White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-23

and eating along the fringe of Ger.
many ana Czecho- slovakia will con-
fine itself to these remote lands.
Only last Saturday our health com-
missioner OF New York. DIR. Copeland,
sailed for the other side Just to mea-
sure the danger and tsks precaution
against such an Invasion.
Ills Is one menace at our threshold,
the other. more threatening, more ter.
rible. IL the menac OF the worlds i'll
will. We can afford to die. hut to be
despised forever as u greedy and
pharisaical nation il u fate that we
must not Incur.
The French government has many
serious problems to solve but the
French ~peasantry 10 working aud the
French artisan. while still sadly In
need of raw materials. has NOT lost his
habit Of industry and thrift. The most
encoursg ins fact about France today
ID that her people are alive to the SER
ieusness OF Frances problems. and
they arc going forward bravely to
solve that problem.
Italy, despite her great shortage Of
raw materials, Is looking forward and
not backward. Italy can be relied up
on to do her part.
England Is meeting the problems OF
reconstruction Just as those WIN knew
her past should have expected her to
meet them.
Plan to Aid Central Europe.
II Is not for me perhaps. 10 give in
detail a formula for solution of the
worlds III. but Is | have been asked
many times. What would you do?' I
am glad to give my own answer.
Accordingly I would ask
1.-That congress Immediately pass
a bill sppreprial ting y sum not 10 ex-
coed $500. 000, 900 for the use of CEN
trail aud eastern Europe.
2.-That congress call upon the
president TO appoint a non-political
commission OF three Americans, dis
tinguished for their character and ex-
ecutIys ability and commanding the
respect Of the American people. Such
, commission shonid Include ipen OF
the type Of 0sasrai Pershiug. Mr.
Hoover or ex-bcerstary Lane. 1
would invest that commission with
complete power.
al would have the commission in
strsctsd TO prscesa at once, accom-
paatsd ~ proper personnel, 10 survey
csaditieus In csatrai ana eastern Eu-
rsps and then act for the restoration
! Of those cosatriss under such condi.
1 tfnns AHA raAw Nusnk fAp-a sz ttss RnVA-
mission itself may decide to be prac-
| tieabis aud effective. Among the con-
aitious should be provided that there
should be no local interference with
tho free ana untrammsiied exercise by
the commission Of it's v prerogative
of allotinS materials. Governmental
peiitics should be eliminated unrsas-
enable prejudfcial barriers between
the various countries should be re-
meved. ard such substantial guarAu-
tees ~ may be available should be ex-
acted In order that the conditions inn
posed should be faifiilsd.
i.-As to financial terms. | should
make them liberal. ! would charge no
Interest for the first three years; Tor
the asxt three years . per cent. with
provision that much Of such interest
Nigh be refunded II the economic con-
diuons Of the country were not ap-
proacAiug nermst, or IL its eKchapge
| conditions were - adverse as 10 MAKE
payment unduly h~urdspsome. should
make the maturity Of the obligation
five years from its date and should
| have no doubt rs 10 Its final payment.
s.-Immadiateiy the piAa was adopt
cd would have our government In
ylts other governments In a position
to assist, to participate in the under
taking.
8.--To set forth completely my
opinion. I should add that IL The final
| Instructions tho American people
through their government. should say
to the commission
We want you - 60 aud do this Job
in such q manner. as after a study
you think II should be done. This IL
NC ordinsry undertaking. The Ameri-
can people trust you 10 see that 1t Is
done right"
would also say to the commission
Use so much Of this money rs Ii
needed Personally. I am confident
that with the assistance and cc-opera-
tion which Would cems from other
| pnrls ot tne Woriu INV suu pA eVVys-
10000 from the United States would
be more than enough to start these
countries on their way 10 self support
and the restoration Of normal coadi'
tions.
The whole plan. Of course involves
many practical considerations. the
most serious of which Ia that Of oh.
tanning the money. whether by Issuing
additional Liberty bonds, on increase
in the floating debt or by taxation.
But | think We could properly say 10
| the treasury department:
I'VE know how serious your finan-
cial problems are: we know the diff
ficulties which ARE Immediately con.
fronting you We know the i~mportancs
Of deflation. and We know that tho
government must economize and that
individuals must economlze. but we
also know that the American govern
ment advanced $4,000. 0o0.0o0 TO it's
allies TO attain victory and peace. Ger
tainly II Is worth making the sddi-