The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-05-17
ASKS AID FOR
DYING NATIONS
Dawson Urges Loan Of $500, /.
600, 900, to Be Allocated
by 3 Americans.

Doa Moines, In. May i7.--Hanry Il.
Dawson, OF J, T.. Morgan Il CO.. chairs
man OF the board OF governors OF the
League OF Rod Cross societies, told the
general conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal church here today that Tore
OF the most terrible tragedies In fn<
history OF the human race Ia being enc
acted within the broad belt OF torritorV
lying between the Baltic and the Hack
and Adriatic seas" In this area arc tno
NlovRkia. Ukraine. Austria, Hungary.
Serbia.
Or. Dawson asked that congress In
medlately appropriate not exceeding
$500, 900 for the use OF the Countries
duested that congress call upon the
president. to appoint a nom political
commission OF three Americans. diae
tinguished for their character ana execu-
once 70 survey the conditions IN THESE
countries and 10 allcate materials ~
them without interference and hwfxN1f@
else of it's own preroghtive. 4hafNa
for members OF the comnllNI are
men OF the type OF Gen. Ferai i{Hk<
Franklin X. Lane. He said he had no
doubt that the Obligation would be ra~
paid and suggested Il shouldrunGfar -
teen years.
OtHeFa Wouid ANHIN|
He urged also that thn EnII ~
invite other governments N i 81 ~
assist and participate In the ul''*IlAks
ing and declared: q am confident that
our action would be znliowed BY the gov
esnments OF Great Britain, Holland. q
Japan. and that FH4hee and Belgium and
Italy, Notwithstanding their losses. would
help to the best oG their ability"
The sum suggested by Mr.. Dawson ior
appropriation by congress exceeds the
total OF all the Red Cross has expended
him at approximately SiO0.00o,06o. coms
pared with the $500. 900 900 asked for ~
Mr.. Dawson. the Belgian relief funnd
would be but a drop IN the bucket.
Mr.. Dawson said he was custodian Qf
authoritative reports recording appaI
ting conditions among millions of people
living In eastern Europe. | believe" no
said. that the apathy and indifferepee
which prevail today are due alone 70 the
fact that American people have aet
graspcd the dreadful facts.
The reports which come to us make
II clear that In these war ravlshed ianus
civilization has broken down. Men.
women and children are dying by thouss
ands and over vast once civilized areas
there are to be found neither medieat
appliances nor medical skin sufgiciefil
to cope With the devastating piagueSH
Must Not Be Pnarisaleai.
Summarizing these reports, MT. p1Nt-
son said that one Of the worst typhus
opidemics IN the worlds history nor
existed among the Poles. who we're
threatened with wholesale Starvation
this summer; that typhus. influen1a.
small poN or tuberculosis existed 10
Czecho- -Siovakia. serbia. Runaania ana
the Ukraine and tnat there was lack o.
medicine. soap and physicians 70 colnnat
these diseases. He pointed 20 tha
menace OF typhus AT our threshold~
and asked row long before Il might
Green 10 our own shores" lie col,traStc1
this with the conditions In the United
states where plenty anounded aud asked
if the conditions were reversed wuelntt
Americans would not exciaim agalnSt
the heartlessness OF Europe I'VE car
AFFORD 70 die he said. "hut 90 be dos~
pissed forever as a greedy and pharisaicai
nation is a fate we must not incur