The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-07
AMERICA DID NOT
 FAIL EUROPE ON
 LEAGUE STAND

London Dec 6-'There is an i'm pression in many lands that America has failed Europe, refused to rat1fy the peace treaty, and withd drawn from participation in the great work of re- construction-in other words, has yir- tualIy abandoned her former allies in the time of their greatest need.
 'But- what is the actual fact? America has been doing more for the relief and reconstruction of Europe than all other powers put together"
 Such is the corrective to popular opinion in Europe and tribute to America given by E. R. Peacock, an EngIishman who has travelled wide ly during recent months and who writes from Australia to the Spec tator.
 This is a bold statement" he says, 'fbut from personal experience and observation I believe it to be abso- lutely beyond dispute, and probably the measure of her help is only feeb- ly indicated by that comparison"
 To the average Englishman, who cannot rid himself of the idea that America and the American always do things with a brass band accom- paniment, Peacocks portrayal of Americas effort of mercy undoubted- ly comes as a surprise. Unquestion- ably the vague opinion of the aver age man in the street here is that America. has abandoned Europe. The idea was strengthened by the cleo ton results.
 Amcrican Relief Work.
 "Since the armtsttce," Peacock writes, "I have visited most of the countries between Asia Minor and Denmark, and between the English Channel and the Baltic provinces Everywhere l have found social ser- vice agencies from America working along unostentatiously, but very prac- t4ea1ly and efficiently, in the inter est of the people suffering from the effects of the war. There is no re- gard for nationality. race, religion or politics, but simply the recognition of human need,
 '"rhe American Is positive, practf- cal and constructive, and everything that touches his sympathy makes strong appeal to his ideals1n. "Here is America supplying the food gratuiteusly, rendering the or ganizing service and feeding between 3,06e,6 900 and s,560.0e0:: every day. day after day, week aftex week, and month after month, during the armis- tice and right up to the present time
 we have got used to talking in big figures and they have lost their real significance. The mind cannot ina zine the task this fepFesents.''
 Peacock outlined for his country men the main channels through which this work is dones Hoover's s child welfare organization, the Amer ican relief administration warehouses, the American Red Cross Society, American Friends service committee, the ', M. c. A. the '. ". c. A. and others.
 fFhts does not pretend te be a capl pIete account eE ATnerica's work in Fsurope,'' he concludes, ''being sim ply that which has come before the observation af single traveller. Stands With Allies. TIt 6eraohstrates, however, that Araerica ls not standing out of the work, or abandoning the allies, but, op the contrary, is in it uR to the necsz-saving lives, healing the sick, Eeeaipg the hungry, especially women and children, bringing more than a ray of hope, comfort and sunshine l into a soreiy ravis1aed world, and win ming the gratitude of millions upon millions of unfortunate people who have had no share or Influence in bringing about thed isaster which has l como upon them.
 "It is not too much to say that Americans are doing more than all other countries combined, and doing l it in a way that must win the ad-
 niration of all who have the oppor-
 tunity of seeing this true spirit of l America and how she is trying to | cope with desperate conditions Is it possible to imagine what Europe would be with out this help? And yet it barely touches the fringes of ] the actual nfed-'