Evening star., 1922-03-12
u. s. STAND AS TO GENOA
MAY OPEN EUROPE'S EYES
Constitutes Warning to Other Nations
That They Must Help Themselves
Before Expecting American Help.

rope In Its true light.
To say the least, it means that the
delegates of the various nations who
are to participate will enter the con-
ference hedging and jockeying for
position to perpetuate their own ma
tionalistic viewpoints At its very
inception the conference will be
hindered in discussion and decision,
clauses of the Versailles treaty to-
day preclude equitable adjustment Of
the economic problem. inasmuch as
reparations are sapping the energies
of millions of peoples who must be
depended upon to play large part in
general adjustment.
Lloyd George realizes that there
should be readjustment Of the sum
total of German payments. but for
the moment at least It would appear
that he has sacrificed this general
discussion Of the indemnities in or
from France. Other compromises may
have been effected by Pofncare and
the British premier in their recent
meeting at Boulogne, but these have
not come to light.
If the allies enter into the confer
ence first of all assuming the same
attitude as they showed toward the
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then In turn treat the members Of the
soviet delegation from Moscow as in
feriors, each of these delegations be-
ing placed in position of spectators
rather than deliberators in questions
which should involve the rehabilita-
tion Of all nations If the economic
salvation of the continent Is insured,
nothing will be accomplished. Neither
the Russians nor Germans are in a
mood TO enter the conference with
any attitude save that of co-opera-
tive endeavor. Only through such
method Of endeavor will the tre-
mendous problems of Europe be
solved.
If the French. English and repre-
sentatives of any other nation go
arranged programs to which respec-
tive delegations will be irrevocably
pledged. then various governments
might as well keep their delegations
at home. 1t will be a meeting for
discussion and political maneuvering.
with the economic features more or
less relegated. Without full concert
there will be tremendous jockeying
on the part of all European nations
for advantageous position. but the
i'inih A1iOyu HcoTSldu tHeOry OF Open
hearted, CARLSON -the-table, sacrif-
cial negotiation will be lost sight of
completely. The one great hope will
De that nations will group for and
against and that the impetus Of those
favorable to general showdown and
open-hearted settlement will prove so
dangerous that the enemies of open
dealing will take fright and Join in.
AZ the conference is expected to last
two months there will be plenty Of
time for maneuvering, and as nations
arrayed against general economic
discussion to gain general rehabili-
tative ends are predominently strong
er. and Lloyd George is probably the
greatest opportunist statesman in the
world today, he may swing the tides
into right channels and thereby ef-
feet desired ends.
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The American government must see
open-handed dealing, clear thinking
and ef1cacfous application OF sound
economic theories before q single
American dollar Is cast into the hop
per. If there Is square dealing and
the statesmen Of Europe prove their
earnestness. abandoning selfish ma
tionalistic political theories and ac-
tually get down to the business Of re-
cankers conducive to later war, then
there is every reason to believe this
government will no longer stand
aloof. For in such case American
business, American ideals, as we'll as
prestige, would suffer tremendously
The Hughes note is a polite warn
ing that Europe must mark it's step
1t should be a death kneu to those
politicians and statesmen who are not
keeping abreast with the new world
sentiment and'are seeking to promote
old jealousies, old rivalries and ma
tionalistic advantage in new guises.
And it is believed in Washington,
as it is believed in European world
capitals which have been hoping
SO much from the Genoa parley, that
the warning will be needed
If it is needed and there is a new
order of things reacting to the COM
mon veal, the Genoa parley will
prove a tremendous success.
If it is not needed Europe will find
herself pursuing an independent
course. one which the American gov
ernment never will countenance or]
give material comfort.