The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-06
Sees More Cause For War
 Than There Was In 1914

WASHINGTON, July 5.-(By AssoN ciated Press. )-More causes for wal exist in Europe today than in Janui ary, 1914, Senator Underwood of Alaj bama, former democratic floor leadei In the Senate, declared today in I statement reviewing conditions as h5 found them during a trip abroad While he contended the United States must aid Europe in adjusting it's af- fairs, he asserted nothing in that di- joining an international court Of justice.
 No reference was made in the statement to domestic politics, not withstanding the senator's announce ment before his departure for Eupore that he would discuss on his return the possibility of becoming a presi- dential candidate.
 Nothing Has Been Done.
 Declaring that nothing had been done by the United States to assist in the solution of European problems Senator Underwood insisted that this country could not escape its obliga- tions. If there is not war, he as serted, 1t will be solely because Europe Is financially and economic ally exhausted"
 We are not a party" he contin- ued, to the causes of the strife ai they exist today in Europe. and thei oretically 1t certainly is not necesi sary for our country to become inl voolved. We must remember that il 1914 when war broke in Europe WI stood for peace. In 1917 we were n the war and sons of America Werf dying on the battlefields of Europe I cannot believe that the people oi America have forgotten their pledges tn ot ip Gannrinp tho of the world, that they have forgotten thai our men and women said we were fighting that we might make the world a better place '-in which tc live.'
 Government Uncertain.
 Declaring that government abroad Is almost as uncertain and unsecurc as finance, Senator Underwood saio the various governments are drifting to save their faces, without definite policies.
 "Our governmental arm" the state ment continuer, seems paralyzed III far as help in that direction IS con cerned We seem to be standing In without apology, without courage ol respect to the affairs of Europe sc conviction, without anything that goes to make a man man. or gov ernment a government. We seem tc be just observing and drifting, al least so far as the public Is allowed to know. We continue to drift down stream and the roar of the cataract can be heard ahead"
 It would not be necessary for the United States to enter te League oi Nations, or the world court to dis charge it's obligations, the Alabama senator asserted, adding that the United States should have "a policy looking to ultimate peace of the world and rehabilitation of shattered financial conditions"
 "Distressed economic conditions 1T the European states" MT. Underwood predicted, will sooner or later, un- less they are remedied, bring dis tress and disaster to our people al home Most of this might have been avoided if we had played our part when the great war closed. but we did not We rejected the treaty ot Versailles and have put nothing in It's place. We might have been far on the highway to permanent peace and restored business and industrial con ditions if we had thrown the pre- dominating forces of our great po- tential powers in favor of perman ent. stabilizing and upbuilding pro- gram for the rehabilitation of Flu rope. The question that now con fronts us IS WnelntT UT llpL N' oA'i continue to pursue a do-nothing pol icy"
 Senator Underwood expressed the opinion that "there is nothing in an international court that can either solve or direct the difficult and dan gerous economic and financial prob lems that are paralyzinG the on- ward progress of business develop ment in Europe"
 "A wise and progressive policy, he added, lis needed, not the haggard motion of a court of law