El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-25
EUROPE GETTING
WAR FAST
America is the Hope Of All.
League Of Nations Fa-
Yored EVervWhere.

Dayton, O., Oct- 25.-John n PAT
ters0n, president OF the National Cash
Register company. who has JUST re-
turned from an extensive tour Of
France. England. Belgium and Ger
many. says he found the general atti-
1ude Of the people over there IS to
forget the var and get down to busi-
ness
In France. for instance" said Mr..
Patterson, conditions were much
better than We had expected 10 find
them. As we passed from Harre 10
Paris we saw the French people
working in the fields harvesting
bounuful crops, and judging from the
tsrs appeared 20 be getting back 10
normal conditions.
I'm Paris me streets were tuu Of
busting crowds the cafes and thea
terE we'll parrouiZed.
During the war cur hotel had been
Used as hospital. but az the time we
arrived no vestige OF the hospital re-
~We spent two days visiting the
devastated regions about scissors,
Chateau-Ihlerry and Belleau Wood.
We saw the French people return
y
claiming the waste lands. At many
points Lhey were rebuilding homes
and other buildings.
Prom what we saw throughout
france 70 seems probable that this
country win come back even quicker
than 10 did after the Franco Prussian
way.
Germany Ready to co Ahead.
we Travelled from Paris TO Berlin
on military Fasses and going by way
OF Cohlenz and Cologne, we noted
that IN both these cities retail BUSH
ana other means OF transp ortation
appeared TO be normal
asNoWhere On Germany did we
lind an expressed intention 20
erlde payment OF the Indemnity.
The Germans have always re-
lnected force and they realize that
they must abide b. the result Of
the struEEle.
Germany has been hard hit BY the
war Its railroad systems and rolling
stock have deprecated greatly The :
value OF the mark normally worth I
about q cents has fallen beloH
cents IN American money.
The German war debt is, OF course, I
tremendous-owed f9r the most part I
10 hen own people The new govern I
ment system OF taxation IS falling I
most heavily upon the well 20 do I
classes and the present government /
generally seems to have the support I
CT the people. However. the military ]
IS stu power not to be lost sight /
Of Bolshevism seems to be about 4
over.
llr Patterson was asked what the I
Germans needed most 70 get back 10 I
..The ratification OF the peace
treaty first Of alln he said. "and
definite statement Of the maximum
amount q the indemnities they must
pay. Until she knows this they VIII I
continue to null a long face IN order
30 secure the best possible terms
"after firot Germany VIII need
food. OF which there Is stin a tre-
scarcity. then steam coal for
WOOL cotton, copper OILS. hides. etc
Hcleirm Proere-slre. Confident
-Most Of Us think OF Belgium IS
srrt Of no mans land. but as we
passed through this sturdy little
country. we were amazed to note the
fine growing crops every where
lnrnuEnuufZ the devastated portions
b. Belgium we found the same prog
ress being made % retaining waste
lands and r. 6uiiding homes as We had
found IN France
"AFriculiurally Belgium e. almost
On its feet again and. although It's
industries are stil tn an unsettled
condition. considerable progress Is
being made IN REBUILDING mills and
ractories and ID recovering machinery t
-ransportef By the Germans. Much
mere rapid progress viii be made ss
soon as Belgium begins % receive her
zdemuify payments
every where we fouud the rfu-
PIE taEiue their hopes 81 the
future upon emrrica. They feel
fhaf only with the help % THIS
rnuufry rln their continued pence
1ud prosperity be insured.
Morally we are ohligated to DO an
We can 70 help Fnrope get unnu Its
Get and In addition. the United
States has selfish interest in the
rehabilitation ofam European coun-
.rins because nur prosperity iB Inter
linked with theirs Not e single one
y fhe many prominent husiness men.
military authnrities and offIrials We
net IN Eurnue had word % say
lzafnaf the neare treaty and the
earra OF nations
arf the lcnEue Of nations does
nofhluu else O. r~su fetish n
Moral code FOR nations. II VIII
set un inrfrnafleaaf ronrT--nd-
1neufE. even were no r-lll11rT
for~r PraFidfd 70 enforce its
rulinEs-"