Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-05-20
WILL WE WAIT TOO LONG?

Daily the tragedy of Americas absence at the Genoa
conference is becoming more apparent
Big events taking place there-events that are to
have tremendous bearing the future OF the world
Lloyd George the significance OF the situation. lie
says another shambes threatened He appealing for
ten years military truce. He went so far as to openly
state his Encouragement at the absence of America.
And what is behind 1t What may come from the
meeting? What does the warning from Lloyd George
regarding shambes mean?
Study the position of France. She beyond the
border of Germany hungry Russia and bankrupt Rus
sa She sees country that is compelled to obtain aid if
the government is to stand and another revolution is to
be avoided.
The government for the present controls Russia The
government does not desire to lose control Would that
government not enter rather than fall? If a war
Russia and she cannot be saved from starvation
and revolution by negotiation, would she not readily
ter into compact with revengeful Germany?
And what of Germany? She is on her knees financial
ly She is being drained of her resources and capital
She hates France Would she not rise if escape from
her present position possible?
Does not her agreement with Russia offer way? mi
spite of low financial resources do not the two nations
holding wothirds of the population OF Europe, CONSTITUTED
formidable antagonist?
France would bear the brunt of any fighting. She
would be the first attacked. She demands her tremen
dous army But can she keep it?
She has army of 100000 men. She has population
of 100000 She has the greatest national debt of any
of the war nations Half of her national wealth spent
in the last war. She is near bankruptcy.
70 maintain pay, arm and SOUP those OOOOO men is
tremendous task Shells have to be purchased Cannon
have ODE bought Aeropanes and all other costly war
devices must be paid for TO pay for that army the en-
tire earnings Of several million French producers are re-
CURED Probably 20 per cent of the 42O0OOOO popula
ton are children Another huge total is nonpfoducng
How them is France to maintain tremendous army and
STA She sees country that is compelled to obtain aid if
ments? 1t is well-ngh impossible
France them must have financial aid or she has to be
assured against attack That has been her position ever
since the
Which is the cheapesto give financial aid to keep up
that army to reach agreement among nations for
protection of all nations against war? And what is
Americas interest?
She could give the financial aid to support the French
army That is absurd What then, if refuse to talk
peace economics or international politics with Europe
and another war of which Lloyd George warned should
take place? Where would America be? Could she re-
main isolated then? Did she in the last war? Could she
have remained isolated? She did not could not and
would not be able to again.
Another wholesale European war would enmesh Amer
ica We would be in before the over and where
would civilization be then? Where would France be?
And what shape would America be in?
Should we take our part in preventing another war
while we can or should we remain aloof build bat
teshps and army at great cost and send soldiers
across again when the fighting is under way 1t would
seem that now most auspcous time for America to as
sumo her place in international affairs and help prevent
the confagraon that could easily burst forth in Europe
under present conditions-Portland Journal
pn1 vth M1he bothered by