The daily times., 1922-02-27
LIKELIHOOD THAT
EUROPE MAY TAKE
AMERICAS
QUESTIONS
The United States Has Advo-
Gated That Europe Must
Work Out Her Own Eco
nomic Problem and That the
Genoa Conference Program
is Too Complicated.
David Lawrence.
1(Copyright 1922 by The Daily


Times.)
Washington, Feb. 25.-America's
program for world reconstruction has
been outlined to the governments of
Europe. There are signs that Prime
Minister Lloyd George, at least, is
trying to persuade Premier Poincare
to follow it. Instead of a world con-
ference on economic affairs at Genoa
including a variety of subjects, the
United States believes Europe should
first solve its political problems and
reduce it's armies.
Here is the program which throws
new light on the reasons why the
Genoa conference was postponed and
|explains the latest development in
Europe where Prime Minister Lloyd
George is reported as proposing a ten
years truce whereby land armies
shall be reduced and a guarantee CIV
len of the political stability of Europe.
First, the United States govern
ment wishes to help Europe but can
not entangle herself in Europes
political affairs. Upon political stabil-
|ity depends economic aid from
|America.
Second, the United States govern
iment believes the program of the
Genoa conference was too wide
sweeping and attempted too much. It
believes a limited program having for
it's object the political stability of
Europe would have more chance of
isuccess. The Washington conference
lis pointed to as an example of what
can be done when the field of dis
tcussion is narrowed and the problems
are confined to a small group of pow
ers directly interested instead of to
the wide world
Third, The United States govern
ment feels it has done its share in the
limitation of naval armaments and
guaranteeing the peace of the Pacific.
Now let Europe tackle land arma-
ment and the political apprehensions
THAT exist between France and Ger
many or England and France or Italy
and France as the case may be.
The words of Herbert Hoover, Sec
retary of Commerce, and the man on
whose vision and knowledge Presi-
dent Harding strongly relies in eco
nomic matters, are the best explana-
tion of what is going on inside the
Administration here. His views have
been reflected in the communications
sent abroad Mr. Hoover wrote three
days ago an address the significance
of which was overlooked. Most of the
speech was not reported in the press.
Mr.. Hoover said:
"The well-being of the continent is
indeed a matter of concern to us. We
have a desire to help. But before our
strength can be employed toward
economic stability, a foundation of
political stability must first be OBJ
ltained.
Economic stability cannot be
lcreated in an atmosphere of alarms
and threats of political actions and its
possibilities of war. Economic
lstrength has not yet been built OF
larmies.
"The Washington conference has
eliminated the ma1ign political forces
between the great group of nations
with which we were directly involved
land it secured a limitation on arms
in this group. 1t must be our wisf
J that other great groups of nations
where we have less direct interes
: should take up the same process. W.
, have moi problem of land armies
| These Political difficulties in Europ'
, which bleed armament with its trail
t of econAmic jeopardy arise from
1. causes in\which we do not participate
r They do npt affect us in their results
; I'VE find ourselves much torn betweel
a Ian earnest wish to be of service an
ia rigHtful dAsire to keep o,sEselze
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