An American Views.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 September 1922, Page 3

An American Views.

UN EUROPEAN SITUATION. AUSTRALIAN AND ASSOCIATION. (Received this day at 8 a.m-) LONDON. September 3J M Cox former Governor of Ohm, addressing the American Imnchcon dub declared France’s condition ans W(irSe than France indicated, lie, howeVgf wtfs all optimist and thought things would work out nil right, provided European statesmen would meet their task with the same vigilance and fidelity as heretofore. The backbone of France lay in the sanity of tbe peasant public opinion. She bad raised enormous sums internally on tbe promise that tire liability would eventually be niet by German indemnities. ( nless the question of Reparations was settled there would bo an economic collapse and tbe franc would follow I lie mark. Pox paid a tribute to tbe Gorman I iesident, Ebert, and Chancellor M irtli. Germany bad been living on the sale of marks in America and England, Before tbe war. trade balances were against her. Now they was enormous. 'l’aree and half billion dollars worth of marks were bold in foreign countries. It was time that the voice of America was heard and she- took her share in tinpolicy of international concern. No hermit ever dief any good in the world. America was the child of Europe. Let her make her contribution in common gratitude to tlu- recuperation of Europe.

European confusion had been eontributod to by the American policy of isolation. There could be no permanent readjustment of European civilisation, until America was part of the general equation. He was sure America’s decision as to the proper thing for Europe to do, would l>e acquiesced in by Franco. Germany and all interested nations. Americans were perhaps inclined to blame France for her militarism, 'bet them remember that, as America bad not made good in the matter irf guaranteeing the security of France until she did so, it was bad grace for her to blame France for taking the steps she would net have done, if a tri-pnrtife agreement had not been denounced by United States.