The New York herald., 1922-01-15

not easy, to persuade the people to
bleed themselves white in creating
navy equal to the increasing sea power
of the United States. That horror has
been spared US and England owes
America great thanks for that which
she will be glad to pay in friendship
and in cooperation.
America Not = Loser.
The United States are not going to
be the losers by what they have done
in cutting out that naval competition.
1t means that world markets will re-
cover more rapidly-though not rap
idly--than would have been possible II
the British people had been crushed
under new burdens of taxation. 1t
means that we shall be able to trade
on better terms with other peoples as
soon as the tides Of trade begin to
move again and that will help toward
the prosperity of peoples and coun-
tries who look to America for manu-
factures. From a material viewpoint
the Washington conference will have
good results in restoring a more nor
NAL balance of commercial energy.
In a higher way it will be a gain to
humanity hope and believe, by link
ing the United States and Great Brit
ain in a common policy Of reconstruc-
ton.
We two peoples, the federation Of
British peoples with the Irish Free
State among them and the United
States together, could in spiritual
-, f.;n
standing sympathy solve many of the
problems now facing the civilized
world and destroy many of the perils
which still lurk in ambush. Together
we could build a new and nobler world.
Why not? I see no reason at all If we
could only brush on one side the sus-
picious, querulous, ungenerous minds
among us, who for the sake of old
prejudices and the love of making
trouble would spoil this supreme op-
portunity.
With the end of the Japanese alli-
ance, which was a cause of friction to-
tally unjustified in my opinion. but
nevertheless existent. and with fair
settlement in Ireland. there is now on
the horizon no shadow Of storm clouds
threatening Anglo-American relations,
no grievance Of any reasonable kind,
no conflicting views between Ameri-
can and British world policy.
There are still irreconcilables I am
told in the United States who maintain
that John Bull is pulling the wool over
Uncle Sans eyes. That is an opera
ton which think would be extremely
difficult for John Rull to perform If
know anything about American char
acter. It Is just rubbish. Great Brit
ain has her cards on the table face
upward for all the world to see. The
British people need peace and the re-
covery of worlds purchasing power.
They desire with intense anxiety be-
cause Of failing trade and terrific bur-
dens Of taxation, a return to the nor
NAL prosperity of Europe and the
East. For self interest it is true they
will support any policy which will
give them an assurance of peace and
revival Of trade activity in world
mar kets, but that self interest is by
good luck linked up closely with the
most ardent altruism.
We must help others in order to
save ourselves. That is surely the
policy also of the United States whose
need is not so desperate, but whose
objects are the same. With regard to
Russia, Germany, France and the
economic problems of Europe, Great
Britain and the United States see, eye
to eye with hardly a hairbreadth Of
difference in point Of view. Let us go
forward together in this year that lies
before us and get things done in shap-
ing order out Of chaos.
Copyright, 1922. by the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.