, 1922-06-06

Uncle Sam took part was held at Versailles and his
cards were handled by the distinguished fathersin-
law OF Mr.. McAdoo. Practically all of the known
world except america was divided mp all over
again, indemnities were fixed, for everybody but the
United States, Germany lost everything and Uncle
Sam barely escaped with his shirt, after his dis
tinguished representative assured the other players
that we would not even begin to talk about even the
interest they owed US for twenty or thirty years.
The people of the United states we're dad tha.
Uncle Sam escaped with his shirt They had ex-
pected no territory and no indemnities, Just wanted
10 be left alone in the future. When Mr.. Wilson
brought with him a new game of chance which was
calculated to deprive Uncle Sam not only of his
shirt but perhaps of his ~whiskers, the peoples rep
resentatives in the senate rebelled and kicked the
thing into the discard. Then when they got a
chance the people made it unanimous by kicking
Nh; wilson's party into the discard too. Therefore
II Mr.. MsAdoo is Z Just man let him give credit for
this shirt tail business where it belongs.
But Mr.. McAdoo will have a hard time proving
mat our representatives, stink in and out of the
courts o. Europe Our representatives have sat in
no conferences into which they were not invited.
They have only refused responsibilities in instances
where Uncle Sam had no business to have resnonsi.
bilities.
President Harding has r~ightfully taken the
stand that the United States has no business inter.
fering in questions which are European, and he will
accept no responsibilities where the interests Of
the United States are not affected. This is the dip
lomacy which began in the days of George Wash.
mgton and If Mr.. McAdoo is unfortunate enough
to get the opportunity of running on a platform
which breaches the contrary to his the next Pepub.
lican plurality will only be limited by the isus
figures.
The United States has not gained the contempt
and distrust of all the world. We came very near
to getting il when Mr.. McAdoo' father-irlaw went
TO versailles claiming TO represent the spirit and
VIII OF America, when he permitted the diplomats
OF Europe TO make a farce of his famous fourteen
points with their freedom of the seas and self de
termination when he permitted himself to agree
TO anything and everything in order only that he
might bring back to America his chimerical league
OF nations in which nobaby believed but himself
and his personal echoes and i6olaters.
But President Hardings diplomacy has restored
the confidence of the world in the Judgment and
purposes OF America. The single big accomplish.
ment OF the century 80 far for peace is the four.
power treaty which has stabilized the Pacific with.
out adding TO our responsibilities or compelling us
TO sign n blank mortgage to be filled in later. All
OF the newspapers of Europe at this very moment
are lauding our sense and good judgment in keep
ing out OF the joke meeting at Genoa and the com.
ing farce comedy at The Hague. Every nation in
Europe is seeking to gain our good will-perhaps
not unselfishly, but certainly not because they hold
us in contempt.
I'VE can of course listen TO Mr. McAdoo sur.
pathetically. He has had a lot of political bumps
IN the past few years and perhaps the worst is yet
TO come