Connecticut western news., 1920-05-27

uAS liS hdHSeT uuu luhe pTeCHuIlOn against such an invasion.
 This is one menace at our threshold ! The other, more threatening, more ter rible, is the menace of the worlds Ill will. We can afford to die, but to be despised forever as a greedy and phar- fsaical nation Is a fate that we must not incur.
 The French government has many serious problems to solve, but the French peasant is working and the French artisan, while still sadly in need of raw materials, has not lost his habit of industry and thrift. The most encouraging fact about France today Is that her people are alive to the se- riousness of Frances problem, and they are going forward bravely to solve that problem.
 Italy, despite her great shortage of raw material, is looking forward and not backward. Italy can be relied upon to do her parti
 England Is meeting the problems of reconstruction just as those who knew her past should have expected her to meet them.
 Plan to Aid Central Europe.
 It is not for me perhaps to give in detail a formula for solution of the worlds ills, but as have been asked many times, "What would you do?" am glad to give my own answer.
 Accordingly, would ask:
 l. That Congress immediately pass a bill appropriating a sum not to ex- ceed $5O0,0OO,OOO for the use of Gen. tral and Eastern Europe.
 2. That Congress call upon the Pres ident to appoint a nonpolitical con- mission of three Americans, distin- guished for their character and exec utive ability and commanding the re- spect of the American people. Such a commission should include men of the type of General Pershing, Mir Hoover or ex-Secretary Lane. Iwould invest that commission with complete power.
 3. would have the commission in- structed to proceed at once, accompa- nied by proper personnel, to survey conditions in Central and Eastern Eu- rope and then act for the restoration of those countries under such condi- tions and upon such terms as the con- mission itself may decide to be practi- cable and effective. Among the con- ditions should be provided that there should be no local interference with the free and untrammeled exercise by the commission of its own prerogative of allocating 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 im- posed should be fulfilled.
 4. As to financial terms, I should make them liberal. would charge no interest for the first three years; for the next three years, per cent, with provision that such interest might be funded if the economic conditions of the country were not approaching nor nal, or if its exchange conditions were 80 adverse as to make payment un- duly burdensome, I should make the maturity of the obligation I5r years from it's date, and should have no doubt as to it's final payment.
 5 Immediately the plan was adopt ed would have our government in- vite other governments in a position to assist, to participate in the under taking.
 6. To set forth completely my opin- ion, should add that in the final in- structions the American people, through their government, should say to the commission: .A
 we want you to go and do this job in such a manner as, after study, you think 1t should be done. This Is no ordinary undertaking. The American people trust you to see that 1t is done right"
 would also say to the commission:
 "Use so much of this money as is needed" Personally, I am confident that with the assistance and co-opera- tion which would come from other parts of the world the sum of $500.- 100000 from the United States would be more than enough to start these countries on their way to self support and the restoration of normal condi- tions. .~ t.r
 The whole plan, of course, involves many practical considerations, the most serious of which Is that of ob- taining the money, whether by issuing additional Liberty bonds, an increase in the floating debt, or by taxation. But think we could properly say to the treasury department:
 "We know how serious your f1nan- cial problems are; we know the difA- culties which are immediately con- fronting you; we know the importance of defiation, and we know that the gov ernment must economize and that in- dividuals must economize, but we also know that the American government advanced $1O,OO0,OOO,OOo to its allies to attain victory and peace. Certain ly 1t is worth making the additional advance in order to realize the peace