Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-05-22


missioner of New York, DR.. Copeland.
sand for the other side just to measure
the danger and take precaution
against such an invasion.
This is one menace at our TIRES.
hold, the other more threatening,
more terrible the menace of the
worlds i'll will We can afford to die.
but TO be despised forever as a greedy
and Pharisaical nation is fate that
We must not incur.
The French government has many
serious problems to solve, but the
French peasantry is working, and the
French artisan. while still badly in
need of raw materials. has not lost his
habit Of industry and thrift
The most encouraging fact about
france today is that her people are
alive to the seriousness of Frances
problem and they are going forward
braVely to solve that problem.
Italy despite her great shortage of
raw material, is looking forward and
not backward. Italy can be relied
dpon TO do her part
"EnsIand is meeting the problems or
reconstruction just as those who knew
her past should have expected her To
meet them
1T is not for me, perhaps, to give
IN detail formula for solution of the
worlds Ills, but as / have been asked
many times, w hat would you dog
am glad to give my own answer. Ac-
cordingly. would ask;
Il. That congress immediately mass
a bill appropriating a sum not 10 ex.
coed $500,000,000 for the use OF cen.
tral and eastern Europe.
= That congress call upon the
president TO appoint nonpolitical
commission of three Americans. dis.
linguished for their character and ok.
ecuuYe ability and commanding the
respect of the American people. Such
a commission should include men of
he type Of Gen. Pershing, Mr. Hoover
| or EX-Secretary Lane | would invest
that commission with complete power
'3. | would have the commission in.
structed TO proceed at once accompa-
MED by proper personnel, TO survey
conditions in central and eastern Eu-
rope ana then act for the restoration
OF those countries under such condi-
| ions ana upon such terms as the
commission itself may decide to be
practical and effective Among the
conditions should be provided that
lhere should be no local Interference
with the free and untrammeled exer-
else by the commission of its own pre-
rogatiye of allotng materials.
Governmental politics should be
eliminated; unreasonable and prejudl-
cial barriers between the various
countries should be removed. and such
substantial guarantees as may be
available should be eXacted in order
that the conditions imposed should be
| fulfilled.
"a As to financial terms, | should
make them liberal. | would charge no
interest for the first three years; for
the next three years per cent, with
provision that such interest might be
funded If the economy conditions of
the country were not sHproximating
normal or if its exchange conditions
were so adverse as to make payment
unduly burdensome | should make
the maturity of the obligation Is years
from its date, and should have no
doubt as to it's final payment.
IS. Immediately the plan was adopt
ed would have our government invite
other governments in a position to as
sist to participate in the undertaking.
&c. TO set forth completely my
opinion ! should add that in the Anal
instructions the American people.
! through their government, should say
to the commission: We want you to
90 anG do this job in such manner
as, after study, you think IL should
be done. This is no ordinary under,
| taking The American people trust
you to see that II is done right
81 would also say to the commits.
sion Use 50 muCn Of this money as ia
needed Personally I am confident
that with the assistance and co-opera-
| ton which would come from other
parts of the world the sum of $500.
100000 from the United States would
be more than enough to start these
countries on their way To selrsuppDrt
and the restoration of normal condi.
| lions.
THE whole plan, of course, involves
| many practical considerations. the
most serious % which Is that of e.
tanning the money. whether by issuing
/ additional Liberty bonds an Increase
! in the floating debt or by taxation.
/ But | think We could property say TO
the treasury department: We know
| how serious your financial problems
| are; we know the difficulties which
! are immediately confronting you; we
/ know the Importance Of dehation. and
We know that The government must
economic and that individuals must
| economize, but We also know that the
! American government advanced $40
! 600, 100000 TO it's allies to attain vic
| tory ana pease Certainly il is worth
making the additional advance in or.
| der 10 realize the peace for which We
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