The State Department, engaged in fa yeasoned and not an instinctive approach to the problem, has realized for some tine that the Interests of America and the interests of Europe cannot be placed in absolutely watertght compartments and that America cannot be completely indifferent to: European affairs, even though prudence disrate that she play no active part in them. Especially ts this true in marlers of war and peace. Even. if, runs the dominant State Department point of view, the United States could by carefully planned legislation prevent herself from being involved in war, she would suffer indirectly: from {ls consequences.
The world has become aw sensitive unit and if one part is hurt the whole suffers. If only from the paint of view of enlightened self-interest, therefore America should use whol influence she could to preserve world peace and, if, hostilities broke out, to shorten the duration of war.
Even the State Department dared not fly in the face of popular instinel to the extent of urging ce-operation with the League. "Instead the theory' Was evolved that America and the League should each follow their respective courses though as the ob-Jective of each was the same their' measures might at certain points colnelde, or supplement each other.
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