The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-12-24
EUROPE NEEDS
To POOL FOOD,
BLISS SAYS
Peace Envoy Says Ger
many Should Be In
cluded in Coalition
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WASHiNION. Dee. gt.-rurope' most
urgent need today IL the pooling of ~ food
supply aud the establishment Of proper dis
irritation facilities under a director general.
In the opinion of General Tasker n. Bliss
q member of the American peace delegation
who reached Warrington today from Paris.
such an arrangement, Gcneral Bliss said.
would remove diseontent. strengthen morale
and aid over their formative period the mas
governments which have been created a. a
result 81 the war.
Germany should be Included IN the econ.
oinic coalition. General Bliss said. With
GermaEy excluded he declared. there would
be an element of discomfort which would In.
eyitahlg react on the other countries.
General Bliss saw no possibility of inelnd'
bF Russia In the distribution plan, but he
ssid " the present so.eailsd goyerHaient ~
that eruntry would play fair with The rest
Of 'he world for so days and during that
time the general distribution Of neeessiti.s
could he a., rsed 20 include Russia. hs be-
iieyed that the present situAtion In that
country would be completely changed.
No Reason for Famine.
There b. no reason for famine threatening
any portion Of Europe General Bliss saia.
despite the desiructian and toss Of produe'
tion during the war lie estimated food
Production .his year IN Europe to be between
40 and 80 per cent n normal. Interruption
Of distribution and boarding of excess sup
rlies explains the present economic situation,
10 his opinion.
The morale of the older governments In
Europe is good without ex option. ueneral
Bliss sAd but the more recently established
nAtph, ere still far from stable o. a result
of economic Ills, described A. utterly un-
Necessary. France Great Britain and Italy
should lend their whola support 10 the coali-
| iion idea. II only for the good which viii
deyoiys 20 themselves. he declared.
General Alss suggested that such man
A. Herbert Haoyer DO should he named d..
! rector general Of supplies for Europe and
that there should be appointed with this Of.
/ fetal another 10 be- director general Of .fans-
| portaiion Into the common pool under the
[ plan. would be placed not only all stores Of
/ cereals and grains but coal petroleum, met
all aud railroad equipment.
There i. food IN plenty right up 10 the
| gate. of Budapest and Vienna and starvation
/ within both cities General Bliss said.
Hope for Germany
| The present government Of Germany,
/ weak as ID - represents the only hope
I Of the world Tor the early reconstruetion Of
/ that country In the opinion Of the peace
! Commissioner
~ that government falls. he said,
/ there can arise only oae of two extremes
either an absolutely reacteuaty government.
or what would amount 10 rule by soviet
/ tie NNN seen NN NNNNNAN NfINNNE hNNNN tN
| dirated revival of the iunker domination
of Urrmany nor which bore out the fcar'
| expressed abroad that Oermauy would again
become a menace 10 world peace
Europe 10 whole IL 10 urcd of war. %
| he said THAT incidents which ordinarily
might lead ~ hosiiiitics will he long over
looked
| = France il so near to Germhny that
condition which To- ~ might pear ~ trisis
20 her takes on the aspect 81 hreatcne.
Invasion.
Miliiarism sun Rampant
on the other hand General Bliss said
! there had a. yet been No decline iu mill
iarism IN Europe since the war, ~ far a'
any effect on rombatant forces 20. Ever
! nation h. over armed he said. largely he
,nusr Of the unstable situations NJ their GO,
rrnments and the fear Of Bolsheyism q
hc latter was removed aud the general dis
trihution Of supplies undertaken. Genera
bliss thought that tho common sense ot M
people" iu each case would soon force
material reduction in military establish
mcuts
Of Holshr,Ism 90 the abstract Genera
His, had mo- criticism to make II BE-
! principle" be said witch right or wrong
1 viii have 90 Ae faced, but boishesi-m. u
sNemplifed hy the present regime in Rus
sa he declared. placed that country AZ va
with the vhole World, which necessarily mus
, fight back
tn. policy ~ .pendiug millions in the ci
fort o. make the rcst " the world the pre-
. tn Russia " is the special feature Of th
i.cniuc Trotfky rule which bring those lra'
err into conflict with other nations, tencr.
Rites said In their effort TO undermine IN
. institutions m tho other nations
d PERSONAL, a" Ucurrnl Bliss added.
AeIir,c that u 10 we're possible 90 so dr
. tribute the supplies in Russia 10 put cloths
ID on th, back, N thr people 20 fiil their beih'
n aud warm their homes. bolahc,ism Woul
IIsapprHt iu q month Do
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