The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-02
Would Simply Like the United States
to Contribute to the General Fund for
Relief of Poland and Austria
Secretary Glass Receives Letter from British
Charge dAffaires Explaining the Situation.
Which the Writer Declares Has Been Miscon-
strued
by STTN TcRATEg.

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. 80" ''V' - ~ i't+ "a ne ,Hl'ed StatsS'
sh l,' a,. 10 '..ea sa1Ss
far Poland Austria ans ,rr,,sy.se
which Secretary .,f,s- r.r,n+1,'' ~.
p {ttad To CONGRESS IN +,aL.;r,, r,,h1{.
tn. letter ~ fhe pr,tfsh e-hsrTa r :.
Lindsay. Secrotar, class said
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"Sir--I am desired By r1v governs
rnent to make the following statement
tot YOU,
I'm Wow If roraataa .1,aratio,a n
4},e rress that 80 rrttfsh yo,.ern,,..nr
aastrae r. to-,.ar,- ,arsa s@r,,s :, tsa
I-pitod states his msiestv'q nnvern-
henf state that as has been explatnad
more than once in the British parlia-
nent /, Is entirely contrary to the pol
icy Of the British treasury 10 incur
a fresh Indebtedness in the United
states since June 1919 the whole
expenditure 81 the British govern
1ueht IN the hlted Stafes was
hnanced without fresn borrowing ana
Tue hrsf steps nave neen taken 70 re-
auee OUTSTANDING lhdsn1eoness. ihs
,oah isSusa ~ Tue ma. re- on -NoNsh
W y =" - - ~ -. -
~ ~ "as 800. -, ~ 90 go
u ''"S NO. a. 80" mug '''1'iess
I some confusion seems 10 navs
ssrttatn AVA
40 f-nitod Stst.. tbat ~ pritisb -ov.
errnSent have invited the co-oneration
~ the governments Of other countries
ard In particular Of the United states,
with them. IN Joint action for further
measures of relief and reconetruction
N the suffering PARTS Of Europe. Any
such measures II hnailF agreed upon
must obviously involve no further
horrou inEs hN the people Of the United
NlnEdom from the tnlted states. but
tEFther adNa noes ny me hlted hin9-
dom as W'i1 as ny the tR'ted states
aud Sucn otosf countries as TAKE part
N III" }"tht @'t'"h r"utehePia'eo u
4 countries 'N4H''t"~ "s9'St'''
't@ ~
WIN the hiEheSt CONSIDERATION
! etc
r. - 1+iNt'oA 4
+ Secretary Class rehef measure LOT
Poland. Austria and Armenia PROB
ably viii f+ffft4-~4i p ff4~ftfel- mouse to-
morrow II n does ono or the AS-
nest dehates the o"use mas known TOT
sometime IS certain mere Is n1ueH
+ opposition 70 the hil@ ms oppo-
si'ion already has resulted IN caus-
( ing 'ne WAYS ana iHeahS cotiifiiittFp
/ 70 cut the approAraa non from SIzes-
! 100000 as urged by secretary GLASS;
10 s5o'ooo.0'e.
Some Democrats ana many Repub-
icans are prepared for a violent at
tack even on the $50 900, 900 appro-e
: prlatiun.
tn. cb,ret VIII no made that under
49,. c,artaI Of charity tho Enited /
c+..a ,s hsipe- urged 10 take tha fsr$t
stef -,u-aras keeninp uaace in Eu.
,r,e ara nravnntina possible inyasion
~ fhe territiorv az a member of the
leae,,. -.ttho,,g+,- tinted states
has nor vet ioined tbs league and al
though the nations that have TONED
me iacue have as Vet made no con-
+r1h-,+ir-, FIR the n,,rnose which the
T-nitad states ix heinr called unnn ~
unhol9
men .ne ON ~aS olluei a..
tioh OF ,he ways anu 'heans -
lee thete "as sotle opptnS
tho Ieeiths ma me isTl .,s
enable Poland TO resist possible At
srSSelol ~ ia|e So n,.s ~
! hahet a"u 1ehe' al ni'He ~
a"it'tteu ma III sense, enis was
lhtentioh' ~ - salo 90 nave, oeen sne
auin lssloh OF >ecretafS laser anu
Ish era nllss Wnlon iaf sey ninus ts.