| Show v v yo vI yoI I I Europe Controls troIs Its t Destiny I I 4 By y EDWIN M. M BORCHARD Former Law Librarian to Congress and Professor of Law at Yale President Coolidge's world court has re revived revived revved re- re discussion here and abroad as to where our operation cooperation with Europe begins benins or ends In a very interesting editorial Professor Borchard Borchard Bor- Bor chard thard points out some some of th the political factors in tho the situation on International relations consist of so many factors fac fM- tors that the tire scientific must be cautious about suggesting sOlutions solution Panaceas are oft often n favorably regarded l as an alternative to facing Unpleasant unpleasant unpleasant un un- pleasant facts The Tho uncritical and unqualified es espousal espousal es- es x of f r the league of nations and the permanent court however howe useful those institutions may prove e to be reflects this desire delre for e escape cape History the treaty of Versailles and current political developments do not I believe Justify very strong hopes of immediate material improvement In international relations The boundaries of European European Euro Euro- an countries ha e never been en stable for any great length of time and I 1 sea see little evidence to Justify the tho belief that they are arc more now than here here- tofo-e. tofo Tire The league ague is designed to Insure the tho status qu quo It Is ts questionable whether this will prove practicable or whether It makes for eventual e peace pence Conditions In Asia and ana Africa are far from stable and imperialistic policies of European countries countries' disclose disclose dis dis- close dose no substantial change as n against The mandate and the protectorate reveal no very materIal material ma ma- difference In practical result Europe Is the custodian of t Its own destiny and andIs andIs andis Is slowly beginning to operative co sense As usual such Improvement is first manIfested manifested manifested mani manI- in the economic fi field ld Witness sg the he steel and andiron andiron andiron iron agreements There Thore will probably be otho others s. s. s Locarno L Is js a hopeful beginning In tn th the 1 field But tire the sensible proposal the gradual reduction of tariff barriers In Europe did not meet with unmixed approval h by all aH the Many Who feel that the they would have t to sacrifice temporary temporary tem tem- Industries revenue o or self sef pro pro- test The coohe coolness manifested toward so practical a tI operative co proposal approved in the tue abstract by most economists S shows sows how difficult the problem problem problem lem of political peace really Is In Europe aside from the general economic and political factors which continuously underlie international international inter Inter- national relations we have lla such ephem ephemeral ral but pow powerful dl disturbing elements as tire the great minorities question foreign military occupation indefinite te reparations rep rap and great public debts inflated d armies a and currencies wholesale confiscations political dictatorships dictatorships dic die and RUs Russia problems RussIa problems enough to enlist an army of will good in their solution Foar and lon however howe seem Cem still more common than will good but perhaps self Interest and the realization that the continued anarchic condition spells ultimate general disaster will Aid in finding pi piece meal meal ce-meal solutions and thus ameliorating the ten ten- I sion The league should be a useful agency age of conciliation But the very nature of thra problems shows how little th the United States knows about most of them or pr how hew little we should be asked for advice In their solution Ambassador Herrick strikingly E pointed this out in his recent speech on his experience in the council of ambas ambassadors adors When Europe shows a realization that peace is deemed more mere important than power and prestige and wn-sn wn It Indicates a genuine willingness to make national sacrifices for International peace the United States can and probably will ill make nak-e those financial contributions contributions contributions con con- which will be ne needed ded Europe not the United States holds the key to European peace C Copyright 1926 Cosmos Newspaper Syndicate Inc n |
