The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-05
European Press Lauds
Hearst Peace Plan


Other powers are understood to be
reluctant to move.
THE United States and Great
Britain. IL they chose to act to.
gether. might well be able to force
a settlement satisfactory. to China
no less than to themselves. which
would greatly accelerate q return
to order and stability.
THAT Is the kind of cooperation
which all Englishmen would do
their utmost to promote and in
which not even malevolence could
find cause to criticise.
"Anglo-Saxon unity is a noble
ideal. but like all ideals, It IL ex-
pressed better in conduct than IN
declarations of conduct"
The Daily News. the protaganist
Of the League of Nations in Lon
don, SAYS editorially:
''Mr. William Randolph Hearst as
a prophet Of AnglO.SaxOn peace and
good win, il so unexpected an appa.
ritIOn that one e. almost persuaded
to accept Il ut It's face value"
World Peace Campaign
cas- stated by himself land
there's no reason to disbelieve
him) the cause Of Mr.. Hearst's
conversion is a passion for world
peace. He sees the League of Ma.
tions as an impracticable. ineffec-
tive device for this purpose. and
urges conclusion of purely Anglo
Saxon league, in which the parties
win undertake not to make war
among themselves. and to protect
each other from the war.like az.
gressions Of other nations.
whats to happen otherwise 70
these lesser breeds without the
league isn't quite clear. Perhaps
in Mr.. 1Hearst's philosophy. It
doesn't much matter. Perhaps the
league ultimately will undertake
the duty-as part of the white
mans burden-not only Of prevent
Ing them attacking 1t. but Of pre-
venting them from attacking each
other.
coed to achieve the blessings prom
Used to the meek generally, and. to
inherit the earth.
1T h extraordinary that q man
like Mr.. Hearst, who undoubtedly IL
an able man, and a man who him
self has been in. Europe and knows
therefore the sort of atmosphere
which exists there, shouldn't realize
the inevitable effect of the mere
announcement Of such a scheme as
this.
tits the sort of scheme. a suspi'
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more than the usually frantic tor.
rent Of denunciation in the more
passionately Chauvinistic French
Italian. and Russian newspapers.
Domination is BOgey
''The fear Of 'AngIO.SaxOn dOmi
nation is In fast o DOGGY for Other
reasons. and because It's not very
probable that the Anglo-SaxOn mi
nOrity In America will be able X
indefinitely maintain their present
commanding position. But it is {
perfectly genuine fear.
eff Mr.. Hearst wants to make &
permanently peaceful settlement o.
Europe almost impossible. he hal
only to raise this specter not as thu
unSubstantial vision Of excited Latir
or Slav brains, but as the declared
aim Of the Anglo.Saxon.
"The despised League of Nations
may not have accomplished all the
good that Mr.. Hearst very unreason
ably seems to have expected Of 1t In
eight or nine years, but at the very
worst 1t has done Nothing remotely
resembling the irreparable mischie
which Mr.. Hearst's league would d.
In eight or nine months"
The Daily Telegraph today print!
the following message from its New
York correspondent:
"AlF. William Randolph Hearst
open letter to his numerous daily
newspapers, suggesting that tn