The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-06-18
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pVpuldlIOn OF vienna was literally 1am1Sne0 Inc
general death rate had increased 40 per cent
since 1913, and the death rate from Tuberculosis
200 per cent. Many children OF one year had not
surpassed their weight at birth. The middle class.
living on salaries, were selling their belongings
to buy even the government ration One meal for
one person cost kronen at the municipal kitch-
ems, while the salary Of professor n kro-
men month. An overcoat cost three months sal
airy of court justice and secondhand Renault
automobile sold for amount equal to II years
salary OF the chancellor
The following Is taken from communication
from Sir William Goode. British director Of
lief:
give no hope Of improvement In the situation In
Central and Eastern Europe. The misery Of the
outlook In many parts, particularly In Austria,
Poland and Armenia Is worse than ever
The marshalled charity OF the world, government
and unofficial will not alone heal the disease
from which Europe is suffering. Increased pro-
duction and the restoration of economic order out
of political and economic chaos are the only solu-
lions Of the problem that now dehes the ingenuity
Of those who face it,
such Is the p:-ure of conditions In the spring
Of this year of Lord 102O-accordlng to the
information gathered by Mr.. Dawson during
two months stay overseas where he Joined In
conference with representatives Of n nations.
How is that aid to be rendered. week ago
last night at a dinner given to him at the Wal
dorf-Astoria hotel, Mr.. Dawson spoke at length
OF conditions he had found them, and indicated
what seemed to him the only possible courses OF
remedial action. To quote from portions Of his
speech:
"Any voluntary aid to become effective, can
onl, follow the provision of such essentials as
food, clothes, and transportation, which must be
given II the peoples to live and be restored to
condition of self-support, and the need OF which
Is so vast that 1t cannot be given by voluntary
ORGANIZATIONS but must be supplied by govern
ments Upon assurance from the league OF ma
lions that food clothing and transportation will
be supplied by governments, the League OF Red
Cross societies shall at once formulate plans for
the immediate extension Of voluntary relief With
In the affected districts appealing to the peoples
of the world, through the Red Cross organiza-
tions for doctors, nurses and other necessary
personnel, medical supplies, diet foodstuns. and
such money as may be required
1--WE are going to find out that we more
escape the influence OF the European situation of
today than were able to escape the war itself.
You cannot have one-half Of the world starving
and the other half eating. We must help put Eu-
rope on Its feet or we must participate In Eu-
ropes misery We find ourselves the
only country possessed Of many Of the supplies
which Europe needs and which cannot be pur-
chased or given In sufficient volume credit.
As a nation we should at once arrange to place
within the reach OF those peoples that which they
to recovery The situation has deyel-
oped far and seriously that there Is no pos
sibility of It's being met In any other way.
II have always been optimistic American,
because OF my supreme confidence in the ultimate
judgment of the American public upon any ques-
ton submitted to them believe that as soon
as we realize the truth and effect of such state
ments have made, we will take steps worthy
OF the traditions of the American people There
fore the responsibility upon everyone Of us is to
do whatever may be In our power to the end
that the American people may have clear I'M
Outstanding OF what 1t all means, that they may
the sooner declare themselves. Not I'M
til the prior and fundamental step Is taken of fur
nishing by government action the necessary ele
mentals food clothing and transport. will we, the
American people, properly have established our
selves among the peoples Of the world and be In a
position to leave credtabe heritage to those
who to come after"