New-York tribune., 1922-04-04
Europe's Ills
Are Political.
Says Lowden
Ex-Covernor Of Illinois, in
Paris, Hopes Ceuna Will
Lead to Real Confer
ence Called by Harding
Iayors Financial Help
Thinks u. s. Could Nov Join
League of Nations With
No Danger to Its Policies
Special Cablc to n. Tr.nuue

Copyright, 1899, New York Tribune Inc.)
PARIS, April 3.-All jealousies and
pickering os well as the intriquee Of
old school diplomatisls must be elm
mated from international affairs be.
fore the po-ld can regain It's normal
political and economic health, in the
opinion Of former Governor frank O.
LoWden OF Illinois. who Is Ia paris. Az
soon as the diplomats drop the mask OF
irsinceriky and adopt a codc Of FRANK
cooperation "a beginning will have
been made toward d sane reconstruct
tion policy, says the Former Governor,
who came within arms reach Of The
Republican nomination for President
at Tho last convention.
After considerable study Of condi-
tions in Europe, Mr.. Lowden expressce
the opinion that the troubles are more
OF political nature than economic or
h3anclal. Once Europe realizes this
ard gets together on an open basis, he
thinks, rhe heavy military burdens Of
the countries will be cut down and
they will not need TO worry greatly
over the cooperation Of the United
States.
Endorses Hardng's Course
In his talk with the Tribune cor.
respondent to-day Mr.. Lowdcn ind
Gated that his political course would
rot be far different from that OF Mr..
Harding If he had been chosen instead
CT the latter for the Presidency. Eco
Ironically, however, he believes that
american money must come TO Eu-
rope to MD IN the work Of rchabili~
tation. lie says that America has much
10 learn of Europn's real situation, but
that, on the other hand, the statesmen
On this side have to get clearer idc,
Of the new diplomacy FOR which Amer
lca stands. This, he g&ys. most cey~
tainly will hasten an understanding be
tween The peoples oP both sides and
lead to cooperation.
1t IS the belief Of the former Gov
ernor that the Genoa conference can
90 much to hasten tho pace tow4re,
normaicy, but Chat It also may do some
thing thai Will lead to a catastrophe,
With tho United States sustaining
from participation IN the conference be
thinks that little o9 q permanent value
can be expected, but he hopes that II
may lead to a greater conference,
called possibly by President Harding
at Washington. Such meeting, he be
licvcs, would have real world scope and
would do much to end the present eco,
nomic Ills.
The former Goeernor tlastened to add
that he %as not speaking 2or the Ad-
mlnistration and chat he did not claim
TO have any knowledge OF It's Intentions
in this respect. lie s4ys, however, that
~ NnG to~ H.,
League Of Nations without loss Of dig
nifty or fear Of entang nglcmsnta. Alneri-
can membership in tho league, Nh.
Lowden says, should be conditional
upon right CO withdraw whenever II
vas deemed necessary.
Danger in War Bickering.
Mr. Londens repugnancc 70 this Old"
fashioned Diplomacy is based upon his
talk9 here with many responsible men
OF France, who arc beginning TO see liz
the old pre-wer chickering's a great dan
ger to tho progress Of Europe back to :,
healthy condition. The idea that one
nation can negotiate an agreement with
another no matter how much il works
TO The dctriment OF theie ncishbors Is
ono that has pretty well disappeared
among the enlightened leaders OF
France, he believes.
Georges Leygues, former Premier ani
nov President o@ the Foreign Affairs
Committee o. the Chamber Of Deputies,
discussing tho same matter, told him,
ne Gays, that The nations Of Continontal
Europe had orc great opportunity foz
salvatiou--close and amicabe Corpora
ton, which could be manifested at
Genoa by . sort of economic amalga-
rnaton--if tho nations We're disposed
to work in that direction. Leygues, ho
says, has not abandoned the hope that
the United States viii emerge from It's
isolation as soon as Europe herself
makes this possible through the chan
malls iuGipat0d