The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-10-31


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. "Tbe fuudament., and nrass;no
problems of Eumne ere nol;t,caj
problems Involving nat;ona, homes and
fear., .deen.,eataa .conv;.t;ons .s 70
nat;onal safety and onnortunitv. n..
t;onal amb;t,ons in aon,a cosas lone
cheri.hed. in Others ,recent,v auaken,
al. astabl;ahed ro,;c;es ,vh;cb have
heeome .nost,nl.tes in the thouobt of
{ peonles. The reason that the main
:nrohlen, NJ Eurone cannot no so,uaa
save as Eurona he,na berseIf lies IN
the, fact that each major difficulty cen-
3 tan. In the slf.detarmined action of
independent states and is bevond ex.
ternal control There is no reason
whv we should fritter awav our helm
ful influence bv becomino a nart;san
of either party to sucb CONTROVERSIES
much less make the fata, mistake of
attempting 20 assume the role of die.
tator.
aEurope is at this moment bur.
dened with the expense of large
armies heavily disnroportionate to the
financial ability of the resnect;ve
states to mainta; nthem. These armies
are maintained because of distr,st
apnrehension and nationa, asnira.
tions. Every effort to remove the bur-
den bv apreement as to limitation of
land armament has failed II 10 rec.
oqnized that nothing can he done
without the consent of the mowers di-
rectlv concerned and that thev are
not ready. to consent.
"But while the question of reduction
in land armaments could not be solved
because of conditions in Europe. there
was an opportunitv nresented TO ms
because of our, special relation to the
matter. to deal with the question of
naval armament and to stop the naval
comuetition unon which we had en-
tered with Great Britain, and japan.
@They conference on this subject not
only furnished an opportunity for,
but the exigencv required. the con-
a108fRelOng OF Far Ea9C3rn problems.
When this administration came into
power the air was rife with rumors.
and the pseudo .patriots. who niiafeit
their business to stir up suspicion and
distrust by attacks upon the motives
and purposes of other peoples, were
at work with a larger measure of sue
cess than any actual point of differ
ence justified. It was one of those
conditions which require the immedi-
ate application of preventive medi-
cine. and this was applied.
"Then, and of outstanding signifi-
canoe in the interest of peace, there
was negotiated the Horsepower treaty,
which. without committing the United
States to any alliance, provided that
the contracting powers should respect
their rights in relation to their in
sular possessions and dominions in
the region, of the Pacific ocean and
tJ,o+ tbsv ryon1d confor tooathey. with