Milford chronicle., 1922-11-10

THE PERSISTENT EFFORTS to embroil this country
European affairs through the nsrumentaity of the Far
Eastern situation will fail ENHANCEMENT in European
eaouses and enmes is quite undesirable when en-
tered through the gate of the Dardanees it would
be entered through the League of Nations or the Con-
ference at enoa any other portal.
The thing which Europe desires is Americas active
participation in the Far East not that the Far Eastern
situation would be settled thereby but that commit
ted to participation in European quarres the United States
would find most difficult to refuse to continue such par
tcipation
Before the European war, of the European ma
ons wished the United States to exercise influence
whatever Far in any other quarter of the
globe outside the domains of this country They OBJ
ected the Monroe Doctrine which comedies to this
country dominant position in the western hemisphere
1t only since the that European nations have
conducted persistent, almost hystercal campaign to
persuade United States to identified with their
troubles.
Their objection the United States exercising any
influence in world affairs prior to the World an
objection based upon seshness Their desire at this time
to the United States most active participant in
world affairs is likewise based sefshness. There is
dealism connected with it. Their whole purpose of in
vovng this government in European affairs is in order
to this country equip and finance Europe, to
ply directly indirectly the means wherewith Europe
will continue wage for purposes of territorial and
commercial aggrandizement.
There is nothing new in the Far Eastern situation The
clash between the Saracen and the Christian is as old as
history It problem which, for centuries has bafled
solution because the jeaousies of the contendng Euro
pean powers prevented its solution.
The Turk has always been able to find powerful fnan-
cial and military allies among European nations because
influence frequently determined the balance of
err There great European power but has, at some
time been aligned with the Turk active ally, and
there not great European but that at time
has not taken the field against the Turk.
Ethics religion Christianity civilization the inter-
humanity have had nothing to do with these al
lances Americas into the caudron of Far Eas
intrigue would contribute in the least to the set
tlemen of the problem This true because the problem
entangled by thousand years of past history with all
the ambitions and rivaries that have made Europe
continual battle-ground.
What could the United States do active partic
in the Far Eastern question that it is not able
to outside observer? Lend its moral influence?
It do that and has done
Express it's adherence of events which have trans
pired Near East? 1t has done that many times.
By the process of elimination the to the
ton is The only thing the United States could do by
terng Eastern question active participant
would to furnish and money battleships and
miles, with which to back up any decision that reach
ed by doing it would find itself not only at war
with Turkey but with whatever European nations
saw fit to align themselves with Turkey in order to
serve the balance of power in Europe.
The American people will applaud and sustain this
administration it's determination to remain free from
any European entangements