Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-01-10
DIPLOMATS TURN
TO EVENTS ABROAD
Praise Given for Gains Here,
While Eyes Are Upon
Cannes and Genoa.
BY N. O. MESSENGER.

One-third of the first month of the
new year has passed. marked by con-
tinually Frightening skies in Europe.
Asia and America for things .relat-
ing to peace and future prosperity.
The arms conference results look in
finitely better than they did a fort
night ago and the progress made at
Cannes. is classed by observers here
as promising far-reaching effects for
the betterment of conditions in Eu-
rope.
One little cloud still hovers in the
sky over the Washington conference
the Shantung dispute-but the best
judgment expressed here is that it
cannot possibly overshadow or men,
ace all the good that has been ac-
complished and is in process of ac-
complishment.
In fact, the general disposition is to
regard the Washington conference as
having already scored successes that
while work remains to be done. If not
another lick is added, a gratifying
record will have been attained
The public will be both surprised and
pleased, it is predicted. when the
formal recapitulation of all that has
been done is set forth in sequence and
detail In very short time the Wash
ington conference will have been as
water that has passed over the wheel.
but the grist of the grinding will be
apparent.
Look to Meetings Abroad.
Already the. attention of officials
and diplomats is being drawn to
events in Europe attendant upon and
to grow out of the meeting of the
allied supreme council at Cannes.
Going farther afield into the future.
there is contemplation of what may
come out of the economic conference
at Genoa, SO fatefM of industrial and
financial effects upon Europe
If the Cannes meeting results. as
now seems probable. in an agreement
latter's support Of the French in case
Of attack by Germany, the peace of
Europe will be stabilized, in the
opinion of official and diplomatic
Washington.
Premier BRAND has contended that
this was a necessary preliminary to
Industrial and financial rehabilitation
in Europe and his arguments appear
to be prevailing. France will be re-
iieved of the apprehension which has
haunted her and be enabled to reduce
her land forces now maintained at
such ruinous cost.
1t will be pleasing to a large ele-
ment in this country if that end can
be reached without the necessity of
the United States being a party to the
guaranty. There is sad to be always
the certainty that if England's sup
port should prove inadequate to pre-
vent a repetition of the aggression OF
1914, the same reasons which impelled
the corporation of the United States
in resistance to militarism threaten
ing the world would apply again.
Point Gained by BRAND.
An agreement between France and
England, it is recognized here, would
be accepted as sufficing for justifica-
tion of the Washington conference
not dealing with land armament. 1t
is considered that Premier BRAND
will have gained his point-a guar
anty of assistance in case of need and
the reduction of the expense of main
tanning the present large land force
The participation of Russia in the
Genoa economic conference is noted
here with interest There is much
sentiment in this country sympathet-
ic with Russia and a sincere desire
to see that distressed country regain
its feet. 1t is assumed that assistance
to be rendered Russia will be de-
pendent upon assurance that there
shall be no spread of the doctrine OF
soyietism by propaganda through the
channels of commerce.