The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-06-03

| against such an Invasion.
This u one menace NJ our threshold.
I The other. more threatening. more ter
I rible. u the menace " the worlds ~
viii. We can AFFORD 60 die. but 10 be-
despised forever rs greedy and phar-
isalcal nation Il a fate that we must
not incur
The French government has many
serious problems 20 solve, but the
French peasant Il working and the
French artisan. while still sadly In
need Of raw materials. has not lost his
habit 81 industry and thrift The most
encouraging fact about France today
Is that her people arr alive to the So
robustness ~ Frances problem. and
they are going forward bravely TO
solve that problem.
Italy. despite her great shortage 81
raw material, Is looking forward and
NOT backward Italy can be relied
upon to DO her part
England II meeting the problems ~
reconstruction Just as those who knew
her past should have expected her 10
meet them.
Plan TO AID Central Europe.
II Is not for me perhaps 10 give In
detail n formula for solution % The
worlds Ills. but rs have been asked
many times. what would you dor
am glad to give my own answer.
Accordingly. would ask:
I. That Congress Immediately pass
a hill appropriating a sum not 20 ~.
coed $iDOOO.eDo for the use o. Cen.
trail and Eastern Europe.
.. That Congress call upon the Pres.
ident 10 appoint a nonTolitical com
mission ot three Americans. dlstln.
~iished for their character and exec
utive ability and commanding the re-
spect of the American people. Such
n commission should include men ~
the type 81 General Pershing. Mr.
Hoover or eX Secretary Lane. Iwould
invest that commission with complete
power.
z I would have the commission IN.
strucied 10 proceed nj once. accompa
MED by proper personnel 10 survey
conditions In Central and Eastern In.
rope and then act for the restoration
OF those countries under such coudi.
tions and upon such terms as the com.
mission itself may decide 20 he prncii.
cable and effective Among the con
dltions should be- provided that there
should be no local Interference with
the free and untrammeled exercise by
the commission Of It's own prerogatiyc
Of educating materials. Governmental
politics should be eliminated unrea-
sonable and prejudicial barriers be
tween the various countries should be-
removed and such substantial guaran.
tees as may be available should be ex.
acted in order that the conditions I'm.
posed should be fulfilled.
4. As 20 financial terms. should
make them liberal. would charge no
interest for the first three years; for
the next three years, q per cent. with
provision that such interest might be
funded II the economic conditions II
the country were not approaching nor.
NAL. or II It's exchange conditions were
so adverse rs 20 make payment un.
duly burdensome. ] should make the
maturity 81 the obligation Is years
from It's date. and should have no
doubt as TO It's final payment
5. Immediately the plan was adopt.
ed I would have our government In.
wife other governments In a position
20 assist. TO participate In the under.
taking.
9. To set forth completely my opin-
Ion. I should add that In the final In
structions the American people,
through their government. should say
10 the commission:
I'VE want you 10 go and do this Job
In such a manner as. after study. you
think II should he done This is no
ordinary undertaking The American
people trust you 10 see that II Is done
right"
Iwould also say TO the commission
'Use 80 much Of this money as IL
needed" Personally. I am confident
that with the assistance and co-opern.
ton which would come from other
parts % the world the sum OF $500.
600 600 from the United States would
be more than enough 10 start these
countries on their way 90 self support
and the restoration Of normal condi.
lions.
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 AN increase
In the floating debt or by taxation
But think we could properly say 20
the treasury department:
1--WE know how serious your imam.
cial problems are; we know the dtfii.
cultles which are Immediately con
fronting you: we know the importance
Of denatlon. and we know that the gov.
ernmsnt must economlze and that In.
diyiduals must eoonomize. but we also
know that the American government
advanced SioO00.OO0ooo 90 It's allies
TO attain victory and peace. Certain.
" Il Is worth making the additional
advance In order 60 realize the peace
for which we have already struggled.
for nothing il more certain than that
until normal conditions are restored In
Europe there can be no peace"
Above all things. would say that
whatever action r. taken should be