Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-03
TUESDAY. oCToBEU.

9 ECRETAHY HUGHES cable message TO
~ Bishop Cannon means simply this
though the language of the author is, of
irourse, different: the United States can do
nothing more than timidly 10 dabble in
the Near Eastern situation because the
foreign policy Of the United States for the
past two years has made any other course
Impracticable.
Bishop Cannon had cabcd from Paris
asking il our government would not real
:Io its opportunity as n great Christian ma
ton. politically disntcrested, to demand
mat hurninGs. outrages and massacres
cease aid thus effectively prevent the prob
able repetition in Constantinople and
Ihracc OF the Smyrna horror" To this
Mr.. hughes last night replied that the
most earnest representations had been
made to the Turkish Nationalist govern
uen, and would continue to he made. in
behalf Of tho Near Eastern minorities: that
oar government has mot failed in any
way 10 make the sentiment OF the Ameri-
can people understood and to take every
appropriate action; that the power of the
executive ends there, and Congress has au-
thoriZcd no attempt TO pacify the Near East
ny armed forces or to engage in acts OF
war. As will he recalled. the United
states has also formally stated its approval
OF the allied plan for maintaining free
dom OF the Straits.
Having severed as erectually as possible
u contacts with the Old World, the
Chiled Siutes government. naturally is not
disposed TO regard the present emergency
as n suitable occasion for resumn,ion
OF partnership The European reaction 10
cur aloofness is indicated by the attitude
toward possible American participation in
tQe proposed conference on Near Eastern
problems Entire readiness to welcome
American participation has been suggested
nut the question OF an outright invitation
clearly has been one Of cOnsidcrablc ON
barrassment The view in some uuor,ar.
at least, seemed TO be that while our p,oca
obviously was alongside the other movers
IN the conference. we have so Professionally
avoided any such contact as 10 make II i'm
possible TO invite us.
With such background as on, rccen,
foreign policies provide. IL is easy 10 sym
Dathize with the view at Washington ,hat
TINS government may not now. with fitness
or with safety. make lis hand very CON
--spicuous in the Near Eastern tangla I,
would have been extremely di tticult IN cbooso
1~more inauspcious moment for connlo,o
the barriers We have erected
.e2ud rushing back to assume the role OF ar
5Shiter and savior There is as ya, nov,
lever, not the slightest degree OF certainty
---ihat the united States Will be able TO main
S:tan the detachment ii might desire on-
force in Near Eastern w;tars =
Ing re-enforced, ITO protec, our intcras,s d,
u.MAai those interests are now. what th.y
may become under certain conditlons-,h.sa
are questions for which no one seems n
have any certain answer VIVA, doc ON
= approval of the allied policy respecting ,Ia
straits and The Christian minorties mean?
Is II sothe'hihE We are TO support by rep
>esentailons' or principle behind WHEN
our warships win stand as warsnipse
Nobody knows What eyervhndy ms,
Know, however, including even IN. admin
, istration is that this country ia being
drawn as IT must always he drawn npd.r
such circumstance, into contact win an
explosive situation That We are merely
sfoping IN the approach only renders more
:eviouS ana more acute the perils Inherited
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