Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-06-15

population Of Vienna was literally famished. The
general death rate had Increased As per cent
since 1913, and the death rate from tuberculosis
go per cent. Many children of one year had not
surpassed their weight at BIRTH The middle class,
living salaries, selling their belongings
to buy even the government ration. One meal for
one person cost .kronen at the municipal ktch-
ems, while the salary of a professor was II krO-
men a month. An oyercOat cost three months sal
airy of court justice and a secondhand Renault
automobile sold for amount equal to IL years
salary of the chancellor.
The following is taken from communication
from Sir William Goode, British director of re-
lief:
"All official and other reports which reach me
give no hope Of Improvement in the situation i'll
Central and Eastern Europe. The misery of the
outlook in many parts, particularly in Austria,
Poland and Armenia. is worse than ever.
The marshaled charity of the world, government
and unofficial will not alone heal the disease
from which Europe is suffering. Increased pro
ducton and the restoration of economic order out
of political and economic chaos the only s0lu-
tons of the problem that now deies the ingenuity
of those who face It,"
Such is the picture of conditions in the spring
of this year of Lord 1920-acc0rding to the
information gathered by Mr.. Dawson during u
two months stay overseas. where he joined in
conference with representatives of p nations.
How is that aid to be rendered? A week ago
last night, at dinner given to him at the Wal
dorf-AStoria hotel, Mr. Dawson spoke at length
of conditions as he mad found them, and indicated
what seemed to him the only possible courses of
remedial action. To quote from portions of his
speech:
amy voluntary aid to become effective, can
Onlyt follow the provision of such essentials as
food, clothes. and transportation, which must be
given if the peoples to live and be restored to
a condition of ef-support, and the need of which
is vast that it cannot be given by voluntary
organizations but must be supplied by govern
ments. Upon assurance from the league Of ma
lions that food, clothing and transportation will
be supplied by governments, the League of Red
Cross societies shall at once formulate plans for
the immediate extension of voluntary relief with
in the affected districts, appealing to the peoples
of the world through the Red Cross organiZa-
lions. for doctors, nurses and other necessary
personnel, medical supplies, diet fOodstuffs and
such money as may be required.
1--WE going to find out that more
escape the influence of the European situation of
today than were able TO escape the itself
You cannot have one-half of the world starving
and the other half eating. We must help put Flu.
rope its feet must participate in Eu
ropes misery. We find ourselves the
only country possessed of many of the supplies
which Europe needs and which cannot be pur-
chased given in sufficient volume on credit
AS nation should at arrange to place
Wltnn tDe reach OF those peoples tnat when tneF
need TO save them and start them their way
to recovery. The situation has deve
oped so far and so seriously that there is no pos
shillty of its being met in any other way.
Il have always been optimistic American
because of my supreme confidence in the ultimate
Judgment of the American public upon any ques
ton submitted TO them. l believe that as soor
as realize the truth and effect of such state
mentS have made. we Will take steps worthy
of the traditions of the American people There
fore the responsibility upon everyone of us is tt
do whatever may be in our power to the enc
that the American people may have clear un
derstandng of what it all means that they may
the sooner declare themselves. Not un
til the prior and fundamental step Is taken of fur
niShing by government action the necessary ele
mentals. food, clothing and transport will We the
American people. properly have established our
selves among the peoples of the world and be In 4
position TO leave creditable heritage TO those
who TO come after"