Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01
FRANCE CAN RECOVER WITHOUT U. s. MONEY, III
 SAYS CHICAGO WOMAN

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 { Encouragement and Not Fiji
 nancial Aid Needed, She
 Says
 Chicago, H., Jan. 31.--Let France ssalone for while to learn to stand %on her own feet. Production is tho Ysolution of Frances salvation, not 2 sstream of American gold pouring in < to the country. Give her encourage. 3ment and moral support, but no, %money.
 That is the message brought back .sto America by Mrs. George Sevey sswar worker and one of the chairmer Sof the Chicago Woman's Liberty loan $committee, who arrived in Chicago Safter four months spent in Europe <yNrs. Sevey was accompanied by Miss Blanche Felt. During the four ymonths she visited all the prominent 5capitals in Europe, talked with high Officials in various countries and made an exhaustive survey of the economic and social conditions. She will go to Washington shortly to lay the results of her investigations be- fort various departments interested.
 Inclined to Wait for U. s.
 "There is a disposition on the part %of the French to wonder how much more America is going to do, and wait for it." said Mrs. Sevey. "lt is Epnly the women in France who are really working. I found by talking swith various owners of big factories that it takes seven and eight times aas many men to get the same out put now than was received before athe war. These me nare not war sunfortunates--they are not maimed 'or injured. They will not work more than four or five hours . day they loaf. That is why the French franc is so far below the Belgian franc in value. In Belgium the peo- pie work 10, F and 16 hours day. They are busy recognizing and put ting the country into order again.
 -There is plenty of food in France-at high prices. In Southern France you would never know war had existed. The cafes are full of men and lavishly dressed women, and Ahey are French, not Americans or English. France as a nation may be poor, but many of her people have lnoney. Why, the very fact that 2,- s6OO. .00O American soldiers spent ap. 8roximately $50 month there, not fb speak of the thousands of well fare workers, proves that the shop keepers made money. do not ap- rrove of American money sent to rebuild France. The German war indemnities will take care of that. She talked with M. Clemenceau, M. Tardieu, minister of the liberated re- gions, and other prominent mem
 Mrs. Sevey believes in the work of the welfare organizations and m lending moral support helping the discouraged to pick up the threads of life but not in the sending of qoney. The work done by Miss Morgan is the most efficient NJ Aae now, she believes.
 Eermany Unrepentant.
 Germany as well ord- 'e Apre-ware days. with 3
 to stick to the eight \ en ing day, although in many 9e1 Hound | 10, F and IA hour ls /day.
 And cOurteSy rom tne herman
 Id hotel keepers until the war
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 .cked their heels together and Said. aWe are not whipped. We are Sbming back to finish the job There 4s no repentance in Germany. The kkhancellor of Austria, Dr. Henner, s3tked me to give message to the tomen of America for food for Aus. Aiia. There is practically no food stkere, and there have been ln- kances of cannibalism in Vienna. &1here are no cats or dogs, nor rats ah Austria. They have all been eat sen. Ninety per cent of the Vienna ,ehildren and 60 per cent of the chil- aren of all Germany are suffering 1fom rickets.
 "Ireland is simply bursting with Ifpod. It is the only place in all Europe where l found butter ana cream. There is less agitation about relf-determination. than we find here. | believe that Ireland as a @epublic would not be able to stand Arainst invading forces and that. if asitation against English rule stop s0;ed here it would influence Ireland Ib be contented and happy"
 English Still on Rations..
 Mrs. Stevey said she found no cbuntry making as big sacrifice to bring order out of chaos as England. She made three trips there and each l4ime found the country under ra- 8ions.
 fs"England is helping other coun- 4ties nobly, too," she said.
 EsMrs. Sevey brought message so the parents of American boys who te French cemeteries.
 f{aThe French cemeteries are the Nest ordered have ever seen. The 4kaves of the unknown dead, with aAcir little white crosses, arc look &h after as tenderly as those of the Sons of prominent men. Corps of Niorkmen are constantly working on tie graves and new bodies are being found every day"
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