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America political relations, Toxic
was represented at Geneva by man
who was well acquainted with the
United States Yosuke Matsuoka had
4 been educated in American schools
and universities and had spent many
years in the U. S. A. He was not
fooled by Sir John Simon-and Amer
lea did not receive the brunt OF
Japan's displeasure over being forced
out Of the League.
Policy Now ut an End.
To a very large extent making
America the goat" has ceased to be
a part of European diplomacy. While
the United States no longer gets any
. credit for what few positive things
are accomplished in world diplomacy,
neither does she receive the almost
unanimous blame which it was once
customary to shower upon her. The
waning interest of Europe. and to a
certain extent the United States, in
conferences, is partly responsible for
the change. Europeans are more in
clined to envy America the geographic
CAL economic and social conditions
which make it possible for her to
stand aloof, rather than blame her
for that aloofness.
In the present Italo-Abyssinian
quarrel London and Paris have been
unable to find a way of mixing Wash
ington into the matter, although an
effort was made to have the BRAND
Kellogg pact invoked. European
statesmen still smile at the memory of
Secretary Stimsons admonitions to
Moscow when war threatened between
the Bolshevists and Chinese national
lists. They would laugh out loud at
Mussolini's retorts if Secretary Hull
sought to reprimand him. Mussolini
would no be as diplomatic as was Lit
vinoff-or as wise. Ironically, Great
Britain, in dealing with Mussolini. is
experiencing some of her own medi-
cine these days. Turning upon "our
false friends" the Fascist press, which
is 100 per cent controlled by the Ital-
ian foreign Office, has been indulging
in a campaign of vitriolic vitupera-
ton, which has lead the British for
eign Office to protest formally.
The most insulting cartoon that
has appeared in the European press
against a so-called friendly nation
since the days of Uncle Shylock"
was the one published recently in
Tevere. of Rome. An uncouth, naked,
dirty Abyssinian tribesman was por-
trayed wearing the proud union jack
as scanty loincloth.
Europe Is Convinced.
It was Washington's procedure in
the Paraguay Bolivian War and the
Leticia controversy, perhaps more than
any other thing. that convinced Eu-
rope that America would pursue an
independent course in international
politics for some time to come.
The Latin American quarrels were
ones that touched our own back yard
They also involved, theoretically at
least, the Monroe Doctrine and pam
American relationships. For a while
the League counted upon Washing
tons collaboration and it appeared
as if it might be forthcoming The
premature abandonment of the State
Departments plan for "a more close
cooperation with the League" said
to have been brought about by unripe
publicity. presaged the complete with
- drawal Of Washington from the
Leagues efforts to arbitrate in South
America. Although the League-ie.,
European states-claimed some praise
for the ending of hostilities in South
America, the chancellories of Europe
know-and admit-that Washington
and the A-B-C group deserve the
entire credit. 1t was undoubtedly
desire to have the United States share
the responsibility for League fail
ure that prompted the efforts to OBJ
tain collaboration in the early stages
of the Chaco controversy but it was
also desire to enhance the political
prestige of certain European states
Spain for example-by being in on
, the conciliation proceedings that led
to the various unaccepted invitations
that were dispatched from Geneva to
Washington.
No nation the size and importance
OF the United States can remain un-
Influenced by the trend of European
political affairs these days. The world
Is getting smaller instead of larger.
1nterdependency Of nations instead
! OF independence of each other is in
creasing despite the recent growth
OF exaggerated nationalism. Economic
forces are breaking down political
forces. 1t is hard to separate eco
nomic cooperation in social, financial
and commercial spheres from political
relationship.
Avoidance of political entangle-
ments is possible so long as there is
no new major war Once war breaks
out on a large scale neither the At
lantic nor the Pacific Ocean will pro-
vide effective insulation. That was
proved in 1914-1918. The United
States today is far more important
economically and industrially than
1t was then. and also much more DOW
erful politically.
Want Collaboration of U. s.
European leaders still ardently de-
sire American collaboration in solving
their international problems, both
economic and political. But each and
every one still tempers his desire with
the hope that American pressure and
influence will be found on this coun-
try's side.
Absence Is Regretted.
Such idealistic leaders as Viscount
Cecil of Chelwood Gord Robert CeciD,
Gen. Jan Smuts and statesmen repre-
. senting neutral nations - Holland,
Switzerland, Spain and the Scanda-
navias - have undergone a change
In thinking about the United States.
They used to argue that the League of
Nations could not live without WASH
ington's presence at the Council
table. Now they claim it will endure
without the assistance of Japan and
, Germany, and that it can get along
without Italy if necessary But few
Europeans will deny that the Geneva
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