Evening star., 1928-12-30
What i. S. Faces I'm 1929


| and signatures of nations giving adher-
ence-is as follows
Article THE high contracting par
ties solemnly declare in the names OF
their respective peoples that they con-
| denim recource to war for the solution
| of international controversies. and re-
nounce it as an instrument OF national
| policy in their relations with one an
| other.
Article 1.-THE high contracting par
ties agree that the settlement or Solu-
| ton of all disputes or conflicts of what
! ever nature or of whatever origin they
may be. which may arise among them.
shall never be sought except by pacific
means.
Yet simple and unambiguous as that
| declaration is, there is no absolute GER
tainty at the time this is written that
| the Senate will go even thus far to abate
| the possibilities of war.
/ Assuming, however, that the Kellogg
treaty will be ratified by the Senate,
| there remains much more to be done III
1929 to insure continuance Of peace.
The treaty pledges abstention from the
lisa of force But it provides no definite
mea rs for the peaceful settlement of
contl OVERSEES. 1t provides no definite
basic principles of international justice.
The Kellogg treaty is fundamental.
It's acla ption probably will. In truth,
"o,ltlawA war, so that no nation having
given atlh erence to the treaty will dare
to resort IT, force.
Pact Must be Supplemented.
But the tc ATTY must be supplemented
in the wavs mentioned and Others. The
two most poWya rful nations in the world
today-Great .l'ritain and the United
States-have No general arbltratlon
treaty. such as athose recently ratlfled
between our couiAtry and France, Italy
and Germany NeA-otlatlons lot sucn
treaty probably will nave TO pe con-
Armaments. as MIas'solini and Lloyd
George have stated, continue 10 IN
crease. Our own NatiCVB is preparing TO
add Is battle cruisers to its Navy. Two
naval disarmament conferences nave
failed in whole or in part. Another is
scheduled for 1881.
With the European nation OF greatest
area and population we have no oticlal
relations. Russia, for reasons Wnlcn
need not be discussed here.t is 'un-
recognized" by our Government. never
theless, we know it to be one OF tne
greatest of potential markets tCr the
worlds wares. It holds vast poesiblll-
ties of benefit for the induStrially aver
developed nations. Russian relations
constitute one of the problems to wintch
the Hoover administration will fall h e II.
Already definite plans are being maze
by farm and industrial interests to atNs
lust Americas tariff barriers. The ad-'
iustment may take the form of gen.
orally higher tariff What, may be
asked, has this to do with our foreign
relations? Simply this, that if We sue
ceed by the imposition Of higher duties
H. TIy,ftn tot
some hundreds of millions of dollars
worth of European goods we may ex-
pect Europe to reciprocate in kind.
Loans Reach Billions.
We have loaned not only the govern
mentS but the private business interests
of Europe billions of dollars. Much or
the money has been spent to rehablll-
tate industries which are now compet-
ing with our own.
The very foundation of our eXtraor-
| binary prosperity and high standard OF
living is the American tariff system. 1t
has not only benefited the united
States; it has benefited other nations
by increasing our capacity to buy
abroad the things we cannot ourselves
produce. Our long established tariff
policy should not and will not be aban-
doned. But, on the other hand. we
must not be surprised if we find Euro
pean countries adopting policy OF
Europe, Asia and Africa for the ma
| tions of Europe" Such policy would,
of course, increase the necessity Tor
| further betterment of our trade and
diplomatic relations with Central ana
South America. The clash between
Bolivia and Paraguay simply emphasizes
| the great need for concerted American
effort to prevent the development IN
the New World of the national hatreds
and feuds that have disrupted Europe
for many centuries.
With this major problem of our for
eign relations Herbert Hoover is already
dealing. He will have to deal after
March with not only the other inter-
national relationships I have outlined.
but with some no less important that
can only be mentioned here.
Debtors Will Benefit.
If we "scale down" by necessary
tariff adjustments the amount OF goods
sold to us by italy, Germany. France
and Great Britain, we may possibly be
asked eventually for scaling down
of the war debts. On the other hand,
continued improvement OF American
economic conditions probably Will re-
suit in increasing our purchases OF
many foreign products. Our debtors
will benefit.
France, in fact, has not yet made any
definite arrangement for the payment
of its $4,000 900 900 debt to America.
Another problem for the Hoover ad-
ministration, in all probability.
Immigration restriction undoubtedly
benefits America, but imposes some
hardshipS on overcroWded European
countries. It holds the possibility OF
another unhappy dispute with Mexico.
Thus it is apparent that without en-
tangling alliances" or any yielding
whatever to "the insidious wiles of for
eign influence" the destiny OF the
| United States is deeply and inextrlcably
| woven into the whole fabric OF the
world and all its nations.
During the year that is beginning a
| new hand will take the helm OF the
ship of state. The new President has
had the benefit of personal contact
with the problems and the statesmen
of the Old World. In the capacity OF
Secretary of Commerce he extended the
trade of the United States with beneft
both to American industries and the
people of the nations with whom we
had larger intercourse.
No more varied, numerous or serious
problems of an international nature
ever confronted President than those
that await Herbert Hoover.
If we take the record of the man as
an indication of what will trarSpire,
we can enter upon the year 1929 con-
| fident that in its foreign relations the
| United States will continue to be the
most powerful and vital force. in the
world for peace and prosperity. Not
| for America alone-but for all nations.
Symbolic Doors Found
On Old Snoleto HOmes>