Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-08-20

| the question of international dis
| armament in the future.
1t was in pursuance of this CON
| Structive foreign policy also, when
! the allies resolved to summon an cX-
| pert committee course which Sec
rotary Hughes had long before rec
ommended-to prepar" a plan which
| might form a basis for the settlement
| Of the reparations problem. that
| President Coolidge and Secretary
| Hughes approved the invitation of
| the allies I" Americans to assist in
| the work. They not only approved
! this call of the allies from distressed
| Europe that Americans assist in It's
| time Of great crisis. but CAV" specific
! advice as to tn. men to he invited,
| thus giving them, III tn" eyes of lu-
! rope, as they had in fact. I'll. back :
| ground of the Stars and Stripes and
| the American people.
Our Opponents have referred ia
| this as an act Of cowardicr. Upon
| what theory was IT an act "i
cowardicc? If the work Of that mis-
| sion was not now recognized as hhN
| ing been OF some assistance. ar If
the experts plan had signallN failed
! to offer anything Of Valu" I" tn"
! world, President Coolidge and Seer
! tary Hughes would have been de
| nOunccd as men who had Inundated
/ their country instead of rndcaVrriHE
! to put it in its proper and helpful
/ place with the fcarlesSn.SS which
| should adorn strength and til" thrlk
! tian purpose which should slOrIfy II ;!
IF the President and the Secretary
of State had -vadcd this duty ana
! y,rrcipitatrd the question 81 official
! representation for d. bait. delay ana
( nnn-:ictinn. into th" 'nit"d states
( Senate, the United States would nave
! Lad no part in the Fast desperate, but
| successful. effort to find u common
ground of agreement for It u'w p"Hc'
| in the world. if indeed but for their
! action there would have been any
! aer.etu' mt at all.
New Fra Forecast.
Had IL not been for TINS "tiitHd'
| OF Pre- Sidcut C"ollds" and Sc rotary
! Hughes toward the expert committee
| Europe might not today b" facing
| away from the chaos and hatred al
| war With tn" experts plan !Hhutn-
| rated. France England Germans
/ Italy. Belgium and All Eur"p" Turn
| toward a new and peaceful If. with
/ hone and happiness, rather th"n
! dcsuair. in their hearts and prs
/ urrity ahead The United state " III
! be saved from the depths 81 an IA
/ tyitahlr and great depression IA III
| dustry and agriculture. whi'h ih'
I IrJ..d th. whul.
/ u,rld enters upun a period Of pedc'
/ and prosperity.
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