The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-28
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ASSANED
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quoted from two recent utterances
Of George Harvey, retiring Ambassa-
dor to the Court of st. James. VINO,
he declared, in indorsing secretary
Hughes suggestion that the United
States be represented on an interai-
lied Preparations commission, said:
"The allies could then march to-
Rether to deal with her Germany y
recalcitrancy."
Again Harvey was quoted as say
ing: .. 81
rnands her Intervention to save
Europe and bring peace and or1er
Senator Johnson said that II these
words meant anything, they meant
that, once having again entered the
European field, we would be pledg-
ing our resources and soloiers In
marching on ''recalcitrant Ger
MANY. He was firm in the Convic-
tion that Harvey had misrepresented
the real sentiments Of the American
people.
cat this time" said the Senator.
'ueace and order can be maintained
IN Europe in just one fashion and
that would be by the employment
not only of the fun resources OF the
United States, but of the man power
as well.
81 deny this is our duty, and I
decline to do 1t.
Senator Johnson denied this ma
ton is coldblooded and heartless. He
said that the time has never been
recorded when the United States had
failed to go to the relief Of suffering
human beings in Europe.
From out our store, he insisted,
the American people ever have been
generous and unselfish, and always
viii be, wherever in Europe the
need for human succor is apparent.
He was for maintaining friendly
relations with all nations and for
bringing the nations closer together
In harmony and human happiness.
Name Means Nothing.
But, under present conditions in
Europe when militarism is rampant
and the people burdened for the
maintenance of standing armies and
fresh wars. paid for In part by
money owed this country, he insist
ed that, whether it be called League
Of Nations, World Court or German
separations commission, 1t all was
Of the same pretense and subter-
fuge.
BY this subterfuge, he said, Ameri-
can statesmen sought to fashion an
American policy dictated in Europe
and for Europe at the, expense of
the good people Of the limited States.
While not Understanding the
gr5evous concern Of all the people
over domestic problems, Senator
johnson said he had no hesitancy in
declaring our foreign policy TO be
the supreme political question Of
Gae hour
The domestic problems are capa.
k3e Of proper solution In time, he
Gz5d, whereas once embarked on a
S<upsd and spfneIess foreign en-
GznzIement policy the Nation might
D. destroyed"
T8e future Of American fndepeud-
enee. 55e went on, oversfadows
every other consideration at this
tine.
Possible 70 Slash Taxes.
The greatest foreign propa-
Gandist drive now being made il
the effort TO make our people
forget the future OF our domestic
efatesFnanshfp toward them by
promising them that II they will
follow some international bank
ers they viii then find an abound
Ing prosperity.
Nothing fs more touching than
the sudden desire Of these inter-
national bankers to help the
farmers Of our Northwest unless
Il IL the fervid appeals to per-
saude them that our present pro-
posed "helpfuIness'' to Europe
would not involve them in
Esurope's factions and Europe's
wars.
I protest against an American
policy which does not know what
Il Is. and which seeks to dis
cover itself, or to hide itself by
first going into a conference with
Europe.
Nothing 50 undermines conf
dence in government as broken
promises and violated pledges,
and there is no baser appeal than
to cupidity in violation Of
pledge.
If we had not intended to pass
the so-caIIed bonus law we
should have said 30. The party
and the Government had often
had opportunities to say they
would not. We did just the con-
trary, and with one excuse or an