Evening star., 1922-12-10
By OLIVER OWEN KUHN.
pap. peddled for the
F. sake OF expediency in Europe.
Il must end


nOLITICAL pap. peddled for the
- sake OF expediency in Europe.
must end.
The hour has arrived when
there must be a decision.
Snarling necessity has driven the
corner.
Soft words no longer will serve as
bludgeonS in resisting ruthless adj
vance of economic conditions. Tenn
corizing with evil conditions for the
perpetual ton of individualistic and
nationalistic ends must come to a
halt once and for all time.
Europe has lacked gladiator with
the proper degree of foresight to
lead the millions of peoples of the
old world out from their evil cordi-
ditions. But the premiers of France.
England. Belgium and Italy have as
sembled in London to see what can
be done
They are not meeting to do. as
would be indicated by dispatches of
recent weeks. but to prepare the way
So long in coming that the world as
a whole has been utterly disgusted
with procrastination. But in the
hearts of the leaders of the old world
there is desire and hope How much
further will they proceed in their
general adjustment of chaotic cOndi-
tions depends upon how easy it will
lao to
alistic viewpoints and just how far
hey are ready to resort to common
sense and deal with the multitude
nous issues from an angle of common
good.
Only in fair-minded. open. above
board c!car-cut decisions can good
he done. Only by quick surgery can
the various sores that today infest
the continental body polite be Grad
icated.
Deliberate Entente Fate.
Ostensibly meeting to discuss meas
ures whereby the allies can agree to
general settlement of the reparations
and debt questions. as a matter OF
fact the allied prclniers today are de-
liberatinS Indirectly the fate of the
entente. For upon agreement as To
definite courses to be pursued dc
pends whether or not the nations that
stood as a solid phalanX against Ger
manic incursion will continue to
march tosether for thu, sake of Eu-
ropean humanity or separate to go
their various ways to permit nation
lft.ln
sibility of future wars within
decade and permit European peoples
to continue to We. ter IN ecohoiiie'
social and financial boSs
tions and revival of trade in Europe
are not to be tritied with. There must
he decision in the immediate future
else conditions Will grow worse III
stead uf better. Every Influence III
Europe designed To promote insidi"us
methods of government ana Apply
pcruliar political nOStrumS Is at N"rh
today in attempt to take advantage
of Decentralization among eoNerh-
ments and so anestretize peoples that
they may usher IN so-ca,itu n,"
orders OF one kind or another. Re
cause of prorrastinatinn of statesmen,
...cauSe of dilatory effort to IRON out
the many problems depressing Hari-
Gus sections. the hour finds peoples
in many sections of Europe ready TO
accept panaceas of any character that
promise cure for their ills. Hence. IL
is vitally important that within the
next six weeks decisions be arrived
at that will give some promise of re-
adjustment.
Allies Heavily Beset.
AS the situation stands at the mo-
ment the allies are heavily beSet in
dealing with the Turks and Russians
IT &c oh
In the Lausanne conference alone to
usher in a widespread conf1agration
unless general questions considered
there are handled with extreme care.
In fiouting Russian wishes at Lau-
same which the allies must do in
order to maintain the policy of capItu-
lations and freedom of the straits. the
latter policy even having the back
ing of the United States. the allies
hut hasten the break between Russia
and themselves. AT least, they retard
all movements designed to promote
restoration of former relations. at
the same time if the Russians are
fouted and the Turks closely allied
are refused many of their demands.
which the nationaliSts consider abso-
Iutely essential to the future of Tur
key. then the Russians and Turks un-
doubtedly will be thrown in such
close contact as to imperil the peace
of eastern Europe.
Furthermore, the Russians have
been reported as having effected
strong military and commercial al
iiances with the Germans in the hope
Of eventually evading the treaty of
Versailles. While there may be
some truth in this, it is declared far
fetched, inasmuch as the world has
been apprised by Col. Haskell. Ameri-
can food relief commissioner in Rus
sia, that the Russians want nothing
but peace and, instead of devoting
their energies to war endeavor, are
more concerned with economic res
,oration However, much as the Rus
sian people may want this or want
that, the fact remains that they still
are responsible to Moscow dictation.
and if Lenin and Trotsky decree the
union with Germany along warlike