Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15

WE CANNOT A

der aid to Europe in her present
crisis. Not only must we send food
IN great abundance to the starving
people of the central empires If we
are to prevent a state of anarchy
sweeping over the civilized nations.
but we have got to lend financial as
distance. But Europe already owes us
billions of dollars and should Europe
be unable to pay us the United States
would be hit hard and the burden
would fall upon the people here. It
- to our interest there then, setting
aside all humanitarian considerations,
20 see that Europe is placed on her
Feet and helped in stabilizlng her gov
srnments.
If W. should withdraw entirely
from all affairs of Europe. as the Re-
publican leaders at Washington are
urging, there is good reason to believe
that B~olshevism would sweep across
the countries hat have recently been
at var and not only would we be I'M
able to do business with such coun-
tries, but there would be grave dan
ger of our own civilization succumb-
ing to the forces of disorder.
Just as 1t was necessary for us to
go to war with Germany in order to
prevent Europe being swept by i'm
iperialism and to make the world safe
for democracy, so 1t is necessary to-
day for us to &c TO the aid of Europe
In holding pack the tide of Bolshevism
In order to keep the world safe for
democracy.
With Europe overrun with anarchy
and Bolshevism America would be in
grave danger. we came to realize
during the late war that should Ger
many triumph over the Allies 1t would
only be a question of time when she
would clash with us in her determin-
alton to rule the world, but with all
Europe at her mercy it would be next
TO impossible for us to successfully
combat such a force of militarism.
Today we are beginning to realize
that If we permit all Europe to be
overthrown by Bolshevism our own
peace and prosperity would be in
grave danger and for our own selfish
reason, II for no other, 1t is our duty
to take part In helping to straighten
out the European situation to
strengthen the existing governments,
feed the people and restore confidence.
In order to do this we should be
playing g. leading part in the League
of Nations which is about to
BY holding aloof from this world
leadership we are only inviting dis
aster. Tt is apparent that Europe
cannot get along without us and 1t
you'd he a catastrophe for all to
have Europe collapse. Every day
brings nearer and nearer the crisis
and the responsibility rests with the
United States senate for Withholding
the influence of this country in bring
ing to play the only stabilizing force
in the world. which is tho United
States.
Fol our own sake. II not for the
sake OF humanity, we should take a
prominent part in the reimbursement
OF world affairs just as President Will
son intended that we should do. He
believed that the American people
were large-hearted enough n far
seeing enough to accept their full re-
sp~onsibility and do their full duty.
The people as a whole are equal to
the occasion and willing to do what
is required of them, but the personal
hatred on the part OF a few senators
has stood in the way of the United
States fu%nctioning as she ought.
Had the peace treaty been ratified
al once. as 1t should hav been. there
Is no doubt that the world would be
spared much OF the present distress
and existing governments would not
be tottering before the onslartghts Of
the wild Bolshevism.
Unless the United States comes to
it's senses and acts promptly we will
ind a c~ataclysm upon us in COMPARE
sDn to which the war with Germany
was child's play. 1t isn't SO much a
nase of what we would like to do now
as 1t is a case of what we ave got
to do If we would preserve our own
civilization and bring a permanent
peace in the world. Fol it is certain
hat should existing governments in
Europe be overthrown, as is now
threatened. we could not escape being
drawn into the melee. Better. by far,
step in now and help restore order
through our ability to render the ne
cessary assistance than to wait until
nothing short of the splitting of more
blood will suffice.
The whole solution is in the hands
pg The United States ssnats. Let the