The Washington times., 1922-06-11
HEARST GIVES
HIS VIEWS on
GREAT BRITAIN
(Continued from First PaseJ

erning classes compare with the gov.
erning classes of the United StatesY"
One Good Point-
Mr.. Hearst: "Americsns who come
abroad should not come solely for
the purpose OF telling foreign ma
tons how wonderful we are at nome.
We are good. We admit that quite
freely. There are many things IN
which we lead the world. but there
are SOME things In which we do not.
Americans should come abroad TO
learn whatever Is good and to take
back to America whatever We can
use to advantage there.
1T have been studying your
political system. and while there are
many things In which think we are
superior, there 10 one thing In your
English political life which am
sure we can study to advantage.
That n, to phrase II broadly. the
permanence Of governmental or
political employment In your system:
'aThe man who goes into civil
service in England looks to II for
his career. II he succeeds In II
he win be promoted in II. His op-
portunity for achievement lies In
IL and there 10 q certainty Of being
retained in Il and advanced In
as his abilities warrant. Conse-
ouently such q career compares
favorably In opportunities with
other walks Of life. and the best
grade Of intelligence goes into It.
ION account Of the permanence
of position, this grade Of intell-
eence is thoroughly trained. with
the result that you have the ser.
vice Of first class ability thoroughly
familiar with its business. ] do not
think our people have any less
brains than any other people In
the world. In fact. to Be perfect
" frank. I think the average in
telligence in the United States Is
higher than anywhere else In the
world, but In order that an occu'
patton may secure the best brains
Of any country. II must offer op.
portunities for development and
reasonable permanence OF POSI-
ton.
IAN that I have said about Gov
ernuental positions and character
of civil service applies, to a certain
extent, to public services generally.
to elected officials as well as to
appointed officials Experience In
government Is very valuable to any
man, and men who possess that ex.
perience are valuable TO . nation.
There Is q great opportunity in
England for men who possess that
experience IN government to re-
main In public life and to continue
to serve their country. With us.
when the President has served his
term, or two terms. he Is dropped
out Of politics entirely. Undoubted-
~ our idea Of brief tenure Of office
for any man. with the enormous
power that inheres In the Presf-
dency, Is right, but there should
be some way in which tho abilities
and experience of q man big
enough to be President could be
retained in the service Of his coun.
try.
Best Kept In Office.
TN England men who have had
the ability to rise to the top in
governmental affairs are generally
continued in politics. At one time
they may constitute the admins
tration and at another time they
may be the leaders Of the opposi-
ton. but there they are-at all
times In the front rank Of politics,
experience to the solution Of the
problems Of the nation. This idea
Of keeping the best men in pubic
life. not for their own benefit, but
for the benefit Of the nation. Ia
something which we must consider
carefully. and certainly we must
have q skilled civil service and dip
lomatic service II we are going to
essay diplomacy to the extent we
have OF hate.
For my own part. ! am in favor
of having as little political relations
and diplomatic negotiations with
foreign nations a. possible, but
where we do have these relations
and negotiations we must have men
able to uphold our side Of the
game and bring us out with flying
colors. We must not be come -ons,
or II you don't understand that
phrase. dupes. in diplomacy. When
Americans go into anything. they
60 In to succeed, and to the extent
that we have diplomatic negotia-
tions we should be prepared to *
successful"
Sir Hall Caine: Have you seen
anything in your short stay which
in any measure fnodifies or alters
the strong tone you took In an in
teresting and arresting manifesto
which you published In the Evening
Standard on the day Of your ar
rival7''
Mr.. Hearst: "I have seen nothing
during my stay which in any meas.
ure modiffss or alters the opinions
! expressed on my arrival. On the
contrary. I have seen many things
which confirm me IN nv views that
the best policy In the United States
In to keep absolutely free from com.
plications and conflicts Of Europe"
Sir Hall Caine: HAS your obser'
walton led you to think that we are
confronted by any grave social
political or international difficult
| ties which do not to the same ex-
tent affect the United States?"
Considers the Next War.
Mr.. Hearst: You have any mum.
Der Of grave social, political. and
international difficulties which do
not affect the United States to the
same extent, II ut all. I find one
question, for instance, uppermost
IN the mind of nearly every man
that I've met. II 10; When ana with
whom Ia England going to have the
p.xt u,ar9s 4 n ~ mt raferrin0 IN thu