The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-11-07
United States Is Unwilling to Fritter
Away Influence in Controversies
Rooted in Age-Old National Rival
ries Powers Can't Agree.

nations OF the western hemisphere. the
American government during the past
twenty months has set a record OF &C
complishment far beyond what was
expected OF it when the new admins
tration came into power,
SO far as Europe is concerned, Mr..
Hughes declared, President Harding
and his advisers always have been
ready to lend a helping hand where it
would do the most good but are not
willing to fritter away the influence
OF the United States by intervention
in the controversies that are rooted i'll
age-old national rivalrieS.
The chief trouble at this time in
Europe" he continued, is that the
great powers have not been able to
agree as to questions which, being dis
tinctly European questions, directly
concern them and their want of agree
ment is due to different conceptions
of essential national policy. For us
international cooperation does not
mean that we should embroil ourselves
in controversies not involving our own
interests.
May Select Judges.
The secretary added that he believ
ed a way might be found for the Unit
ed States to participate formally in
the selection OF Judges to the recently
organized international court OF JUS
tice a project which from the first
has had the sympathy OF this govern
ment He declared that already i'll a
humanitarian way and through the
channels OF trade the United States
was really giving aid OF value IN
calCulable. He praised the arms con
ference agreements as meaning the
rescue OF the world from despair and
predicted that despite the present de
lay the Washington treaties would be
ratified by all the powers signatory
to them. Ultimate failure OF the con-
ference program, he asserted, had been
precluded in any case by the ratitica-
ton already voted by the United
States, Create Britain and Japan.
Other Accomplishments.
Among the other accomplishments
reviewed by Mr.. Hughes as a part OF
! the constructive program OF the ad-
ministration were the negotiation OF
peace treaty with Germany, the zap
agreement protecting American inter-
ests in the mandate islands OF the Pa
| cihc, the reorganization OF Cuba's n
Inances. the Tacna-Arica arbitration
I agreement between Chile and Peru,
/ the calling of a conference here OF
Central American republics, and the
sterilization of Haiti and SantO Do
mingo
Toward the people OF Mexico, the
secretary said, the United States en-
tertains only the friendliest sentiments,
although it is unwilling to recognize
any Mexican internal policy based up
on confscatory measures against tor
eigners. He alluded also to the Near
Eastern situation, repeating the decla-
ration that the American government,
although interested deeply i'll some
phases OF the Near Eastern settle
ment, can not appropriately attend the
Lausanne peace conference because 1t
was called to settle a war to which the
United States was not party.
No One-Man Rule.
In his discussion OF the policies OF
the administration, Mr., Hughes SAID;
"Of course, there have been differ
ences OF view. freely expressed. hat
is a wholesome sign; there have been
no attempts to establish one-man
rule. The executive has fully appreciat-
ed the great powers conhded to hlm
by the constitution he is exercising
them.
The American government Is be
ing conducted without usurpauon ana
with the proper influence and power
of effective and constitutional leader
ship That is the reason Wastetul eN-
penditures have been cut, necessary
! economies enforced, efficiency vastly
increased. and our great national con
Germs safeguarded.
A Difficult Tangle.
This method and result are due
to the spirit and purpose winch have
dominated the administration. They
are due to the sagaCity, the steadmess.
the inexhaustible energy the constant
i1abors. the intimate knowledge OF hui
man nature as We" - governmental
affairs. the Immediate and ''1St ap-
praiea.,cnt OF difficult situations, Che
courteous consideration and kindly dis
position, and especially the untlrnng
zeal Tor the public interest which char
acterize our chief Warren u. Hard
ing, the president OF the United States.
1T would be difficult TO imagine a
worse tangle in our foreign relations
than that with which this adminlstra-
ton was required to deal.
Freedom of Action.
1T took office two years and nearly
four months after the armistice, but
we we're yet at war. The peace ncgo-
tiations had evoked a bitter and indy
ing controversy 1t had been patent,
! | think. to those who had enGeavored
to estimate the pubic Judgment that
the American people would never con
sent to assume any obligation, moral
or legal. which would fetter their ap-
propriate freedom of action III un-
known contingencies.
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