Show CALL GENEVA PARLEY STUPENDOUS FARCE EUROPE TRIES TO CHOOSE MEANS Some Think Statement Was Yas to Di Di- Divert Divert vert Criticism BV nr One of the Foremost Journalists of ofFra France Fra nee Special Radio Dispatch to The Standard standard 1 P 1927 Consolidated Press Fress Association tion PARIS Aug G PresIdent 6 President Cool- Cool r. r 12 word announcement that he be hed f dt-f cc d not choose to run for the d v ni lIv has left leIt French in n a much perplexed as ns opinion In America Twenty five American journalists now flow traveling tra in Europe under the auspices of the Carnegie Peace Foun- Foun Found d d. on were vere asked their opinion upon their arrival In Paris Pails Representing the press of numerous states tes their opinions were largely divergent Dis Dis- Dispatches Dispatches Dispatches patches from New York served merely to deepen the mystery Doubtless the laconic statement cannot go lied fied Mr Coolidge will be obliged to give Ue an explanation Paris is much baffled by the mo mo- moment moment moment ment chosen for publication of the decision Despite the fact that the New York cables emphasize the minor importance of European events on the American political situation nobody here will admit the non-existence non of ofa ofa ofa a certain correlation between the fail fail- failure failure failure ure of the Geneva Genera conference and the presidential statement ATTENTION DIVERTED Had Mr Coolidge not diverted di at- at attention attention attention from the fiasco of the con con- conference ference feren initiated by him his foreign and domestic policies would have been subjected to the liveliest attacks not only by his political cal adversaries but by the world press London would be bs pitiless because it itIs itIs Is 1 not dissatisfied with mth tho th failure of the naval al conference It will be dis dis- dissatisfied dis- dis satisfied later at the progress of American naval construction Cen Central ti-al ti and South Americas America's animosity will mIl awaken at naval na construction cm- cm emphasizing Uncle Sams Sam's predominance on the continent Even the campaign of Van Sacco-Van- Van Van- seW s following ing the de- de dec c sion slon of Governor Fuller would everywhere have been beert intensified whether rightly or wrongly At home the comments on the fail fail- failure failure failure ure of the Geneva conference would not have ha favored Mr Coolidge's can can- The campaign relating to his veto eto of the Haugen McNary-Haugen bill would ht hs extended his vacation in 11 Dakota to conciliate the farmers The third term question unsolved b b- constitution b or law would be dis- dis ru cu d a-d d again In Also the Mexican and nd N policy the international court of Justice the inter allied d bK etc A WISE MOVE Obviating threatened eventualities he tile president declares heill he ill not run for president in 1923 A Virginia now In Paris Pans expressed the thought prevalent pre here when he said said- saidA saidA saidA A wise move in order to be urged to t run for a a. a third term Many of Mr Coolidge's friends and nd some rome Republican organs orans indeed said the laconic and enigmatic statement left the door open for him to come comeback comeback comeback back in case he is designated as the candidate at nt the national Republican convention In this case It was a n wise move mo to kill two birds with one stone by diminishing the importance of the polemics on the Geneva failure and bringing out prematurely the opposing opposing ing In candidates of the Republican and Democratic parties and the criticisms ms against these Already certain names have ha bech beeh put forward demonstrating skillfully that no Republican has as much chance as Mr Coolidge who does not choose to run Should the situa sItua- situation sItuation tion last It would be harmful to the American domestic political situation and very cry embarrassing for other ether powers as the executive powers of a president announcing his retirement a year car before the elections naturally n would bs ba b lessened Mr Coolidge's 12 words are lre likely to o result for 18 months in the thc abro- abro absolute ab o- o lute detachment of the United from diplomatic and international do do- mains |