The Washington times., 1925-01-31

keIIogg's Settlement Rouses
Ire That viii Not Down.
Attack Is Certain
By WILLIAM HARD.

The most distressing feature to-
day of sentiment in the United
States Senate, in. the eyes of the
friends of international co-opera-
ton for peace. is (next to the COM
motion caused by the league proto-
COLI the sudden appearance of q
drastic feeling in favor of Ameri-
can business independence in the
matter of business relations with
Europe.
This feeling is destroying the
chances of Mr.. Hughes proposed
treaty with Turkey. It is destroy
ing the chances of Mr.. Hughes
proposed commercial treaty with
Germany.
Bar Politics In Debts.
1t is showing itself in increased
unfortunate bitterness in the Senate
against Europeans whenever any
European country attempts to
handle its financial debt to US on
the basis of political considerations
and not on the basis OF business
considerations.
It has burst into flames, which
will not for long time be downed,
out of the settlement which Frank
B. Kellogg, our incoming Secretary
Of State, made at; Paris regarding
- III "a
war damages and on our claims for
the costs of our army Of occupation
In Germany.
That settlement will be attacked
not only on the theory that 1t
somehow or other may involve us
In trying to collect money from
Germany by diplomatic or military
pressure, but also on the theory
that it represents an excessive
scaling down OF the amount Of
money actually owed to us.
Sentiment Almost Brutal.
1t is not too much to say that
In the Senate in the private con-
versations OF numerous Senators
there Ii revealed q sentiment al.
most TO the brutal effect that
these Europeans are. trying to
cheat us and VIII always do 30
unless we watch them carefully"
It is certainly n0S too much tn
say that Europe has never been
less popular In the Senate than she
Is at this minute.
Such feelings Of resentment and
of dislike and of misunderstanding
and even of hatred have their
necessary indirect but powerful
upon the chances Of
our going into the World Court,
and they today render our going
into the League a virtual psycholo-
gical impossibility.
Hint to Leagues Friends.
That may be a disagreeable fact
TO many people, put, being a fact,
It must be stated: and it may be
added that in the judgment of
most of Washington, the friends
of the League would do well to
spend less time on praising the
League and more time on removing
the actual obstacles which impede
Americas entrance into the League.
Among those obstacles, as OBJ
served In real life in the Senate,
which has to act before we can join
the league or the league court, are
primarily the league protocol and
the business independence sentiment
mentioned and analysed in this
article.
Sentiment Twice Outraged.
That sentiment has been out.
ragged in two ways: first, by the be.
havior of many European countries
toward US in the matter of the
debts and In the matter OF the war
damage claims and the army.cost.
of-occupation claims; and, second,
by the efforts put forth by many
countries to assume rights or to
acquire rights regarding our hand
ling Of immigration into our coun-
try and our treatment Of foreign
ships in our ports.
The proposed treaty with Turkey
and the proposed commercial treaty
with Germany contain clauses which
1t is thought would prevent us from
discriminating in our ports against
foreign ships relatively to American
ships. That is why those treaties
are held up by the Senate and prob
ably will continue to be held up,
Growing Stronger
The sentiment in the Senate for
AOA0AAlAS dOGOiuIG &C.
ton for the United States in such
matters is now extremely strong
and is every day growing stronger.
IT adds to the difficulties of in.
ternational cooperation by he
United States. II helps to drive
the United States farther and
farther away from any world }:
ganization which, besides assuming
to deal with political matters
might assume also to deal with
business matters.
1t was the sentiment for Ameri
can political independence WI :Ch
ultimately defeated the Covenant If
the League Of Nations in the Sen.
ate in 1919. Now, while the al.
legged excuses Of that sentiment
have perhaps somewhat ahated,
there rises to a new height TIE
sentiment for business independ
once and for unimpeded business
action by the United States.
The situation then becomes one in
which the United States, while seem