Show 4 5 4 3 1 B Back ck to Fundamentals 1 k JHEN lIEN the great powers meet in Washington r i. i i vy to discuss national armaments and Pacific I t 1 questions Charl Charles s E. E Hughes secretary of state more than likely will be the presiding of of- the American delegation Indications I are th that t Pre President ident Harding will leave the details J of the conference to his advisers and will wilt watch 1 the he progress of the meeting from a distance and J without active participation This is in accordance accordance accord accord- f ance with the American form of government and no j n do doubt bt will be pleasing g to the citizenship in general y Lack of observance of this principle entailed I p difficulties in the Paris meeting and wrecked the theS I I S 3 health of President Wilson The United States i fr 1 t is essentially a government government of many minds r reI reed re- re I 1 du ed to toan an organization which permits of fre freedom free free- dom J dam doni of action The burdens of state are too I gr great at for any anyone one man to sho shoulder President resident Wilson 4 i attempted too much when when he lie tried to 1 i direct the American program in the Versailles i I conference ence a and d at the same time guide the destiny the American people aj at home 5 i His health was shattered in iii the effort and it is' is is' is doubtful if his heroic struggle yon ron for him 4 the credit to which he lie was entitled His desire for for work york was misinterpreted in many quarters rand and some sonic there were who held that selfishness prompted him to withhold from his aides the 1 natural functions of their offic offices s. s It would seem S that this mistake is to o be avoided in inthe the Washington Wash- Wash ington meeting and that Mr Hughes will direct I the American negotiations in the conference while J I e f fj j i rk n bith inference faHs S' S in o th f tange g sJ of toe flit e duties of tb the r In the pitfalls n which were c nt in r Paris he Je administration serves e 4 H purposes u p es of J e W ri 1 ll S |