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...political character in which the government of the United States could not helpfully participate." With these words Secretary Hughes succinctly states the chief reason for our staying out of the Genoa Conference. The stand is justified. Almost from the time of the first suggestion of holding an economic parley have politics entered into the plan. Past events indicate that England is desirous of using the Genoa meeting as a medium for introducing Russia, industrially at least, to the great powers. Lloyd George and Briand bartered for France's consent to join the conference, the British Premier having as a club...
...discussing the work of the Washington Conference in the interests of world disarmament, he pointed out that the achievements of the Arms Parley were but a step in the right direction. "All the Conference has done is to cooperate with other nations in giving us cheaper wars. It has certainly changed the international medium, and has established trust and confidence where none previously existed. Hitherto each nation competed with its neighbor because each nation feared the neighbor. Under the veil of competition there lay a feeling of distrust, a lack of confidence. Now that stumbling block to international harmony...
...soon forgotten that this success is due very largely to the carefully formulated plans which had been completed before the convention of the delegates. With this example so freshly in mind neither Mr. Harding nor any of his advisors would advocate thoughtless acceptance of an invitation to another parley. The benefit which may result from any conference can never be decided beforehand. A knowledge of at least the main topics of the agenda, however, are somewhat of a guide; and in this case the most important seem to be a consideration of the reparations problem, of the barriers raised...
...symbol of the law. Governor of Massachusetts, he clashed with the first attempt of Bolshevism which showed itself in the United States in the form of a strike in the public service in Boston. He broke it ot once by his marble firmness and his stern refusal to parley with the strikers...
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