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Show rARY IHMHES STEUCK A HIGH CLEAR Soi IL' stated: vmnent can not be unmindful of the CW ofAmeiL people ; Mhat they shoul(1 nyome involved in European pohheal quK 11011 Th,t the Genoa conference is essentially and solely ; vl ; lathering that will be marked- by intrigue and bitfe !" thei t an by frank actions and cooperation, l8 1,esVath" T0 have kept informed upon the develops t0 all men ho a e m Lm'0Pl the Genoa conference following his failure at CannI conceived th e Ge noa c .n pVPir b con e intoxicated to the extend that they 'hav Ci noi'us that this country should not only attend, been c101 b t sll0uki go prepared to agree to almf, Genoa confe ence D caocelling all foreign loans ar to Underwrite Europe for an i S They predicate their position upon the theory ft un s the United States does this, Europe is going to smash. This may or may not be true, but it interesting m tt, connection to recall a sentence or two from President Haf '"'s annual message to Congress. Addressing himself ; "he question of international economic conditions, the Pr, dent stated: . . "Sensible of every obligation of humanity, commerce a-, finance, linked as they are in the present world condition, is not to be argued that we need destroy ourselves to be help; to others With all my heart I wish restoration to the peoP: blio-hted by the awful World war, but the process of restorati-does restorati-does not lie in our acceptance of like conditions. It Tf. better to remain on firm ground, strive for ample employ md high standards of wage at home and point the war ' balanced budgets, rigid economies and resolute efficient w as the necessary remedies to cure disaster. It is not unworthy selfishness to seek to save ourselves when the p -cesses of that salvation are not only denied to others but c: mended to them." In contradiction of the propaganda being spread, t America's active participation in the Genoa conference i i ...r,-, uomirimic rnllarisp of Knrnnp istliok esseuuai to piecuu n ciuim j-- 1 mony of many sane observers who insist that what Eur needs is the speedy realization of the fact that if she is r to get her on her feet again she must quit looking for out 'help and turn her attention to her own delinquencies in form of tremendous expenses, issuance of paper money and: growing disposition to "beat her honest debts." All Eur Is inoculated with the virus of state socialism, Russia : this disease in the most virulent form, but it prevails in tied manner among all the peoples of Europe. This is the same idea which prevailed in many quar in this country following the European war. One of' -first things which the Eepublican administration stopped it came into power in 1921 was the growing habit of pri; interests rushing to Washington to have the government! i them out of their difficulties, rather than to face the sihia: themselves and attempt to solve their own problems by put:: I into effect old-fashioned policies of hard work, frugality an honest determination to meet their obligations. This t 'attitude of the administration at home has played a very: portant part in getting the United States on a firm finai; basis and getting industry and commerce in the United St; faced in the right direction. What Europe needs is an at; cation of exactly the same old-fashioned remedies. This ; -can have only of her own volition. For that reason it' be evident to right-thinking people that America's rete participate in the Genoa conference, become embroiled in oi the European political intrigues and wind up by giv Europe a blank check for her spendthrift ministries "to fi at their will is the wisest decision not only from the stand of the United States, but from the standpoint of Europe its |