Evening star., 1922-03-31
It Is Over Over There!

General satisfaction has greeted
the announcement by the War De-
partment that the boys" are coming
home.
Newspaper editorial writer's. with
hardly an exception, argue tnat 'he
order means that the war really Is
over" The fact that complete Win
drawal is promised directly on the
heels of the controversy over the
payment OF the expenses ana tne
general discussion in Congress OF the
reasons for still maintaining an Army
on the Rhine generally are hello 10
have been merely incidental.
mo change of policy is involved
points out the Springfield Republican
undependsntj, "and the Army no
longer is needed as :" symbol Of the
unity of the sallies.Y The. Baltimore
Sun (independept democratic) taxes
an opposite view however, Insisting
that "had the action taken place TWO
or three years ago it would have oeeh
held to signify desertion of our aliles.
We have deserted them so many
times since then, however tnat once
more will not matter.
The Brooklyn Eagle Gndependent
democratic) believes there has been
no convincing reason for keeplhs
troops there since the separate peace
turn will be welcome as a further
proof that we regard the war as over
and want to get back to normal IN
ali of our relations. The COLUMBIA.
s. c., Record (democratlc) also says
that "the time for the closing OF the
patton Of the United States IN the the
great war is well past" while the
wheeling, w. Va. Intelligence re.
nuhIican1. calls attention to the fact
that the small number of troops
abroad will have but little erect on
the unemployment SITUATION. ,
there; suggests the Pittsburgh
zette-Times Crepublican) and
noints out that it is economic pres
sure that will prove the most enec-
tive with the Germans" IN competing
observance of the treaty pr0vislons'
while the Rockford. III. Republic
Of America does not sanction guard
dutv on a. foreign soil" The Lynch :
hnrr. va, News (democratic); OF
which Senator Carter Glass OF vir.
ginia is the publisher, argues that
Europe will misinterpret the action.
addinT: "It may be true that now has
come the time when our troops-aii
of them. together with the American
Har-should be brought home. hut 1t
is nevertheless regrettable that the
order was not issued prior to the trlc-
tion created as q result of the clash
ernments in regard to the money due
the limited States for the support OF
her Army on the Rhine"
The Roanoke. Va, World News
{democratic) considers that Win win
the stars and Stripes s,sa'x out o., Gs sns ,ess
Sampered. After that republican sep
arate peace the withdrawal Of the
f1ae from the Rhine doesn't matter"
while the Boston Transcript dnde-
nendent) believes that Americas
watch on the Rhine ought to nave @
moral effect Of the action may be con-
siderable, in the opinion of the Mil
Yankee Sentinel (republtcan). which
suggests that "the cutting OF our last
Visible war connection with Europe
may bring the old world to realiza-
It's recent policy toward the United
states than 1t can hope to gain In
dollars and cents" ,.
"There is little cause for excite
ment in the announcement points
out the Jacksonville Florida Metrop-
oils (democratic) suggesting that,
after all, the public has forgotten
these men who have been standing
behind the American flag on the
Rhine with drawn ybayonets. The
Cleveland, Ohio, News (repub!iean)
believes that "the unanimous attitude
of not giving hoot presents most
striking illustration Of times mar
yelous power to change all things, In
discussing the lack OF protest against
the, order anywhere in the United
States. From the Mobile, Ala, Reg
lister (democratic) comes the sueges-
tion, after reviewing the fine military
control and good conduct OF our
Rhineland army, that the rewrn
home OF our worthy soldiers should
be made welcome in a way that Will
prove that the American people ap-
preciate the value OF their service
In the opinion of the Houston. Tex,
Chronicle (independeno the united
States having rejected the Versailles
treaty and having refused to be rep
resented on the reparations commits
why We should keep soldiers in Eu-
rome to sec. that Germany obeys
either" The Manchester Union Gin
dependent republican, has tr1dtng
sympathy With those who argue that
withdrawal Of the troops VIII have an
Ill effect on the relations between
this country and France. "One can
not hut hope that the disappearing OF
this link of armament may serve the
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