The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-08
Ambassador
Child's Act
Discussed
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
(Copyr!ShS by The Ipteil!Sencer>

WashiGgton, Dec. 7.-AClerican for
eisp policy under the Harding admiG.
iStratiOD has developed its first cor.
crete participation in European at.
fairs in nearly two years. And 1t IS
an interesting coincidence that the
announcement should bc made on tnS
very day that former Preai Clem.
eEceau OF France. and former PreS!.
dent Wilson were induIstag in remtU-
iscCenceS over the famous fourteen
points on which GermanI accepted
an armistiCe in the Great war
For the instructions sent Az 5aSsa.
dor Richard WaShburr Child by Pres
ldent Harding and Secretary hughes
70 be read at the gathering or the
powers at Lausanne to patch up the
Near Eastern war are in conformity
with the twelfth OF the Wilson tour.
teen points which read as follows:
The DardanelleS should be perna.
neQtly opened as free passage 10
the ships and commerce o. all nations
under the international guarantees"
Ambassador Child not only upheld
this policy but specifically promised
American aid in guaranteeing the
freedom of the straits. He said tha'
no nation would be reader tthan the
United Statcs) to uphold tie good
sense OF maintaining sufficient
naval force to act as the police OF the
free seas. 10 protect its citizens ant
their ships wherever they might be.
70 suppress piracy and other menaces
and to act at times tor the public
good and give relief to the SutierinG
iust as the ships o; war have reCe lily
done In the Near East"
American Support.
This IS The first time since the VII.
son administration that any promises
OF naval help have been made TO Eu.
ropean powers in the solution or proc
lens overseas. The rejection OF az
American mandate In Armenia. the
gradual Withdrawal OF American
troops from the Rhine and the gen !
cral poiCy of keeping out Of Eur ,
peau affairs have corhe TO be regart-
ed IN some quarters as a fixed deter
miaatiou TO remain entirely out ot tho
policies Of Europe.
|
American churches which have yaS;
interests in the Near Last have haC
4 telling effect here. Also it IS an
open secret that Great Britain haJ
been ANXIOUS for American support n
the Ne4 East and has succeeded IN
pcrsuading the American government
that a positive stand BY the United
States az this time would contribute
materially toward the making Or
peace.
AS 70 the Panama Canal.
The demand o: the United states
that the Dardaaelles be kept free oI
lortitica;!oo goes further than any.
thIng which has been said on the Sub
jeCt by the American government uU-
der its preceding administration. II
has been suggested by some critic
that the United States is 10 extent in.
consistent In arguing AGAINST fort!u.
cation in the Dardanelles when the
Panama canal Is so heavily fortified
b. its owner. the United States gov.
ernmeUt The answer made in Ottt'
cial quarters here IS that the p3"a'na
canal is an artificial waterway and
could not be blocked by single eI,
ploslou or even by the sinking OF
great number OF ships.
SO far as consistency IS concerned.
the announcement by Ambassador
Child IS directly in line with preCa-
dents in American policy for genera
tiouS The United states has always
stood for freedom OF navigation. The
significance OF Mr.. Childs statement
really is that prec"deDts are being
followed instead OF ignored on this
subject and that the Harding admin
istratlon has grown bold enough to
speak out in the open about an Euro.
pea2 question. Heretofore the Sr'
called "irrecOGcilable' group who have
managed to mold up the appointment
Of an American member 70 the Ecpar-
alton coQmissIon and the official at
tendance Of AcCican representatives
az European conferences constituted
a political obstacle 10 the free expires.
soin OF American views on many vital
questions growing out OF the Paris
neacc conference. Gcueralitjcs alone
have been voiced with respect 10
American cooperation.
For Sterilization.
Former Premier CremenCeau came
20 America to persuade the United
states 10 contribute It's help toward
maintaining the peace Of Europe By
guaranteeing France against German
invasion. The proposal to iHterna.
tionaliae the territory on the lc:t bank
OF the Rhine has again and again
been made as one way OF preveutiAv
French aueNatiou. OF that t"rritor:
and consequent friction with Ger.
many. Many SUGGESTIONS that the
United States join international com
missions 10 police water ways and
rroy,de buffer states have fallen on
deaf ears heretofore.
Ambassador Child's speech based
on explicit cable instructions ::nu
Washington IS heIng interpreted To-
Iay as a sequel 70 the sentiment man.
isps'ad al such gatherings aS th"
American Bankers Association. name.
~ that ,,h"'ncr thruu-h tie league ur
tie HarGjng association ot nations ot
through Nc v.giI institution bU, III"
..ormai m,thodS oc international iii
tercourse American power and iailu-
euce should be eXerted Tor the staoiI-