Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-06-03

missioner Of New York, DR.. Copeland
/ sailed for the other side just to meas
ure the danger and take precf ution
against such an invasion.
This is one menace at our threshold.
The other, more threatening, more ter
rible, Is the menace of the worlds III
will. We can afford to die, but to be
despised forever as greedy and phar-
isaieai nation Ia fate that we must
| net incur.
The French government has many
serious prsSlesns TO solve, but the
French peasant Is working and the
French artisan, while still sadly in |
need Of raw materials, has not lost his |
habit of industry and thrift. The most
encouraging fact about France to-day
Is that her people are alive to the Sc
robustness 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
upon to 90 her part
England Is meeting the problems Of
reconstruction just as those who knew
her past Should have expected her to
meet them.
Plan to Aid Central Europe.
1t 10 not for me perhaps to give In
detail a formula for solution Of the,
worlds Ills, but as have been asked
many times, What would yeu dsr' I
am glad to give my own answer.
Accordingly, l would ask:
/. That Congress Immediately pass
bill appropriating \ SUM net to En-
eeed $500 600, 900 for the use Of Con-
trail and Eastern Europe.
T. That Congress- can upea the Pres
ident to appsint \ Beapelitienl com.
mission Of three Americans, distin-
guishea fer their character aHd exec
utfve ability and ess>aaaHdsRs the re-
spect Of the American people. Ssah
commission should inGBae Rm Ct
the type q General PershinS, Nc.
Hoover or eY-Seeretary Lane Iweafd
invest that commission with complete
power.
9. | would have the commission In
structed to proceed at once, aceernea-
/ MED by proper personnel 10 survey
conditions In Central and Eastern Eu-
rope and then act fer the resterntisn
of those countries under such cendi-
! tons and upon such terms as the coBr-
mission itself may decide to be practi-
cable and effective. Among the con-
ditions should be provided that there
should be no local interference with
the free and untrammeled exercise by
| the commission Of its own preragative
Of sfocat!Rg materials. Governmental
politics shsald be elis.inated unrea-
sonsbls and prsjHdieaal barriers be-
tween the various ssSxtfiss should be
removed, saS such substantial gNsren-
tees ~ nay be available aAssis be sa-
asts< N order that n ssaitsisas in-
psesA sAsvaS - sxia14sA.
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safs thsa lAsral. I vssAa sAaAs 10
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the asxt tAssa ysans pr eset wath
pesvh40 tAst sseA Interest nixAt be
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he csHatsy wsrs ret sp1rsAeAias H&rA
nal, Or X Its exchange esHaitisnx vsre
- alSeFss a. b wake payment IN
evg bSrdeAssIHa, sAsxlS make ~
natHrfU Of Ne sAksatfsa Is years
fssH IL cate, and sasuls have no
AssSt n - its hsad payment
J. I1asdAta&y de HtsA vsa adept
81 ! vivid have eur sSseExHsst n
Vim s&ASr SsvsrHnsGts In Q pssit6a
= sOnk. ID participate a - sndsr-
Akt1R
Z - ~ tsrtA es1Esasaay ny ep.n-
I'm. sAsull 81 that n he tAsl h.
A1nettsas the Ameri0aa pssvAa
through their gsvsrna0t AAsas SOY
- The eoanissisl:
we want yea to - and d this Job
tAi,k It sheuld so done, This To No
ordinary undertaking. The American
people trvst yss te zee that is done
right"
would also say 10 the coBnission:
use so much Of this money as n
needed" Personally, I am confident
that with the assistance and co-opera-
ton which would come frem other
parts Of the world the sum of $780,
100000 from the United States would
be more than enough to start these
countries on their way to self support
and the restoration of normal cendi-
lions.
The whole plan, of course involves
many practical considerations, the
most serious of which is that of Oh
timing the money, whether by issuing
additional Liberty bonds, an increase
In the floating debt or by taxation.
But I think We could properly say 70
the treasury department:
I'VE know how serious your nnan-
sial problems are; we knew the difs>
ealties which are Immediately esp-
frtntisg you we know the inpsrtanss
Of SedatisR, and we know that fse gov
ersu0t must ecsnooaIze and that h.
AvtASajs nust eoonOmiEs, kss we srae
knew that ehe American govern mest
advascsa slSooo, 0O0. 600 to ito Slssss
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