er"Ha ~h'"" nus
noon made 4lnro lrip IN pairing """"
soInsh nu,l"uRilam
Am.rios's n-cord Clean.
Tho United 9ra,ca rn'"rel ~" Wash
nplou cunToronuc. ~ II did ~" '"'''
..rnTcrenre with unarlnsh purposes and
lean hands. and CnnCs out tho ''"'
y.nv. II Wilt always b" a matter OF u"
uatc whether more could hay" been nc
complIshed by this or that maneuEer OF
strategy. but the present fcc'hH III to'.
tho American delegation again shower
,hs world that unskIllcd as tho dlplo-
mats OF tho United states may bo In
tho tricks OF bargaining. mistakes ms
thev may have been to deal with all tho
ards face up. the course they adoptc"
yor themselves will bear tho scrutiny
NJ history. and the fault for the lack
- achievement will not be dlfhcult 10
lscate. ,,.
But M tho maelstrom Of proposals
and debates keeps the government nero
on tho anxious seat. for with tho con
ciusion OF tho conference Nnother nSh'
baxins for ratification by the senate
The cabinet Is plainly anxious l" ae'
4omothlnR dono In Europe to pave 'h'
WAY for economic r1conAltnct'"h'
Not a word has been naid or viii h'
ia IN, somo time about tho Invitation
"a the United states to attend tho "'h"'
conference France Ia In tho throch o.
Governmental trnnHitlon. There IL H.
,-Ispovitlon to hurry mnttnrn. Tho new
uoicnre .nniulatry In Franco must have
limo 10 got It's bearingE. but IT li'rH
.uinllmcnt OF the Versailles treaty tnth'
,ut To 10 the real purpose OF FRANCE
n means tho military occupation
more territory OH the Rhinc. the Um'''
statr.; will not stand by silently @h'
nnrrpIt tho American attitude TO D.
onstiued as passively affirmative.
The Coming Crisis.
American troops still remain on IN
Rhine as the embodiment OF allie
unity and as the index OF our mora
.ympathv with the general principI
that Germany must fulllll her treat
,bIigatious For even though the Unit
cd states didn't ratify the Nersallc
treaty, TN, main clauses about repari'
lions arc Incorporated In the treaty
noace between Germany and the Unite
states. ,
Rather than offend Franco, tn
United States has kept small mum
,rr of troops on tho Rhine. VIII the
rcmain now in the face or French pohc
which aSowedly seeks to press Hcr
many still harder. and. as limited In III
cables. may include moro military co
.rclon Tho chances arc that tho HTS
move on the part OF France TO coerc
Germany will be met by congressiona
i,mand Cur Immediate withdrawal
American forces. Such step has ION
n.en feared by the French as alignln
The uutted States with Germany. A'ah
American officials who think Franc
,roux about cNuCtinK tho full pound q
1,sl, at this time arc or tho oplpl"
nat II would Leo IA HlHthho Tor IN
United Mates To DO permitted 10 am
MIC u puil,y OF too close rolhtlonhhi
with Germany
Tho oysnrH OF tho neat f,yn dnyn WI
,Iy, tho hoy l." tho American govern
nout For tho moment. everybody
,y,ItIng To- 400 What tho Poinonro polio
,rally nsann In actual practice.