30 APRIL 1927, Page 3

The expulsion of the bishops from Mexico may give a

new turn to American policy. President Coolidge, as We may judge from his latest statement, is disturbed by What he calls the misinterpretation of his principles. lie asks for more toleration at home so that the United States may be better understood abroad. He will be fortunate if he persuades the Opposition not to oppose even in foreign affairs. But really the policy of the State Department has invited conflicting interpretations. Now the President has come more nearly than he ever did before to admitting that American protectorates are inevitable in Central America in order to safeguard the Canal. Ultimately, perhaps, it will be admitted that the l'Idted States acts not so much on principle as because she must.