The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1922-05-25
EUROPE'S TIN CUP


government action in the United
States is growing every day more
evident" declares the Republican
Publicity Association. through it
iPresident. Hon. Jonathan Bourne
Jr. THE United States must re-
store the world. declares Sir Geo
Paish, and he finds an amazingly
large number of metropolitan pa
pers willing to print his articles
with big headlines and every indi-
cation of inferential endorsement
From day to day former Americans
and some natives of this country
who still retain their citizenship
are insisting that the United
States is responsible for the saliva
tion of humanity. The United
States, which no one contends was
in the slightest degree responsible
for the war in Europe, is held to
be in duty bound to make the SUI
preme sacrifice in order to restore
continent that shows little de-
sire to be restored and which
could rapidly restore itself if its
people would but lay down their
arms and go to work.
IF the money and energy and
intellectual ingenuity which are
now being expended in propagan-
da in America were diverted to
the task of restoring Europe, little
help from outside would be needed
Apparently assuming that the Am
erican people are stupid, the pro-
pagandists put forth such general
and supposedly impressive phrases
as disastrous position in which
war and peace have placed the
world, 'greateset political and &C.
onomical danger and greatest suf-
fering,' and save world civiliza-
ton. The dismal picture of Eu-
ropean conditions is followed with
the statement that hope now rests
with America, as though it dpend-
ed upon one nation to save a dozen
other nations that seem determin-
ed not to be saved.
Like the black sheep of an 9TH
erwise honorable and respected
family, Europe pleads for NOR
money. Says the propagandist, as
for Europe, her recovery is ilnncs-
sib)c unless America supple, the
money There is no assurance
whatever that if moe money were
added to the eleven billions already
supplied to Europe any Of IL at
money would be Used ior rns.ora-
tion of the industries Of .,eacc. We
hear pleas that Amot q ,.iust s, nd
more food to Russia notwthssand-
ing the fact that Russia has great
er food producing possibilities than
any other nation on the face Of
the globe. Europe continues her
ornaments, her aggressions, her
wars, and calls upon America to
supply the food and money.
mo prodigal son was ever re-
formed by supplying him with
money while still pursuing his pro-
digal ways. The repentant prodigal
returning to useful work and ha-
bits of thrift, has seldom failed to
receive assistance. If Europe will
not turn from her evil ways and
once more engage in useful pro-
duction, no amount of money sup
piled or promised by America will
save the civilization of that con-
tinent.
"The fact is that the situation
in Europe is not nearly so bad as
represented, as proven by the rap
id improvement in foreign ex-
change. There is no reason why
Europe should not at once return
to productive industry if the peo-
pies of the several nations so de-
sire and are willing to make the
effort. So long as propagandists
hold out assurance that ultimately
America will supply the money,
there is no prospect that Europe
will turn from its debauch. The
United States can probably do no.
thing better for Europe that re-
assert at every opportunity its de-
termination to keep out of Euro
pean affairs SO far as government
al action is concerned, but leaving
individual Americans free to enter
into such commercial and indus
trial relations with Europeans as
the conditions of each transaction
may Justify.