The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-18
THE PRACTICAL WAY TO HELP.


States in their affairs. They able to govern them
selves according to their own IDEAS whether their pref
erences are monarchal, federal or democratic. They
do need league of nations to teach them the lesson
of peace to ward off attack by Germany, for they
know By experience the horrors of and Germany IS
bound hand and foot There is danger of the collapse
of nations through outside aggression but there is great
danger of collapse because of exhaustion and demoral
cation.
What Europe needs is advice, interference or poll
teal nostrums but food, clothing, work animals seed
machinery building material, railroad materials and
everything else.
The Americans of largest heart and balm not both
ering about political inventions means OF saving CIV
lization They are concerned with the practical task OF
extrcatng mperled nations which, if they fall will drag
the world down to deep depression and poverty if not to
the permanent fate of barbarism The nations are linked
together by fate and fact the chain is stronger than
its weak Inks and the strong unhurt peoples must lift
up the others.
There are practical methods whereby the United States
country or antagonizng European peoples The league
of nations is the right method because it takes from
America the exclusive control of America and thus en-
feebes this nation in its judgment where it should be
strongest if it is to the world Americans, not
foreigners must plan and execute the tremendous effort
which America must now put forth in behalf of Europe
No trafckng and intriguing council of foreigners at
Geneva can properly direct the policy of the United
States,
America must energize European peoples and establish
nequilibrum of credit which will put the true value be-
hind the pound sterling the franc the Ira and the ruble
From the beaten assassin of nations, still loaded with
spols must come the security which will underie thu
financial operations necessary to animate the victims now
suffering from syncope These victims are perfectly
healthy and well able to earn their living and main
tan their own freedom.
The German empire is about to be placed under the cor
troll of a reparation commssion-not tanged-up
league of nations" but commission acting under or
lers of the nations that whipped Germany. This com.
mission will have extraordinary powers, including the
power of regulating taxation 1t will have power to de-
ermne how much indemnity Germany shall pay, and I'M
Ter what terms No doubt this commission will require
Germany to hand longterm bond issue of several
billions secured by the German empire, which in turn is
under bond to the commission With this German bond
issue safely deposited in the Golfers of the allied
nents there will be ample basis for issuing allied bonds
or money to persons and communities damaged by Ger
many Thus the primary credits will be restored at least
in part.
America must be ready supply the remainder of the
credit required and supply any material needs of
Europe This can be done without drawing from any
American pocket single dollar in charity, From this
time forth would be unwse in fact to hand Amer
can food or any other thing to Europeans without re-
quring payment for there already too many Euro
Deans demoralized and pauperized by charity In Bel
gium especially the population is debitated by free
ood so that it is wenght impossible to get honest
lays work from any workman OF course, it is crime
% require American workmen to sweat for the sake of
sending the bread of idleness to Europe.
American finance, properly organized, backed by the
rood will and good business sense of American citizens
AN easily lift Europe out of the hole. great factor
IF strength is the millions of hands in Europe eager to
eturn to work and production. The workers outnumoe
he drones individually and through corporate effort
Millions of tiny threads be and foated across
he Atlantic which will combine and form ultimately al
giant ndestructble cable, sapabe of bearing up the
weight of the world and civilization.
1t is this work. this individual and collective practical
1ep that appeals to Americans the true solution of
Guropes problems No political scheme is necessary
advisable and ENHANCEMENT of America in European
politics should be tolerated Let the hardheaded but
hearted Americans get busy the job of resusc
ating the European peoples in practical manner, and
he efforts of the war will be wiped out soon AS fun
lamenta condition of American assistance let Americans
insist that there shall be no interference by the United
States government in the vitality necessary task of bind
ng Germany and the German people to the wheel of debt