Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-08-25
AND NOW CONES RUSSIA

Having saved western and central Europe with billions of
loans and the gift of hundreds millions oodsuits and other
supplies while those people remained comparative denes and
highest prices prevailed i'm country
repeat the process with Russia il reports not misleading
Senator France has spent few days IN Russia as the guest OF
the soviet officials and has become convinced that loan OF
about $OOOOO0O00 the American Treasury will put the
again and enable the Russian government
demonstrate a ability function. From another
informed chat certain conditions America
will foodstuf Russia 10 tide the people through win
desoatc 10y a miserable government and an unusual
drought The condition that the Russian government release
few Americans who foolish enough to enter that country
and tempt
Why is it thai the United fly to the aid of every
country the Old World chat insists destroying its substance
by rushing reccy into experimenting with forms OF
government that centuries of experience have demonstrated al
ways bring wake The World War and its distress
ing solely the refusal Of the people Of
Europe themselves and proclaim freedom from sefap
pointed rulers who exploit their subjects for personal
glorifcation The Russia be blamed only the
absurd government prevented the people from accommodating
surplus tide them unusual weather conditions that have
prevailed this summer
There may satisfaction in extending
Europe the peoples of those countries
were in the thoes king away their traditional rulers
setting up governments of their There
pec that relieved of their present Distress they would
that unproyoked again and that they
would busy themselves with peaceful pursuits But in Russia
there is no suggestion of change in government Senator
France expresses the conviction that he soves merely
passing through process logical eyouton; in fact the four
billion proposes be made that very govern
people have been impoverished while the Russian government has
made upon about every nation within reach and carried its
communistc propaganda its of revolution into
every country the world loan from America would be moth
ing less than reimbursement to Russia for money and supplies
expended that way doubtless much Of it would be spent
to continue those bodshed at home and organized
discomfort abroad
Has anybody estimated the cost to the allies and the
United Russa during the war? 1t is quite
possible that the would have ended without the
of this country had the soviet compelled the
withdrawal Of Russia and the United States might have been
saved the expenditure lives and S30O00000000 Now
asked pepetuae that government with huge
of cash and gifts of foods and supplies? 1t
much for American altuism
The United demonstrated its affection for the Rus
people in the dread famine Of 1891 when millions saved
from death by food them from America We ready to-
repeat that contribution but Of the conditions thereto should
be that the soviet armies be dsbanded the soldiers returned to
productive occupations and put to the requstionng of
food supplies to continue against the Poles the overawing
of the Armenian and wake threats in Siberia If the Rus
would quit fighting and work raising crops and Great
ing industries they would be compelled trade home for
a loaf of bread, they do now.