The Washington times., 1924-06-12
O.P.PLAT|'F0R|N|.
NJ. JOY FOR
EUROPE
David M. Church Finds Little
In It Likely to Please
Statesmen There

International NesOs Service, aChO
for the past tSOO and a hdtf years
has studied ENyOpeGn affairs
closely and the effects of American
policy upon European policy. The
article preSents the 1V4iters inter
probation of how Europe will uieW
the platform.
BY DAVID NJ. CHURCH,
London Correspondent international
News Service.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, June IT,
There is no joy for European
statesmen in the Republican plat:
form. a"E. .2
European chancellories have been
pretty well convinced for several
months that. any hopes they cher
ished Of American participation in
European affairs were just hopes,
nothing more, Now they are more
certain Of it, for the Republican
document Of policy fatty opposes
political commitments" in Europe.
The Dawes report raised new
hopes that the United States might
re-enter the European picture, hut
these hopes are dampened, If not
dashed. by the Cleveland platform.
1t is true that the. platform car.
penters have spoken kindly Of Eu-
rope and her ills, and promised that
the United States will act towards
Europe with Independence without
indifference" and will offer "co-
operation without entangling AM
ances." These kind words are far
too indefinite TO afford any salts
faction to Europe: on the contrary
they may draw criticism from Eu-
ropeans who are prone to depfe-
ctate kind words from this, side Of
the Atlantic. which are not sup
ported by active participation ifisthe
councils Of the Old World.
No Thrill in World Court. /
World Court proposals WON'T
cause a thrill anywhere in Europe,
where statesmen have lost faith in
organizations which are not going
concerns.
Ramsay Macdonald, Great Brit
aims labor premier. will support
any move the United State NAV
make for World Court, for Mac.
Donald Is the sort of a statesman
who is earnest and anxious to try
any remedy that may bring better
conditions. While Macdonald will
support such a plan, like the canny
Scot he Is, 1t Is certain that he
will take good care that none of
Britain's interests are allowed to
depend upon the success or failure
OF the World Court plan.
Mussolini is very likely to follow
a similar course. The fascist
premier Is ever ready to cooperate
in any venture which may further
peace, so long az the testing of
such ventures do not prejudice
1tafy'e interests. -t--..
Belgium and the smaller nations
are ready to- try anything that their
allies support.
French Policy Uncertain.
France is UNDERGOING political
re-birth and her future policy Is
problematical, but the chancesf are
in favor for her joining any lead
offered by Great Britain and the
United States. which doesn't place
stern structures on French policy
Europe viii smile on the world
court until Europe's interests are
endangered. Then the test win
come.
The. Republican plank in favor
OF a new conference for Limitation
OF land ornaments, submarines, and
the use Of poison gas in warfare
VIII bring joy to the heart Of Ram.
say Macdonald, but other Eur0pean
leaders are pretty apt to smile
penigniy up their sleeves.
european countries. whose hor.
ders are hotbeds Of deep hatred and
suspicion, won't take kindly to re.
ouction OF armies. They all want
the other fellow to disarm first
The Republican platform builders
would nave done better IL they had
Deen able, to devise some scheme
Tor killing ancient hatreds and
suspicious. II their platform could
accomplish this then the disarma.
Lnent plank might have stood q
cnance OF becoming an actuality.
AT tine present moment the Re.
PuOIlcans and j. Ramsay MacDon.
aIo are probably the only optimists
an~ious TO try reduction of armies.
Debt Policy Bitter.
There is a bitter pill for Eurone
t tucKed away in the platform. IT'S
the plank which opposes any can
Ty HtlOn OF European debts to the
Snlted states. This plank con.
Ilrms. a suspicion that has. been
Sto ow.ns IN Europe. that the United
s. intends to be paid. Ever
SINCE the Dawes report aroused
american enthusiasm there have
peen FOND hopes in European
Dreasts tnat perhaps Washington
!nignt make some concessions in
ueOt payments in order to secure
success Tor the Dawes plan. The
LNepupiicang have let the world
SNOW tnet they have no such thought
IN mind' but even Republicans won't
De able to entirely kill this idea in
european minds. More will be
nearu OF the question Of debt can
ceilations when the Dawes report
70 put INTO effect finally-if It does
become finally effective.
european statesmen today are
unuoelDtedly carefully studying the
-. y. r. planks on foreign policy,
put so rar as Europeans generally
are concerned they probably don't
KNOW there is a platform. It's a
safe bet that the platform hasn't
found its way into front pages Of
european newspapers. In. a few
days editorial comment will find its
way into the press OF Europe, and
the odds are ten to. one that the
comment will be caustic.
Europe has no reason to enthuse
about this platform, and Europe
ISN'T NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. diOd in
Europe with the armleticA.