Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-14
Hougghton's Warning to Europe
Approved as National Feeling

recalls those of Woodrow Wilson in
the decisive days of the Great War"
x & y
Commentator of the address is
given by numerous papers. Echoes
of it will be heard throughout Eu-
rope" says the Kansas City Journal.
1T was plainly marked Paris, Berlin,
Rome and Brussels papers please
copy, according to the San Fran
cisco Bulletin. - straightforward
and common- sense utterance the most
vigorous that has been delivered by
an American in Europe for year"
remarks the Providence Bulletin. The
decision is with Europe, as the other
decision-how far we can go on help.
lng-rests with us the India ma polls
News explains, denying that coercion
Is implied. ut is no affair of ours to
get Europe on its feet again" the
Memphis News Scirnitar believes.
+ Back. of his declaration Is a nation of
more than hundred million people
utterly tired and sick of war" saws
Che Portland, Greg, Telegram. IF
Mf- Houghton's speech has any effect
II viii accelerate the return to normal
and appease American commerce"
adds the Reading Tribune.
The American position, as defined
by Presidents Harding and Coolidge.
is one of sympathetic consideration
but also of expectation that Europe
will shoulder her own responsibilities. .
the New York Eera4d-Tribune de
clares. The Harrisburg Telegraph
thinks: The President must be credit.
ed with having his ear very close to
the ground, for the speech is an echo
OF the sentiment that may be heard
wherever Americans discuss European
affairs
r Foicing the feeling of many critics
of the American foreign policy, the
Chattanooga Times asks: Coming
from the representative of a govern.
nfent that deserted Europe at the most
critical juncture in> its history, is it
any wonder that the wise, but courte-
Gus Ehglishmen listened and held their
peaee?"
Ambassador HGughton made his
debut in London" the Charlotte OBJ
server notes, with an assurance that
sentiment in the United States is for
the European nations to get together.
and NIX an established peace. otherwise
there was possibility. that the part the
United States had played as an in
terested and sympathetic participant
might give way TO lesser role 1t
did that some time ago when II reject
ed membership in the League of Ma.
tons"
4 ~.
eWhat has this country done to con
ciliate the other nations and persuade
them, to function as a whele'?" in
auires the newark News. and the
Omaha World Herald adds: But look
at ps-we are the richest, most en-
lightened natfonfin the world. land we
are as ~trustfuI. as is consistent with
sound business methods and always
have been. Am bassador Houghton has
indicated the path that leads to Para
disc In the same vein, the Charles
ton Evening Post remarks: 1.-The moral
phase of the speech Is just background,
a screen on which to project the pic
ture of a world of cash"
A milder view is expressed by the
Hartford Times. He enthusiastically
intended his address should have the
effect of further cementing the Anglo
American relations as well as give a
brief outline of the position of the
Coolidge administration in foreign az
fairs The world 10 not expected TO
seek for crypt1c meanings. 'r- w.