The New York herald., 1921-11-29


debtors cease The expenditure Of the
money we received would be made where
snd how We willed. Its expenditure
would be our affair, not the affair OF
the debtors.
''Let rs look al the matter from an
other angle, the angle Of food produc-
ten. No one who has travelled in east
cha Europe with open eyes can avoid the
Impression Of tremendous latent agricul-
tural possibilities. Take the illimitable
grain fields OF Rulnania and south Rus
sia, fcr example. There So no better
and ia toe world No lands are more
beautifully adapted 10 the possibilities
Of almost unlimited Improvement Of pio-
ductivity II scientific methods and
mp3crn machinery are brought INTO play.
THESE wonderful grain FIELDS oe south
Russia, now ploughed in a way thas
t'lt scratches the surface by The dirinu-
,Ne ponies, which IN the main compose
tle working farm animal population. pro-
duce an average Of six bushels of wheat
70 the acre. Intelligent instruction, bet
ter seed and better breeds of farm AMI
mails, the introduction OF modern ~ \
caEcry and al arrangement by which
small holdings are united under coop
eratiFo associations. so that the full
benefit of motor driven farm machinery
can De realized, will easily result in plo
dutlng three times their prc-War product
IT'S this plan that would build up
difficult competition for our own far
mcrs? Not at alt 1t is q plan which
would help feed a Europe white. may
otherwise be but partly fed, and help
restore 10 Europe the economic power
which wiz make her n greater customer
OF America than she has ever bc,n be-
fore.
Il woald notp Ian to take 1rou, Eng
land. France ana Italy the last dollar
that could be forced from them 10 pay
their debt 20 Us, and then spend II all in
e. stern Europe-great as the Indirect
recomrense OF such an expenditure
would be in beneftting those western
nations On the other hand | would not
presume to impose our ideas OF culture
upon those already highly cultivated ma
tions. So far 2s thoy We're ready 90 ac-
cept grants for purposes FOR which they
are for the time being ut least, incapa-
Bile OF providing by direct taxation. pur-
poses that they themselves would recog-
nize win work out FOR their ultimate
great benefit, l would let portion Of
the money chat they paid us be expended
within their own borders
II would propose to England tho cs-
tablishmept Of great scientific iabora-
torres. W tlN lCT genius iti SOUlU SCltU-
tific research she would, through :, stim-
uis tion of technical education and sci
eutifc Investigation give 60 the world
new knowledge of incalculable value.
Il would give to Italy, il she agreed
to have il, the means for establishing
great schools of applied art so that the
tremendous genius for handcraft which
the italian possesses may be turned into
channels which will produce goods to
nrich the world.
81 admit that it would be more diff
cult 10 plan such contributions for
Trance. ! have memories as service as
\ Director OF the Society for Aiding
Trench Orphans. France rests in the be-
leland with no small amount OF sound
~nason---that her culture is already so
perfect that she would not accept such
expenditure If it came with touch of
American direction. In that field we
ought To proceed with caution and mod
esty and good taste, but even France
might agree that some OF the money she
paid is could. in turn. be expended upon
objects in France that would work out
'or the benefit Of mankind"
bout 1000 members of the club
heard Mr.. Vanderlip's address and il
was received with many outbursts of
applause, George w. Wickersham, presi-
dent of the club, was the only other
sneaker.