Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-10
EITRnPE,S NEEnS

EUR0PE'S NEEDS.
P Dawson chairman of the American Red Cross
during the war; recently returned from study of conditions in
central and eastern Europe declares that unparalleled distress
prevails these stricken districts and that immediate and
prehensve action for relief must be forthcoming these
ons perish in the economic chaos engung them result that
will surely involve the United States the European did
Famine disease and misery prevail in the broad belt between
the Baltic and Black Factories and industries idle
either because machinery is destroyed because of absence of
materials lack of transportation and market Epdecs
typhus courge people, with shortage medical supplies
the increase hunger driving little boys to CHASTITY attempts
at murder" Mr.. Dawson summarizes follows:
hndered toll The death has as
has risen 2'S per cent Many children of have
city misery and suffer-
school children are dependent upon public charity 10000 workers
In chechO sova phus and smallpox prevalent
ing and manner through Ruman Tphus devastating
oyerwhem Albania depiorable over
5000 Of rphus have been
In the Ukraine
phu victims number
whole districts are depOpulated In Armenia distress
Deprecated currency effecuay blocks attempts to
These lands must pay DO to so times the normal
cost for everything they buy and they have little nothing
SELL They have hope unless they have the things
without which they need they going produce Neither
have they hope unless they have the transporting those
goods should they be received.
Mr. Dawson suggests a plan to meet Europes need
which consists OF an appropriation by congress of not
exceed $50O0OOO00 for in central and eastern Europe
administered by nonpota commission of three Americans
OF the type OF General Pershng Herbert Hoover and execre
y Lane This commission to make survey of conditions and
then act for the restoration of those countries such
dtons and such terms the commission may itself de-
eide the money to be loaned liberal terms and the
alton Of other countries be requested in the work.
America, which advanced ten billion dollars her allies to
attain victory and certainly ought to be able to make the
additional advance in order to realize the peace for which we
have struggled concludes Mr. Davsonor nothing is more
certain that until normal conditions restored Europe there
can be peace"
Despite the fact that whatever action is taken should be
taken Immediately, and that the cs that the sit
uaon does not admit of delay" Mr. Davison appeal fell on
deaf in mainly because President Wilson had made
similar appeal Congress- under the leadership of Lodge re-
fuses to recognize the nations duty humanity 1t would spend
billions to grab Mexico for oil and interests but nothing to
preserve civilization.
work of this mmensity beyond individual effort it can
only be undertaken by With America to lead
other would cooperate and life hope
mate the stricken peoples.
would seem that the work of arousing American public
opinion to force action by peculiarly the province of
the churcyet we find organized effort by the church to
make its influence felt the churches of America united for
the cause and pulpit echoed the demand not even
vsoness would have adjourned play politics while
Christian civilization peished Yet the church remains strange
y silent and inactive in the midst of penya ethargc in its
duty to humanity as congress itself