Pocahontas star herald., 1922-10-13

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'"u 'ue suggestions 1t contsll ed.
what gave bis remarks their chic
interest was that hls outspoken ref
ereuce to European political anG
economic conditions and the attltud,
u some European statesmen TOWARD
america voiced opinion and convic
tions which a considerable numb bel
] OF public men 10 Washington have
. nelu Tor some time past but have
'e'' a hesitation IN expressing.
} his particularly true of Con
gress. There have been occasional
references of critical character tC
Enrope's attitude toward the United
states 10 the Senate and the House,
nut II remained for Senator CaTaway
TO speak out IN meeting iu language
that, however much 1t may give
oHense TO those at whom 1t was
aimed, Is expected to set the exam
pie Tor similar comment hitherto
withheld ON account of an unwilling
mess to f.ud European sentative
ness or IN any way disturbing inter.
nalional goodwill.
IL has been apparent that some
officers Of the Administrator have
been sensitive over what they re-
gard az Unfair European crIrici, IN
aimed at this Governments attitude
In wOrld AFFAIRS, particularly toward
the League of Nations. The course
OF the Administration 10 such mat
tiers has been dictated largely by the
hostile attitude of the Senate. The
effort Of this Government TO collect
the war debts owed to it by the
Allies is another case IN point where
the Government is bound by the
mandate of an act of Congress to
press for collection.
With the Senate and the House
the feeling of retlcencs in comment
ing on International relations is not
so strong, although senators and re.
presentslives have restrained them
selves from expressing IN public the
opinions they have not hesitated to
express IN private conversation. Re
Gently disposition has heen ob
served among senators and represent
stlves and IN other quarters TO ta'e
the tonguecurb and say frankly
what they thought of political condi
tIons 10 Europe, with especial re 'er-
ence to their effect on the United
States.
In the closing days OF the session
of congress which ended Sept. %,
there was a furry IN the senate over
the allied debt situation with senator
M oses Of New Hampshire express
ING the belief that some European
countries dld not intend to pay it
and Senator Heflin aud the late Sen
ator Watson oil Georgia contending
that the United States should go TO
extremes IN insisting that 1t he paid.
Senator Caraway's csustlc COM
menls and the picturesque language
with which they were clothed will
not find approval among most publ
CITY men. 1t is apparent that If the
chief officers of the government
could be placed on record they
wou,d condemn his uno' mplin ent.
arv r,lerer ce 10 EuroI e,n no'abli
ties. hut ihe fact remains that what
he sad in the intervleV op n' the
way 10 a lrsuker discussion Oi the
relation OF Europe and America ty
those who have kept curb on their
tongues mp Ia this time and have
been showing signs of impauence be
cause Of the restrictions under h ch
they labored.
Senator Uaraway's declaration that
Republicsn members of the Ameri-
can Congressional Delegation TO the
meeting Of the lrtei Parliamentary
Union. with whom he toured Eu-
rope, we've greatly impressed by the
workings OF the League Of Nations,
ard .tbat we had hard time keep.
ing tie Republicans from joining
the League of Nations then aud there
il likely TO cause considerable hum
orous comment in congress when 1t
assemblies. 1t is not likely, hOwev'
or. that his remarks in tins connnc.
tion wall figure in this years cam
paIpn, where there seems to be a
on the part of both par.
ties to ignore the League as a cam
psIgn issue,
The sentiment IN Congress is
strong that Europe must disband
large armies and balance budgets be
fore there will be an appreciable ad
vance made toward complete recev-
ery from the chaos of war. This
sentiment is aimed particularly at
France, 1t is believed from what
il known Of the temper OF congress
that what Senator Caraway said IN