12 MARCH 1927, Page 2

This might be called ruthless, but it would undoubted! be

very convenient, as American interests, whether t are commercial or are concerned with canals, are now ye far from safe. The-State -Department is dealing with incalculable force when it comes up against poi opinion in the United States. That opinion is alwa on the side of the small Power, though no one can wed' whether Americans- would declare against- their interests in the long run if an imperialistic policy is • presented more plausibly by the State Department t it has been for many months past.