Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-12
PREPARATIONS NOW
J. Absorbing ISSUE
ALL OVER EUROPE
tNsH EtH EHHNH IN EVaEHbE n
Has SuppIanted League as
8 Paramount Topic, Former
:: Governor Cox Says-SeeS
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Danger in German Collapse

NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-(By the AS
s. eiated Press. )-Re-e
~ef prosperity in the United States
must be given first place in the
thoughts of Americans and must be
: the preface to discussion of the en-
trance of this country into European
Z affairs and into the League of Ma
!. tions, declared James M. Cox, Demo
cratic candidate for the president at
tie last election, on his return from
: Europe today on the Paris. Mr..
'eCox went abroad to study old world
political and economic conditions.
". Discussing the issues in the con-
gressional elections this fall, Mr.. Cox
: said that the international issue
I would be "the failure of administra-
etion, both in the moral and unself1sh
view, on the one hand, and the prac-
teal and selfish view on the other,
to participate in the affairs of the
world" but he added, "the matter Of
Z governmental association to promote
peace must yield to the matter of
establishing economic order in this
country"
Mr.. Cox said that, for the moment
t. ere was nothing pressing in the
s question of the League Of Nations.
IN Europe, he declared, reparations
,sand not the league Is the important
. question now.
: s. Preparations" Mr.. Co: declared,
"A els the one question in Europe to-
day, and America holds the key to
the Preparations situation. If a de-
cision is not reached, Germany will
3llapse and with her will go Aus
tria. And if Germany collapses,
y 7ance will get nothing and will be
: left in very bad situation which will
! endanger all of Europe.
Administration Must Answer
SAT the fall elections, the admin.
istration will have to answer for
its sins of omission and commission.
Z While the paramount issue Will be
an international one, the domestic
and international questions cannot
really be separated. The economic
unit is the world, not any one coun-
try. A part of it is close to collapse,
America had a chance, without in
.volvments of any kind, to end the
! deadlock, stabilize Europe and ere.
ate market for our farms and fac
tories. Declining prices in Americas
products is largely due to the rejec-
ton Of this opportunity"
- Mr.. Cox said that he favored sus-
pension of payment Of the inter-al-
lied war debts. The Balfour state.
ment, he added, was badly received
{ in England and did not express the
! feelings of the people. ~
England wants to pay us what
she owes" Mr.. Cox went on. IT
should not be surprised if when she
does it., she then proposes that all
the remaining obligations to the
United States and England be can
celled'
+ 1.-THE League needs no defenders
: The United States will become a
member OF it, Of course. That is as
certain as the coming of day. We
will come in, not only as a matter
of duty and service, but Of self-in.
Z terest as well. We will enter with
"a well-formed and understanding
public opinion and then the league
will cease to be political issue.
,ta71" Germany, I was told by Presi-
dent Ebert, will enter the league
the day the United States does, but
she will not, for the present at least,
Join the league unless we do. Just
as soon as the constitution of the
Irish Free-State is fully ratified, Ire.
land will be represented in the as
sembly Of the league. Whatever
condition America sees fit to impose
censcientiously, the other members
beyond question will accept"
AStOnished at America
Mr.. Cox said that the unanimous
feeling among American. travellers
abroad was one Of establishment
that America was not finishing the
great work it had begun, by partici.
pating in the World war. This feel.
ing, he declared, was shared by Eu-
Fepeans.
I proposed that the Unit
ed States act as mediator in the
separations commission" he stated,
sthe idea created absolute enthusi-
asm in London and the continental
capitals. 7 also mentioned the idea
Of having Secretary Herbert Hoover,
who is universally known and re.
-spected, ascertain accurately Ger.
many's true state, his findings to
be used by the Preparations commits.
sion. OF course, this idea was not
proposed with the intention of in.
terferring with the administration
or with carrying on its affairs