The New York herald., 1922-05-06
NOHOPES OFRECOVERY
IN WORLD WITHOUT US.
SAYS SIR GEORGE PAISH
Declares That Europe Needs Products of United
States and Credit to Purchase What This Country
Only Can Supply Yet Tariff Barriers Are Being
Raised Preventing Relief.

walton it is the most urgent of all
questions that need to be discussed.
Europe Must First Agree.
Whether the conference would have
been able to arrive at solution even
II America had been represented IS an
other matter. If the questions OF
reparations and military disarmament
were still excluded with America pres
ent II is more than doubtful If a
settlement could have been concluded.
Until a practical agreement is reaeneu
on these matters and Europe Is VIII
ing to do all that can REASONABLY pe
expected of her nothing America can
do will preserve Europe from disastcr.
Nevertheless the presence or Amer
lea AT the conference and slateihen'
from her common sense point OF view
about the world situation would ma
terially have assisted matters. AT any
rate IL would have prevented fraiov
from attempting to blame the sinaii
nractical results of the conference ana
the increasing danger this Involves
,,non Americas abstention, whereas
the responsibility really lies in her
own attitude of refusing to permit
renarations and disarmament to be
discussed.
While the Genoa conference has not
attained results hoped for when tne
agenda was drawn up at cannes "
does not leave matters as they were
before the delegates assembled. There
was an honest attempt by the Govern
ments of Italy and Great Britain TO
find a complete remedy for the disas-
trous position In which war and peace
have placed the world. 1t is now up
to those Powers who opposed ana ao-
stained from the conference TO devise
and apply further remedies which the
situation demands.
VIII America Save Worlds
That France will attempt 10 do SO
is too much even to pray for. france
apparently imagines that her own
safety depends on the policy she still
pursues so continuously and unremit-
tingly. whatever may be the conse-
ouences to the rest OF the world.
Therefore hope now rests with Amer
ica. Will she respond TO the oppor-
tunity? Will she employ her extraor-
binary power for the purpose OF pre-
serving mankind from the greatest
political and economic danger and the
greatest suffering to which 1t has ever
been exposed? Will she preserve life
in a manner never accomplished be-
fore? Will she save world civiliza-
ton, including her own, from disas-
trous reaction?
The danger demands that America
now display her great power for good
in her own manner to it's fullest ex-
tent and take upon herself that leader
ship of mankind which will bring ma
tions on to a higher plane Of interna-
tional friendship. The world prob
lens can be overcome, not by the Eu-
reorganization of America but by the
Americanization of the world.
What America has accomplished in
her own country in giving freedom and
equality to all citizens, whether home
or foreign born, setting up vast area
in which there are no tariff barriers,
creating an atmosphere in which every
one is encouraged to put forth his
best efforts. in recognizing that what
is good for the individual Is good for
all, and in not only refraining from
any desire to oppress and hurt the
people of other nations, but in en-
deavoring to assist them when in
trouble and difficulty. needs now to be
accomplished for the whole of man
kind The time has come. VIII the
American people respond?