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Show SORRY U. S. HAS FOREflJ EUROPE President of Czech Republic Outlines Situation to Yankee Writers PRAGUE, Czecho slovakia, June 29. 1 Preaident Thomas Masaryk, the deli de-li i rer of the new republic of Czecho Blovakia in conversation with a group! 0l American correspondents today, ex pressed keen regret that "Americans no longer care to take a part in European Euro-pean affairs." The Withdrawal of the ( inted Strifes ho paid had weakened the hand of the entente in settllnc auch vital contro1 ersies an that belnv; wagi d between the Poles, and the i ha over the Teschen coal fields President Maeunk declared his be lief in the league of nations and said thai if America was to have economic relations with Europe she must also lave moral relations. "I am sony." he said "that Americana Ameri-cana no longer care to take a part in European affairs. I wish Presldcn Wilson could have succeeded. 1 heft he-ft In the league of nntlons and if the leaders of he league show that h re Is discord amongst them it Is not good for the ent- nte. America came into the war without m lejflSb claims. She fought to strengthen this peace and to put It Into practice, and ought not to leave it now. I wi?h Americas democracy could be felt in Europe. I know the Monroe doctrine; but i." America is lo have economic relatione with Europe she must hIhj have moral relations Th r must be moral .is well as pecuniary reciprocity "The Teschen problem la a burning question In Czecho slovakia The econ omlata of both Poland and this na t i m claiming that the Teschen coal tields re absolutely essential to the industrial welfare of their respective countries Speaking of this situation, Dr. Masaryk said that the Czechs want i plebiscite held as agreed. oo |