The Washington herald., 1920-10-21
US. ONLY BAR
TO RED WORLD,
FILENE CLAIMS
Boston Merchant Declares
All Europe Totters to
Bolshevism.
LABOR UNREST TOLD
Old World Collapse Means
Hard Times in America,
City Club Hears.

International cooperation, with
the United States playing a lead
ing part, alone can save Europe
from the ravages of Bolshevlsm and
protect this country from the pains
of unemployment, social unrest and
hard times. according to Edward A.
Filene, of Boston, former chairman
of the War Shipping Commission.
who last night addressed the fun
membership of the City Club at the
Washington Hotel.
The address was based on Mr..
Filene's observations during a four
months tour of France, Italy, Ger
many, Austria and Czecho- Slovakla.
Says Chaos Looms.
Mr.. Filene reviewed the chaotic
conditions throughout Europe, and
declared that unless the war-torn
countries become stabilized through
international cooperation, and par
ticularly the assistancA of the
. = ShlNoO oNoNSs, GuTOpt Will De un-
able to absorb American exports,
and this American surplus will re-
suit in unemployment and its at
tendant ills.
Most Of Europe is on the verge
of Bolshevism, he asserted, and un-
less some international agency
tries, to stabilize conditions imme-
diately a severe winter, with its
hardships, will tend to plunge the
countries headlong into radicalism.
America May suffer.
I'VE business men," he said, "are,
of course, greatly concerned in the
future of Europe. An unstable Eu-
rope cannot absorb our exports.
1T is not a party question. 1t
is a question of American citizens
of all parties understanding how
dangerous European conditions are.
ITALY has passed through a social
revolution, fortunately almost
bloodless, which has placed the des-
TIMES of the state in the hands of
organized radicals. The army is so
sympathetic with the workers that
no reliance can be placed upon it.
Austria Hopeless.
Austria is a country apparently
doomed to die. As serious as con-
ditions are now. they will be in
finitely worse during the winter
months. 1t seems almost inevitable
that a crisis will then come, result
ing in Bolshevism and the complete
breakdown of the country
Prices in Austria are terribly
high. Food and clothing are almost
wholly beyond the reach of the
middle classes. A pound of coal
costs more today than a pound of
sugar, chocolate, meat, butter, or
cheese used to cost before the war
Vienna is like a doomed city. A
million Of its people, l was told,
must emigrate or die.
Germans Look to Russia.
In Berlin 1 was told that the
Germany of today deprived of AL
sace-Lorraine, rightfulIy, as 1 be-
ieYe, and of other territories rich
in natural resources, and suffering
from industrial depression has a
population of 100000 to 10000, 900
greater than It can support. 1t is
not to be expected that 5000, 900 to
20,000,000 people will lie down and
die. Therefore many of the German
leaders say that they must look to
Russia. believe that sooner or
later there will be some kind of un-
derstanding between Germany and
Russia. If there is and the Germany
is red and revolutionary Germany,
the world will have to arm itself to
defend the principles of democratic
government against BoIshevism and
anarchy.
France Doubtful.
Il found France was torn by con-
ficting emotions-a desire to secure
the indemnity which she needs and
a fear lest in permitting Germany to
gain the economic power necessary
to pay the indemnity she would Gre
ate rival who would later crush
her. AS a result she has no definite
policy.
England is passing through a
serious crisis. The coal strike is full
of evil possibilities, but 1 cannot
believe that this strike will be of
long duration. The stakes are too
great
THE leading Frenchmen. say that
IL the United States would coop
crate in -stabilizing conditions in
Europe. France might take her
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