Evening star., 1926-09-26
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having rtnounced fghtng under ne
,>eSsity as much as hy conviction for
all present line. have decided 10 carry
on their conflicts here. Tn them all
eayne becomes one of seeking to use
the League platform and League
sounding board to their own ends.
But let the League propose some such
thing as a disa,nam"i:t conference,
and the atmosphere here, wAi"t is
idealiStic and almost Superheated.
turns chilly Instantly.
There is no very profound gulf be-
tween the methods and ideals OF our
domestic politics and Europes inter
national dealings. The great differ
ance lies in the fact that our inter
national relations being relatively un-
important we give them highly
tdealistic tone. while Europe's interna-
tional relatio being a matter of life
or death. they give them a highly ma
terialistic color. But we. who are sell
dom deceived by 2 party platform or
O campaign flood Of eloquence. sur
render discretion when European poll
tictans use tne SamA language meth
DDS and devices here = H9HeNa
Seeing and hearing BRAND the other
lay. most of my American acdudin-
tznceS here affirmed An enormous
thrill. a sense Of the beginning Of a
new. even golden. age. But Mgr.
Kaas, one of the German delegates
voiced the European view when he
Said: I'VE Germans found Pria nd 9
address full Of holes. When We looked
into the holes for real concessions. We
found only elC0uencA
The Leacue of Nations is for the
moment almost WteGrhed firlh It,
foundations b. VinieCCH- at 7ll!.3G the
effort Of fo~c,rg II 20 ah~oiNb Iccarno.
T. he's now r~cs9noe tho battle-ground
of F'ranco-G G. ermau interests which
may easily promote divisions and pro
woke grave crises. | do not go SO far
a. to accept the word Of one OF the
most distinguished Of ali living French
diplomats that it will be necessary for
France to leave the League within
rwo Years so COMP etAiV successful
will Germanvs anti French campaign
be- but | suEgest that there Is flood
ofslfEht to be he'd from the comment"
Franco-Ger-nlan reconciliation and
economic association are. In my jude-
r,Ant. two things so well nigh ineVi-
table. given European conditions. as TO
defy the stupidity Of statesmen and
the folly of politicians I" prevent.
They have both made notable progress
in the past two Nears--progress par
ticularly noticeable As one returns to
Europe after an absence. But neither
was accomplished here in the recent
session. Little is gained by 'ninimiz-
ing the appalling number Of obstacles
.hst lie in the wa o. ~ hAiieEinG
they will be eliminated by eioQuencc
or bv the traditional methods OF tsu-
rorNan n GiplonnacN. To alleNe TINS -
to insure isappointment wh'rh VII
come soon on our side OF the water.
and lead TO the conviction that there
In no sincerity in European states
naanehip.
The American wis comes TO Geneva
In not tnfreQuently in the position or
another American who attends
ranae Of cricket and interprets II and
appaauds IL under the impression that
II In PLAYED according 10 the rules OF
hase hall 90 not mean TO sug-
reet even remotely that European
statesmen or politicians are more dis
honest. insincere or hypocritical than
ours. or that the main object Of their
words Is to disguise their thoughts or
cf their promises to deceive. The
nofY1t Is that tney are talking to an
audience which knows the realities.
understands the language. appraises
the degree Of actuality exactly. while
In America particularly among Amer
leans at Geneva. circumstances are
trnored, words are taken for face
value and even more.
France, Germany and Britain agreed
90 chf hv rms That
;s ). araa4 gain for peaae. II was real
heoas,a0 none Of them now h~afewee
~ cen 1eAA 20 vctory. But then