The New York herald., 1922-12-18
HARD|NC'S EUROPEAN
POLICY CUTS GROUND
UNDER THE RADICALS
Popular Approval Of Step to
Revive World Markets
Recognized.
WOULD HELP FARMERS
Reparations Adjustment Is
Seen as Cure for Wide
spread Discomfort.
CRITICS WATCH FOR SLIP
Senate Group Getting Ready
to Oppose Plan of Amer
lean Loan.
CRITICS WATCH FOR SLIP
BY LOUIS sEIBoLn.

New York Herald Dureau.
wsshinaton, d. C.. Dee. II.
Tho ambition OF President Harding
TO provide the basis for the adjust
ynent OF the most acute OF European
irritations has blanketed popular In
terest in domestic political problems.
Comment rejecting political as we'll
as popular reactions from It clearly
Indicates both approval and conf
dence IN the success OF It. II is TO be
expected. OF course. that critics both
In and out OF Congress will find fault
with any method which Mr.. Harding
and his advisers may adopt to bring
about the consunlmation OF universal
hope. The self-appointed guardians
OF the foreign policies Of the country
are not expected TO sanction any ven-
ture back OF which the President may
decide to throw the entire moral and.
perhaps material influence OF this Gov
ernment In arranging a settlement o.
the conflict between France and Ger
many over indemnities.
Yet even the most captious OF Har-
ding's critics admit that his activities
to clear up the European tangie are
both logical and pertinent. They fur
ther concede tremendous reversal OF
public opinion toward the President
and his party as well as the result os
his endeavors. Consequently the az
sressive element "a the Senate wfic!,
will train Jealous and disappearing
eye on any move toward American
participation In International affairs is
getting ready to block any step taken
by him to clear UP the confusion ana
remove the menace hanging over
every country in Europe.
Basis of Fault Finding.
The basis for immediate fault find-
ing with the Presidents venture Is the
lack OF definiteness as TO his actual
plans. Until more information Is OBJ
tainable about the character Of the
negotiations with France and Germany
and presumably Great Britain the
protectors OF the Constitution In the
senate viii be compelled 20 operate St
a disodvantage. This ,s a situation
which the insurgent and radical
groups In Congress do not like. The
most disauieting feature OF IL to them
Is that the people generally appear 10
indorse the decision OF Mr.. Harding TO
adopt the most effective and pror1iis-
Ing method calculated TO accomplish,
his object without material departure
from any immediate foreign policy Of
the Government.
While there is a division OF senti-
nent among Congressional and politi-
cal leaders as 70 the probable result Of
the negotiations which this Govern
ment has set afoot to restore normal
conditions In Europe, there is none as
to the tremendous benefits that would
accrue TO both him and his party In
the event OF success. The insurgent
and radical groups ready 20 make wa
on the Administration for number OF
reasons generally confusing and illogi-
cal to the public fully appreciate the
fact.
The basis for domestic radical ges-
tures which have not as yet actually
resulted In any concrete or definite
achievements was the admitted die-
satisfaction IN the agricultural sec
tons OF the country due 20 oppressive
economic conditions. The radical Lead
ers who arc mapping out plans either
20 dictate the policies OF the Repubii-
can party or stage an independent
political movement are fully aware OF
the consequences involved in the rep.
aration5 move made by Mr.. Harding.
Their scheme In Danger.
They are naturally apprehens.ve
that * the American wheat farmers
and cotton planters find open TO them
a ready cash market for their products
which are now drugging the market
Interest in the scheme of tho radlca,
leaders VIII probably evaporate into
thin air.
For THIS reason the radicals are
keeping a close eye on the Administra-
tion In the hope that some feature OF
the reparations scheme may provide
them with legitimate cause for sound-
ing cali 70 arms.
Since the announcement that the
President was directing his energies
10 clear up the European situation
without sacrincIng any important
constitutional principle or Administrs-
ton policy the program which the
radicals are engaged IN framing has
come in FOR little attention.
The leaders OF the two parties have
already taken the measure OF the new
radical figures projected into the Of
fetal national situation by the Con-
gresslonal elections. They display
much less fear Of the consequences
- .say,a, o-uani-atfn, thap fhey sylx
month ago. The failure OF Mr. La
Toilette 70 recruit support in the pres
ent Congress for his own well known
radical formulas provides one Of tns
moa, n..,ottaMs reasons 95r lie conf.