, 1922-05-06
Lnsolence of Foreigners
EoREIGN PRoPAGANpIsTs are persister

EoREIGN PRoPAGANDISTS are persistent in urg-
Il ing the United States into European political en-
tanglements. 1t is possible that the boldhcss of these
Spokesman viii defeat their object, nevertheless it is
the part of wisdom for Americans, through the press
and otherwise, TO answer the arguments presented,
which in most cases is misleading. America must
keep to her traditional policy of independence from
European alliances and involvement in European
political entanglements.
One of the latest of the British spokesman to lay
his views before American readers is Sir George
Paish. who. on a visit to this country n year ago, made
a special effort to build up sentiment in this country
in behalf of cancellation of debts due the United
States from European countries. I the present time
he Is writing n series of articles from Genoa and is
having them published in America.
Evidently with the expectation that he will arouse
the sympathies of Americans and perhaps appeal to
their vanity, Sir Georve -serts that never was the
human race exposed to 'ater. danger; that relief
depends upon the Genoa conference and that, mo
nation can escape the consequences of its decisions
the inference being that by refusal to send representa-
tives to Genoa the United States must take RESPONSE
bility for any disaster the human race may suffer.
notwithstanding the official decision that this country
viii send no representative to the conference, Sir
George Paish expresses the opinion that rs soon as
Europe is ready to take whatever measures, the sit
uation demands in order to extricate herself from the
danger that threatens her, American participation in
the work of European reconstruction will no longer
be refused.
This is an indirect statement that America has
refused to do what could reasonably be expected in
the reconstruction of Europe. The fact is that since
the signing of the armistice the government and pri-
Nate interests IN the United States have extended
credit to Europe to the extent of eight billion dollars.
The United States government has deferred the col
lection of either principal or interest on the eleven
billion dollar debt owed by European governments to
this government. The United States, more generously
than any other country, extended aid to starving Rus
slams; the United States took the lead in a conference
of nations interested in the Pacific resulting in set
ting numerous questions which were possible causes
of war and brought about an agreement for reduction
OF ornaments with enormous saving of public expen-
ditures for all of the nations concerned.
TnIfad 4 n n1v A-f - "a. - -
sources but also by its moral example, has done all
that any reasonable person could ask toward recon-
s~truction of Europe and promotion of peace and pros
perity throughout the world. In the face of this rec
ord. Sir George Paish has the insolence to tell the
people of the United States that they have refused
to aid in the reconstruction of Europe and under
takes to advise them that in order to manifest a CO.
operating spirit they must enter a conference in
Europe chiefly political in its purposes and concerned
almost entirely with European problems. No thought
full American should be misled by the articles he is
now disseminating with the aid of American news
papers.