Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-18
HALF OF WORLD CAN'T EAT
AS OTHER HALF STARVEs
Henry u. Dawson Declares America
Must Aid Europe to
Recover


NEW YORK. April I'LL the pco.
PIE OF the United States realized the
situation ia Europe they would ask
the government To provide at one. "A 1
that the war-atricK.n nations nn,a
70 save them ana start lhem on th.lr
way To recovery" ACCORDING. 20 H.ur,
DAWSON. chairman %! tn. boa;d
of governors of the League OF Red
cross societies.
Mr. Davidson made this assertion
Al dinner held here tonigh; as u,
services during thu war az chairman
OF the var council of The American
Ked Cross; Dr. Livingston Earrand.
present chairman OF the American
Red Cross, presided. and General
ierShinG was among The Speakers
on'iinrs Red Cross World pima.
Mr. Dayison. who has just return
ei from Europc. outlined the program
Of Inc Rcd Cross League lie de-
ciare9 the only conditions upon which
me United states government should
which hes; wou,u insure the s,,cr"ss
81 the relief Undertaking quite ire
spcctlrc or any obligation" and
home ~
we ar. going to find out ,hn, We
I'm no more escape ehc influence OF the
.urop.an situation Of today than we
""re able TO escape the war itself"
u" SAID. You cannot have 6nc-haic
the world starving and the other half
,atinG- We mus, help put Europe
EuropcS misery"
Europc's Present Attitude.
HccinrrinS 10 the present attitude
- ~ f.utopeans toward Americans Mr..
The say tina; we entered tho
"ar NOR" IMAM two and onc-half Years
.Lttrr y DeSan; we entered not upon
their demand. request or invi,ation.
ih,F recoEn izc. and with deep graft
tidc. the fact that il was TN, rrra,
I.s%Suross Of the American people.
men IesultGh IN the turning of the
oic and finally the triumphant arnj-
sue. IN Novembcr 1915
"hnt Actually Happened
Then what happened? Did we say
10 them that We were gratihed II we
had contributed TO the final victory
OF the allies. that we were goirs; 10
take our men and go home. ,!ia; We
di1 not wish to become involved in
t-uiOpcan politics and would there
:oFc sue Tor a separate peace with
Germany No. on the contrary. we
said we lad Tough, this war 10 make
the world safe for democracy and
now that tho war was won We pro-
posed TO sec that the peace would. he
."t character which would insure
IT'S permanencc: that people should
Tor th- FIRST time enjoy scit-dctermi-
nation as TO where aud under what
conditions they would live. that we
f.gaTded ourselves committed to
stand for those purposes in the
treaty of peace.
We did not arrange to carry on
these negotiations with an ordinary
peace commission; we were there In
M :c:'s person than the Prcs!dc-t
OF the United States, who had broken
all prcCcndents that he might carry
through the principles which he had
snnounCcd to the world. | have been
told many TIMES in Europe. and |
believe IT. il true, that never in his
tory did = man have the world so at
his feet as had our President in the
late winter of 1918 and the spring
Of 1919.
Seem Now 10 HIVE Turned Backs.
Whatever the developments were
later. and whatever the merits or
the reasons, do not forget that 10
Europe We were all-important and
gave incrn every reason TO believe
w We're there and there 10 stick and
tia: nov we seem 10 have turned
our backs"
Mr. Dawson declared il was unfor-
tunate II months must pass before
Americans can give voice directing
assistance. which is within their
power TO pat out confiaEration
whic., is today menacins our own
people.
M- Dawson said he believed any
conditions dictated by justice and
common sense would be unanimously
accepted that such step by our
government would be hailed with
joyous hope on the part of the ma
lions OF the world and that cooper
alton would be forthcoming from
Great Britain. Holland. the Scandi-
navian countries. spain. Japan.
France and other countr :.