Evening star., 1928-01-29
u. S. MOVE TO END WARS
SEEN HEADED TO FAILURE
Writer Points Out Incompatibility of
European and American Ideas
to Outlaw Strife.

resolutions adopted in a medical confer
ence. was the general and indignant
comment.
II the United States actually wanted
TO help maintain peace. let It Join the
League OF Nations. and not merely re-
frain from making war aggressively
itself. but also by agreeing TO Join IN
punitive war made upon any nation
guilty Of aggression Such vas the gen.
eral argument which filled the European
press from Manchester 70 Bucharest.
In this situation NJ. BRANDS dones-
tic critics turned upon him with una
nimity and denounced him for having
gotten into grave difficulties by having
attempted TO do an inexpensive senti-
mental thing. And M BRANDS clever
young men in the Quai dOrsay were
put 70 1t TO find some way 10 avoid
what had the appearance Of being Q
dangerous trap Out Of their labors
emerged the ingenious suggestion that
the agreement should be multi-lateral,
but that all powers should sign it with
the United States separately: In word.
all countries would collectively and sew
orally agree not TO 60 TO war with the
United States. but would retain their
freedom to employ war as a method TO
enforce peace under the Covenant Of
the League.
Removed from Borah Plan.
But this, OF course, vas something
very far removed from Senator Borah's
idea.
Europe says there must be force.
America. by contrast. in the Kellogg
proposal says that the road TO peace Is
by the specific renunciation Of the use
Of force
While the journals Of the Socialists
and Communists, the Natlonal:sts and
Fascists in all countries have denounced
the whole discussion as hypocritical,
insincere or merely futile. another Sec
ton has been just as anxious 70 see IN
the new American gesture the revelation
Of rapid and reassuring approach OF
the United States 70 the League Of Ma
tions
Our shadow is so completely over Eu-
rope that no proposal made by our
Government. however absurd or unat-
tractive 1t may actually seem 70 any
European government or people. can be
rejected out OF hand. Eurcpe wants
new debt arrangement, support for
currency stabilizations already made or
proposed. Dawes plan assistance when
the inevitable revision comes along.
Thus, IN a sense. the situation IN
Europe today is what it was with the
allies IN i9i7-l8. Then American aid
was the al-eSSential thing. Then Pres
ident wilson's proposals. even 20 the
fourteen points. we're welcomed With
applause and accepted In form. When
the peace was made in Paris. the four
teen points had certainly taken On o
European rather than an American
aspect.
Suffer q Change.
In the same fashion the American
proposals fer League Of Nations which
the President brought TO Paris seemed
20 have suffered a change when he
brought them back In their Versailles
version Precisely In the same way.
parity agreed upon at the washington
conference and parity Il Feappeared
at the Coolidge conference at Geneva
were not easily identified Is the same
thing.
As. far as peace and war are con.
cerned Europe has IN the raSs 10 yeala
gradually developed it's own machinery,
It has combined the new League with
the old system OF alliances. Conttnen.
tai Europe has steadily ssriVea % make
the League absolutely effective by ges.
ting all the member nations to agree %
pool their forces IN common gtsaran-
tee to crush any power seeking TO
ANNN4sA% tSAS CAA>s&s&% AS1&<1S Ly EUECC-
On the other hand Britain has
agreed to use its force to make war
upon either France or GERMANY n
either violates the peace pacts Of Ic-
earno. France has given Poland a
similar guarantee for the YiStuia ana
CSschoSlcvakia for its territorial IN
tsgrisy. Other similar agreements have
been made and are S.iu being raade.
And st the bottom Of al these axree-
raents and alliances Is the IDEA Of war.
always defensive. always following an
aggression duty established. but aswayS
war
We save Europe the fourteen points
and they translated them into shs
treaty % Versailles We contributes
the League Of Nations and Europe re-
cast il snso the present form. We have
now proposed The ousiawtng Of war
and, although as write the neSosia.
tons are Ssiu continuing. IL Is safe
70 assume that when = new agreement
IS reached the situation win Dc rust
seoos the same IS in the previous IN
stances.
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