President Harding's inaugural address is of the kind that was to be expected and, as far as it is" possible for one in his position to forecast his policy, he maps out a line in which the American people will be glad to follow him. There can be no doubt that the great majority of Americans have no desire to be involved in the affairs of Europe and there can be no questioning the reasonableness of this attitude. It is, however, permissible for Europe to reply that the policy of "splendid isolation" has its converse and that if the United States Government does not wish to be involved in European politics, it must not be surprised if its occasional representations thereon receive the less attention. What we all hope, however, is that the new Administration at Wasbington, now clear of the dust of elec-pioneering strife, will see its way to joining the League of Nations, for the formation of which its
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