Evening journal., 1922-10-23

the last ships of war on the boun-
dairy symbolizes the drawing to-
gether- of tho Canadian and Aneri-
can peoples even closer than before.
Most important of all, however. It is
an example to the warning world
that nations oan live side by side
without even so much as rife be-
tween them to keep the peace.
CANCELLATION AND ISOLATION,
From the Chicago Daily Tribune.
Mr.. Lamont, of the house of ]. P.
| Morgan, Mr.. McAdams, retiring
president of the Bankers Associ-
alton, and other lnanciers- are con-
cerned over the foreign debts TO us.
Mr., Lamont wants the bankers TO
do some thinking upon this subject,
and as to that we heartily agree.
The subject needs the best thought
we can bring 10 1t. not only that of
bankers but OF the public generally.
II we gather the drift OF New ork
banking opinion, we are being led
more or less tactfulfy toward can
collation.. Mr.. Lamont, for example,
requests his fellow bankers to ponder
whether 1t is really true that these
sums are owed, in view OF the fact
that about one-half OF the entire tn
debtedness was incurred between
the time Congress declared war and
the time the American army got
into the trenches in large numbers.
That Is an interesting query. Most
Americans west OF the Alleghanies
will promptly tell Mr.. Lamont that
the fact he alleges has nothing to
do with the debt. The query to us
is interesting as showing how we
are being invited 10 slip into the as
sumption that. America was IN duty
bound to enter the war in 1914. Mr..
Lamont's implication is that we
ought TO have had an army OF Eu-
ropean size ready 20 save England
and France on call. Since we did
not. we ought not to count the
advances we made them while they
were fighting for us.
Well. we think the more airing
this line OF thought gets, the better.
But we would explain 10 Mr.. La
mont in advance that II he is for
cancellation, as we don't doubt he Is,
he is not advancing his object by In
timations that somehow we owe an
apology and further compensation
TO Europe for performing our duty.
We know that Is the conviction
among some Americans. but they
are in a minority which is decrees-
Ing. not Increasing.
Then there IS Mr.. John McHush,
- a
Bank OF New York. who. addressing
the clearing house committee, re-
marks that he is mot going 10 crit
icize American isolation" but az
we are blessed with courageous and
leadership we are Sound
eventually TO go beyond our isola-
ion barrier so far as we should go
Ind in any case time IS bound 10
WIDEN our vision and adjust our abb
'orption in domestic affairs"
It Is this sort OF pseudo-moral
waddle from New York financial IN
erests that makes the average
American weary. To talk OF Amer
ca as isolated" IS itself a proof OF .
isingenuousness. We invite Mr.. NC
iugh and his like 10 recall the fact,
which they seem 70 overlook, that IN =
he years Of 1917 and 1918 Ameri-
an isolation spent the lives OF rs
90 American citizens TO save the 6
Allied nations OF western Europe
rom defeat in a war which America
ad not the slightest part in bring
ng about, In addition to this blood
aeriflce the United States govern
nent, has loaned more than II bill
ons OF private capital on rather
uhiovs credit for reconstruction
hitch does not reconstruct and
CURED out hundreds OF millions IN
harity for the suffering.
II that is Isolation, what would
come tor
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