The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-07
AMERICA LEADS IN
EUROPEAN RELIEF
Doing More Than All Other A.
lies Combined, Says Brit
ish Traveller. .
NJ EARLE a. REEVES,
Iat~raatisssI New. Service.

LONDON, Dec There Is an inn
preston la many minds that America
has failed Europe. refused TO ratify
the peace treaty. and Withdrawn from
participation In the great work Of re-
construction--in other words. has
practically abandoned her former
allies In the time Of their greatest
need
yet what In the actual factf
America has been doing more for the
relief and rcconstructiOns Of Europe
than all other powers put together"
Such il the corrective 10 popular
opinion in Europ" and tribute TO
America given by Il. X. Peacock. an
EnglIshman who has Travelled wide
~ during recent months and who
writes from Australia TO the Spec
tator
This is a bold statement" he says.
but from personal experience and
observation ] believe IL to be abso-
lutely beyond dispute. and probably
the measure Of her help is only feebly
Indicated by that comparison"
To the average Englishman. who
cannot rid himself Of the idea that
America and the Americans Away
do things with a brass band accom-
paniment Peacock's portrayal OF
Americas effort OF mercy undoubtedly
comes az surprise. tnquestionably
the vague opinion OF the average man
in the street here is that America
has abandoned Europe. The idea was
strengthened by the election results.
AMERICAN RELIEF WORK.
"Since the armistics," Peacock
writes, 81 have visited most of the
countries between Asia Minor and
Denmark, and between the English
| Channel and the Baltic provinces.
4 4. Il. I'll
vice agencies from America working
along unostentationsiy but very prac-
tically and efficiently in the interest
% the people suffering from the ef-
fects of the war. There is no regard
| for nationality, race, religion or pol
tics. but simply the recognition OF
\ human need.
THE American is positive. practical
and constructive, and everything
that touches his sympathy makes a
strong appeal to his idealism.
| Here is America supplying the
food gratuitously. rendering the Or
ganizing service and feeding between
3. 0O0, 900 and $500, 600 children every
day-day after day. week after week.
and month after month during the
armisticc and right up to the present
| time.
1--WE have got used to talking In
big figures and they have lost their
real significance. The mind cannot
imagine the task this represents"
| Peacock outlined for his country
men the main channels through
which this work is done: Hoover's
Child Welfare organization. the Amer
lean relief administration warehouses,
the American Red Cross Society,
American Friends Service Committee,
the Y NJ. c. A.. the Y. w. 9. A, Knights
of Columbus, and others.
This d2:s Mt pretend 10 ID"
complete a cnGnt of America work
in Europe he concludes. being
simply that which has come before
the observation Of a single traveller.
STANDS WITH ALLIES.
at demonstrates, however, tnat
America is not standing out OF the
work, or abandoning the allies, but,
on the contrary, is in it up 70 the
neck-saving lives. healing the sick,
| feeding the hungry, especially
women and children. bringing more
than ray of hope, comfort and sun
shine into sorely ravishcd world.
and winning the gratitude of millions
upon millions of unfortunate people
who have had no sherc or Influence
in bringing about the disaster which
has come upon them.
| at IL not too much 10 say that
Americans are doing more than all
other countries combined. and doing
it in a way that must win the ad-
miration OF all who have the oppor-
tunity of seeing this true spirit of
America, and how she is trying to
cope with desperate conditions. Is
1t possible 70 imagine what Europe
would be without this help? And
yet il barely touches the -fringes OF
! the actual need"