The Washington times., 1923-07-06
IN TEREST
IN LEAGUE
WAVES
Alabama Statesman Creates
Surprise by Statement Rap
ping G. o. p. Policy.
BY WILLIAM HARD.

The friends Of Senator Under
wood Of Alabama will try to elect
him President next year as "the
business mans candidate" ap-
pealing to all business interests,
Democratic and Republican alike.
Such is believed to be the in
evitable result Of the sensational
statement issued TO the press to-
day by Senator Underwood on the
subject Of his recent travels
abroad.
He Looks Younger.
He has returned looking five
years younger and ten times more
energetic. He tells this writer that
he Travelled in Spain, Algeria,
Egypt, Palestine, Italy. Switzerland,
France, Scotland and England. The
revolutionary element in his state.
ment is that he utterly omits all
Democratic partisan arguments in
\ favor Of the League Of Nations. and
gives himself entirely to the propo-
sition that the United States can
and should have an active and posi-
tive foreign policy toward Europe,
irrespective Of the League.
Pressed by this writer to state the
core OF his position in one sentence,
senator Underwood omitted even a
mention Of the League and said:
The United States has no policy
ERHRAwas ~
When we must have a policy in ref.
erence to European affairs for our
protection and for the upbuildins
OF our foreign markets"
The essential and compelling
words in that sentence are be-
heved TO be the words for the
upouilding OF our foreign mar
kets." Senator Underwood, rela.
lively to William G. McAdo0, ranks
a. a conservative. He is regarded
as taking in general the business
mans point Of view. If Mr.. Nc
Adoo wishes to emphasize the
Ralston of Indiana wishes to con-
-unue TO emphasize the League Of
Nations and the League Court Mr.
Underwood here parts couihRny
with them. ~7sssf
Seen As End Of League. -.
He joins himself rather r The
manufacturers and merchs ats "a
farmers who in large NJ lbers
Gently have made their voices hear
nc Washington not in favor O.
the league and not in favor OF the
League Court. but strongly in favor
OF q diplomacy which will have a
practical business purpose in deal.
Ing with Europe's present economic
difficulties.
Senator Underwood's complete
statement, when taken together
with a recent. statement by the
Democratic national committee, is
believed indeed to sound the knell
OF any pure Wilsonian enthusiasm
for the League Of Nations in the
Democratic party.
The Democratic National Com
mtttee has said that in 1924 the
Democratic policy of participation
In world affairs would be fitted
and accommodated to the condi-
lions then existing. Senator I'm
derwood now boldly and bluntly
says: 1T Is not necessary for US
10 become partners in either war
or peace with the nations of Flu.
rope In order that we may have
!. policy looking to the ultimate
peace Of the world and to the re-
Mobilization Of shattered financial
conditions
Meanwhile ex-Attorney General
Palmer. Pennsylvania candidate
for the Democratic Presidential
nomination in the last Presidential
year. has made a statement in
which he inclines toward a favor
able consideration of Mr.. Under
woods candidacy for 1924, and in
which he lays down a Democratic
program absolutely fitted to Mr..
Underwoods record and to Mr.. I'm
cerwood's present announcement
Mr.. Underwood was the chief
author OF the Underwood Simmons
tariff which preceded the present
Fordney-McCumber tariff. Mr..
Underwoods pre-occupation has
been with such business Questions
o. tariff and taxation. He now
advances a foreign policy which
gives a minor mention to such