Evening star., 1933-07-08
America Not Isolated.

During the kaleidoscope events OF
the PAST few days in London there has
been talk both in Washington and
Europe of the self-invited isolation
which the United States brought down
upon itself in consequence of President
Roosevelt's no stabilization now pro-
gram. Well, the latest developments
completely disprove that theory. Far
from standing alone or maroCned inter-
nationally, American policy at the con-
hours has marched from success to
success. Secretary Hulls victory on
Thursday, in keeping the seemingly
doomed conference alive. was followed
by another striking success in the sub
committee Of the Monetary Commission
On Friday There the American delega-
ton waged a strong fight to retain
monetary and related matters on the
conference agenda. in the teeth OF a
concerted effort by the European gold
bloc to delete them. After hours OF
debate the Monetary Subcommittee
voted, 25 to Is, to continue discussions
Of every phase of the original program.
The Americans failed by narrow
margin to secure continued discussion
of tariffs ana trade quotas. but the
adverse subcommittee vote of to T.
it is hoped, may be upset by the plenary
meeting of the Steering Committee.
Throughout the latterly acrimonious
stages at London the United States has
had valiant support from diversified
international quarters The support has
not been sectional or even hemiSpheriCal
in character 1t has been truly world
wide. At TINS the situation found
standing with the Americans the British,
Canadian. Japanese. Chinese, Central
and South American, Russian and
Scandinavian delegations. The blcc
that generally opposed the United States
consisted of France and her European
gold standard allies-Italy, Switzerland,
Holland, Belgium, Poland and others.
1t is a noteworthy fact that, with the
exception of Great Britain, the Amer
lean group" as a rule was made up of
countries which are not included among
our war debtors while the opposition
numbered many countries which are
not only our debtors, but defauiting
debtors
1t is gratefully observed at Washing
ton that no more consistent aid has
been at the American delegations dis
posal at London than that which was
rendered by Premier Bennett and the
Canadian delegation. Especially in the
delicate negotiations connected with the
world wheat situation have Canada and
the United States seen eye to eye. 1t
is another augury for increasingly bet
ter rcls tions -etween this country and
its nearest ntighbor and best customer.
Writing in Fridays Star, NJ. Herriot,
quently for a policy of -vindictive-
ness among the nations no matter what
eventuat-S from the tortuouS proceed
ings at London. There are bound to
Bt NHl-lElS anu iOSClo llASiS, OAS 'ASsOtJ
will have been dearly bought by any
group if in its trail is left latent spirit
of soreness and revenge. An all-around
honest realization that divergence of in
tcrests and viewpoints is not only in
evitable, but legitimate, is the need of
the hour ard the surest guarantee
that with adequate good will they may
eventually, if not now, be reconciled.
Meantime. it is evident that Americas
victories" in London have produced
corresponding expectation of fresh stim-
ulant and leadership from this side. In
that light is to be read the ''memoran-
dunn dispatched to our delegation last
night after a protracted conference be-
tween President Roosevelt and his board
of strategy The State Department en-
EhasizeS that instructions" as such,
have not gone forward to the delega-
ton. but rather "a statement designed
to acquaint it with the administration
viewpoint in the light of changing con-
ditiocs." There are indications that
what Mr.. Roosevelt now mainly hopes
for at London is concerted action in
the field of commodity price raising
throughout the world. AS to whether
there is yet time for such an agreement
in the semi-moribund condition into
which the conference has drifted, opin-
ion in London seems to differ. At
Washington apparently the slogan is,
'Were only begun to fight" Mean
time, the ship will not be given up.