The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-03
Crucial Year for United States

Formerly w.. Logan Fdy0e NU
CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON
Crucial Year for United States
The new year is a very crucial one for the United
States, considered from the international as we'll as the
domestic aspect. The country has never before had
so many irons in the fire. At home it is farm relief to
be worked out, the tariff to readjust, law enforcement
to be put on it's feet. waterway plans to be started. rail
road consolidation by regional groups made satisfactory
to the companies and the shipping public.
Abroad, it is the biggest adventure in peace adjust
mcnt to be brought to elimination by the president.
economic penetration by American industry to break Its
way against the fears and prcjudiccs OF Europe. the
mistrust of Latin America to be shaped into such rela-
lions as have been brought about between this country
and Mexico.
That is tho purely American side of tho situation.
But America also has a philanthropic role to play in
the adjustment of the relations between the European
countries themselves. aid to extend financially. IN all
probability. to set the reparatiors system III motion
entry into the international court of justice to add an
other perplexity to the accommodating mass of mixed
domestic and foreign problems.
Europe is far from a calm state Of mind. In fact 1t is
in a state of hysteria as the French hesitate to evacuate
the Rhineland. as Mussolini stirs up new alarms for the
peace of the world by his frenzied spasms of war talk.
AS Russia parades its world revolution spectres. as the
minorities of the Little Entente nations mutter restless
ly for self determination which would shatter some Of
the new republics and Kingdoms.
England has its disturbing industrial problems, its III.
certain tenure of the Labor regime, Germany has lost its
strong man Stresemann but has withstood the shock Of
futile attack on the Young plan, and it is possible that
in France such a reactionary as Poincare might como
back to power to spoil SO many Of the gains for ~rcadjust-
nent which BRAND has achieved.
However. as the Old World closed the year. the gains
Tor peace appeared to offset the possibilities of trouble.
y.-lN;l~ r;,o1 nnr~y - f1,n roror Att1annACt
-sasea.us = problem for 1880. there is every reason to
believe that the sore point OF the peace Of Versailles
has been healed by economic statesmen. Certainly
Franco-G erman relations have bcttered. due to the CO.
operation of BRAND and Stresemann; the complete
redemption Of the Rhineland becomes probable IN the
near future. The reich itself has just celebrated ten
vars of republicanism in which every assault upon Ger
man democracy has been rebuffed.
If the British Labor government has aroused France
by London's GOODNESS to the Old entente, the atmosphere
of Old World politics is distinctly clearer.
Indeed. eastern Europe presents the principal danger
spots. Austria is finding it difficult to maintain po-
litical stability, due to the struggle for power between
the Socialists and their Fascist opponents. Hungary
still has a vacant crown. Jugoslavia has been torn with
internal discomfort throughout 1929 headed by the ir-
rcconcilable Croats.
Foreign relations prove none too favorable. Three
important spots on the map of Europe challenge peace
the Adriatic coast of the Balkans, where Italy is rest
lcssly seeking to undermine Jugoslavia; Hungary. find
ing it difficult to get along with Czechoslovakia; and
Rounania, bent on having her own way in T~ransyl-
vania, where Hungarian property is at stake, and.
similarly, with regard to Bulgaria.
All these situations concern the United States, for it
is SO far committed to the permanent pacification Of
the world that international irritation and friction any
where that threatens to mar the peace program on which
it is set is sure to find repcrcussion in Washington
Conditions in Asia even must give the United States
pause. There an ominous atmosphere hangs over China
and India. The quarrel of Russia and Manchuria over
the Chinese Eastern railway has been Temporarily thrust
aside.
In the realm of politics, America promises to figure
large in the events of 1880.
The Five Power Naval Conference in January is a
crucial aspect o. the world wide question of disarma-
ncnt. The possibility of the entrance of the United
States into the World Court likewise bears decisively up
on the position of America in times Of international
trouble-pointing to a way to prevent friction between
the United States and League members.
From the economic standpoint. commercial policies
give every indication of heightened nationalistic cent?.
ment. This will continue to manifest itself in higher
protective tariffs and possibly moro extensive discrinina-
ton agains. foreigners by governments.
Though politically a United States Of Europe" may
still be distant. there is every reason to believe that
the economic cooperation Of Old World nations will
become closer.
The year 1920. therefore. may we'll usher in a new
ca OF empire building in terms of economic combina'
ten. To the European trend must be added the move
ncnt for greater economic unity in the British Empire
and even the prospect Of Latin America economic co.
operation.
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