The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-04-01
Huge Problems Of Reconstruction
Yet to- Be Solved, but
Progress Is Made.
WOUNDS OF WAR ARE HEALING
To Casual Observers Distress May
Seem lncurabie, but Not So to One
Of Long Experience-Sions
Of Returning Order.

Vienna.-What Is the position of
Central Europe? Are conditions so
appalling that there Is no hope? Are
the gloomy tales of dark despair
poured increasingly into the eager ears
of travellers, who have an only too
human inclination to hear the worst.
an accurate reflection of the present
state and u dependable forecast of the
future?
These are questions which even the
traveller must ask himself. and they
must occur yet more pointedly to the
mind Of the public, confused as II can
not help being by the conflicting ac-
counts of superficial and haphazard
observers who have some special pref
udice to support, who are willing 10
sacrifice homely truth to the making
of a smart phrase. or who may be sim
ply too strongly influenced by first Inn
pressions without the background of
extended experience necessary to give
them their comparative value.
Thousands In Want.
First impressions are always vivid
and they may also be accurate. In
SO far as hasty glmpses into the life.
of Central and Eastern Europe tell
story of insufficient food and clothing,
of lack of work. of the misery of
homelessness and of the crudities OF
inexperienee and ignorant govern
ments, no false ideas are created.
There can he no doubt of the immense
need OF hundreds of thousands Of
people, hungry and roid through no
fault OF their own, willing to work II
they have the chance. victims, In short.
of the great convulsion which tore
Europe into discordant parts as spring
bursts the smooth. solid ice Of rivers
INFO ragged. crunching cakes.
Humanitarian considerations and the
general good of the world demand that
these people should he succored. II Is
abLorrent 10 civilization that people
IN tne part of the world should sai-
low in plenty at the same moment
fhat tfcse In another part starye. II
Is dangerous TO let sore tester when
IL may be cured by prompt and intel
liueEi treatment. So the enlightened
world. In spite OF stupid and cynical
criticism. will help these people and
will aid with special willingness the
children and youth in whom lies the
of higher purpose and nobier
Minis than have actuated their elders,
who are still linked 70 tie cankered
past.
TIT 10 the listening world there
seems ia come from these countries
only au nnvarying wall and II wishes
&c know II this is to be without change
10 tie rnd of time. There IL such
thing rs becoming weary In weil-do-
Ing.
Long. Cioee Observation.
have hal some opportunity 20
make comparisons and note changes
and feel that | am In a position 10
answer. partly AT least. some Of The
ones,iDus prouounded ai the beginning /
IF ibis ariicie. says n correspondent I
pf The New York World. I first vent +
INTO the Central European region Two I
rears ago. only few months after 4
the armlStlce. and have either re- 4
sided In or made trips TO the various 4
countries NJ Intervals ever since.
have talked with travellers who were
seeing conditions for tie first tire
ard I have noted the reactions and 4
Judgments they have formed. Their
value has depended on the intelligence
and cllnrarfer Of the observer himself.
The cancirsions have run through The
scaie from flippant exar-eration by
sensation manEPrs of non-iypical in
.iauars II the mature reflections VI