New Britain herald., 1924-08-22

l hhm hiiGnsH ware AoH lh ehsh uhlz
 VsrSal use. We were importing less
 than tive per cent of the amount
 which We consumed, Such an ava
 lsnehe accordingly was permanently
 barred hy taxing the domestic eeR-
 sumner three times the existing rate.
 In ruhhsT footwear our imports were
 too small to be worth reporting, but
 the duty nevertheless vas raised i50
 per cent, In manufactures of wool
 our imports were less than six per leent Of the domestic production, so
 the rates of duty were increased by
 so per cent, Truly, republican
 nroieetionist's avalanche is a fearful thing to witness, even from afar
 Foreign Affairs
 Tn the realm of foreign affairs the contrast between the past and pres ent is mere striking still,
 There was a day when America sat in the council Of the nations, occupying at their table the seat ef
 honor and Of dignity that was her right There was a day she made covenants and engagements in her own name and was not content to be merely the beneficiary of the sffort and good will of others Today apparently she has no other program than to encourage American citizens and resources to assist in restoring Europe with the sympathetic sup- port"-but nothing more'-'of our government II ia a far cry 10 this | from the declaration of Theodore | Roosevelt that If we are 10 he a really great people. We must strive in good faith to play great part In the world
 AS an American, I am gratihed by the fact that American citizens have had their share in the latest effort to solve the economic difficulties of Europe. Every man of good will must hope that the Dawes report points the way 10 better days not only for our neighbors across the seas but for ourselves at home. But do not understand upon what theory 1t | can be claimed as a triumph for an administration which expressly and publicly disclaimed In advance all re- sponsibility direct or indirect for the action of those concerned: nor can
 
 years since the war during which the appeal of Europe for nothing more than our counsel fell upon deaf ears. What might we not have done had we but dared to do. If even the request made by President Wilson to | congress in 1919 for the appointment of an official representative of America on the reparation commis- sion had been compiled with. the last five years would have presented a different picture and the world would have been SO much the nearer to its goal.
 Not Constructive
 cannot treat as either remark able or constructive" accomplishment our separate treaties of peace with the vanquished and powerless govern ments of Germany, Austria and Hun gary who upon our demand could do nothing else than give us all the ad- vantages of the treaties of Versailles St. Germain and Trianon, with none of their duties or responsibilities. Even less of glory would seem to att tach to the treaty of Lausanne, which on our part we meekly accepted at the hands of Turkey, or to the ratif- cation by the senate of treaty me- gotiated by democratic secretary of state in execution of long-delayed act of justice toward the Republic of Colombia.
 "At some time in the future we are promised covenants for outlawing aggressive war by any practical means Surely the maker of this suggestion had overlooked the fact that under the secretaryship of Mir, Bryan we negotiated and put in force exactly such covenants with not less than thirty nations, making--so far as treaties and covenants may ado- war between them and our selves no longer possible. There is no great merit in offering to repeat | what already has been done. But | war when 1t comes does not wait on | and there Is no instance | in recorded history when any civilized nation has admitted that it was en- gagged in war for any purpose but self defense. The only way finally to banish war from the world is to set up some permanent plan of con- ference, consultation and adjustment to take its place as arbiter among the nations
 How Parties Differ.
 Some of the points in which the republican and the democratic par ties differ are already clear They will become plainer still as this cam paign proceeds. For instance, we know now that some republicans hold that If political party has placed and kept corrupt men in office its re- is over when a prosecu- ton Is begun. We insist that unless political parties are held to political party government will become a farce and failure. II
 They think that when the public resources have been squandered and ,artered away lawsuit to recover hem, if illegally acquired, Is suffi- ,ient amends. We would rather keep he public domain than sue for its -ecovery.
 They outwardly deplore special privilege, except in the sacred guise ,f a protective tariff We oppose 1t n this and every other form.
 "They believe the Fordney- Me- Cumber act is beyond reproach. We ,ay it is an outrageous imposition on he consuming public.
 They believe, or profess to believe, hat exhausted Europe waits to over yhelm us with an avalanche of mer- ,handise. We are at a loss to know low Europe is to pay its debts or