The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-06-22
Mr.. HUGHES OFFERS A SUGGESTION.

Great minds give birth great thoughts but sometimes tue
great thoughts flowing from great minds are clothed IN aguas
Secretary Hughes who make Some Observations
on the Conduct of Our Foreign Relations in his commencement
address at the University Of Michigan Discussing the place
which public opinion must have IN carrying out ne d
diplomatic purposes of the nation, Mr. Hughes SAID; 1T Shouo
be recognized that what necessary than formulas new
OF responsibility in matters OF international concern
Now the phrase new OF civic responsibility III matters
of international concern is larry heavy one ana II ma @
merit the longer look at and ponder It, the more meaning
you it, We have means OF knowing precisely now
Mr. Hughes intended for to but we cannot see
that doing violence to his language when we read
il as rap policy which his Chief President Harding
is point with pride What else be but lack OF
of civic responsibility matters oil international concern
that prompted Mr. Harding and his party take the position na
the Of the world have league OF nations or anything
it please without its becoming matter of serious interest to
America? of fact hasn't absence of sense OF civic
responsibility in of international concern been one OF the
cardinal points the foreign policy of the present administration
1t is fair to admit that in calling the armament conference
other ways Mr. Harding has manifested some tendency to
get awy from the camp of the splendid soatons with whom
he strongly aligned during his campaign but he hasn't been
able get rid of the handicap which he imposed upon himself
when tqs political expedeney he put himself orwsa &
responsibility matters of international concern such as to
make America negligible factor in world affairs 1t is because
Mr. Harding committed to this policy that his administration
and the of the world well in aiding to
that possible in bringing back conditions necessary
for the webeing of all countries following the dsocation OF
everything by the 1t should be said in behalf of Mr. ugAs
that the he showed broader comprehension of the
foreign problems facing the administration than manifested by
his chief and there doubt that is due to his influence that
progress has been made toward taking the sense civic
responsibility" which he advocates
In address from which have quoted Mr. Hughes also
said other things which should be houghu considered
by his countrymen Sound public opinion he declared must
fown upon the efforts to create suspicion dStru and
hatred The principal difficulty at this time in our conduct OF
foreign affairs with methods organization or aims but
with the unruthu preudced and nfammatoy discussions in
which citizens and certain portions of press permit
themselves indulge And further the secretary said Ihe
chief enemies of peace those who constantly indulge the
abuse of foreign peoples and their governments Here Mr. Hughes
hitting certain politicians well the lingo that
constantly seeking stir up dscord If there proper sense
responsibility in matters of international concern the
part citizen he will by word deed embarass the
tona administration its handling of the difficult and delicate
matters with which is constantly dealing
As corolary the secrearys suggestion may be
cluded that is good time return to the old policy stopping
the discussion Of politics the waters edge Our diplomacy will
be successful in proportion the sympathetic support
people and this will be measured by Sense
Of civic responsibility in Of international concern and
understanding Of diplomatic problems