The New York herald., 1922-02-19

U. S. PARTICIPATION
IN GENOA Is URGED
DR.. Redlich Of Vienna Looks
to American Common Sense
and Power.
CRAVATH NOT POSITIVE
Asserts, However, This Coun-
try Must Lend Some Sup
port to Europe.
CRAvATH NOT POSITIVE

American participation in the Genoa
conference was urged yesterday as the
best and most effective means of as
sistirg tho economic rehabilitation of
Europe by DR.. Joseph Redlich. profess
sor Of administrative law at the Uni
versity Of Vienna, who is delivering the
Lowell course of lectures at Harvard
University, and other speakers at
luncheon yesterday of the Foreign
Policy Association in the Hotel Astor.
''At present." said DR.. Redlich. "an
atmosphere Of hopelessness pervades
Central Europe. For that reason
wish to express the sincere hope that
the United States will enter the Genoa
or some subsequent conference. because
through its common sense and great
influence, coupled with it's power. it can
work wonders in settling the chaos Of
Europe. America has not suffered
through bad politicians or enraged ma
tionalism as has Europe. For that
reason she could point the way out OF
our economic dungeons"
DR.. Redlich placed the blame for the
economic collapse of Central Europe
upon 1.-THE fundamental mistakes" of the
Treaty of Versailles, which he said
destroyed two great free-trade empires
Russia and Austria Hungary. then
completed the collapse by setting up
the independent States Of Poland.
Czecho-Slovakia and Jugo-Slavia.
Cravath Non-Committal.
Paul D. Cravath, who was legal ad-
wiser to the Finance Commission or
the United States Treasury in Europe
during 1918. refrained from specifically
advocating American participation at
Genoa for three reasons-the unexpected
presence Of representatives of Soviet
Russia, the time of the conference and
the limitations that appear likely to be
put upon it's agenda. He said, however:
Real progress cannot be made
toward the early restoration of the eco
nomic equilibrium of Europe without
the active cooperation of the United
States. not until there has been an
effective international conference par
ticipated in by the United States Gov
ernment.
1--WE may fairly say to our European
friends that they cannot ask us 10
make the concessions of position and
the contributions of wealth that Will
be expected of US unless they are Will
ing to put their own economic house
in order by reducing their armies. re-
forming their currency. balancing their
budgets and giving to Germany and
the German fragments of the old Aus
trian empire a chance for their eco
nomic lives"
The Washington conference. Mr..
Cravath said, had accomplished a great
step in assisting the European nations
to balance their budgets and keep their
national expenditures within their
hudrets. but he pointed out that the
nations of Europe were still maintain
ing standing armies of more than 5000
900 men.
Must Revise Reparations.
Among the essentials. Mr.. Cravath
said. was a radical revision OF the
reparation program so as to come SO
clearly within Germanys capacity to
pay that the German people VIII be
able and willing to make the gigantic
national effort required to carry IL out.
'.It is manifest" he added, that
France viii not support sucn repara-
tion program without some assurance
of protection against German aggres-
sion and without important financial
concessions from the nations whose
losses through the war have been less
than hers The United States probably
cannot share with Great Britain the
obligation of protecting France against
German aggression. but she should
share in the financial concessions In
volved in the adoption of program
, from which both nations Will enor'
mously benefit"
James G. Mcdonald was chairman OF
the meeting.