The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-03-11

do 20 with the same manner display
ed In washington. Onr cards should
be placed face up on the table, and
played only IL all other cards r face
up. And in the beginning It should
be made clear that we are interested
in the restoration of normal economic
processes In the world, and not in the
restoration of particular countries.
Nor should we enter any conference
as the final act in the restoration Of
the United States. We are willing to
take our competitive chances in a
world of normal economic and gov
ernmental practices.
European diplomats are deely on
cerned over the bad state of affairs
in these United States. Like the cat
that was choked on butter, they tell
us we are being drowned In gold. We
are dying for lack of exercise due to
obesity. The spokesman for the diff
ferent European countries are agreed
that we are in a bad way, made worse
by the fact that we do not realize u
plight; and the Genoa conference was
partly planned for the purpose of
saving us for our own sake.
We are asked to cancel loans to the
Allies because payment would ruin
us. This action would restore and
enlarge the industries of the debtor
countries, and this they do not desire.
1t would operate to exclude our goods
from neutral markets, which the AL
lies desire to avoid. 1t would lead to
dumping of foreign goods on u
shores, a practice distasteful to all
Europeans. We can save ourselves
from this calamitous situation by the
cancellation Of our war loans.
The Germans play the same tune
after the polyphonic manner Of Rich
ard Strauss. II we do not coerce the
Allies to remit the German repara-
ton Germany will be compelled to
deluge us with goods and we shall
pass through unemployment into Boil
shevism. Rathenau declares that the
fulillment of the terms Of reparation
would injure the world outside of
Germany. This Of coures no German
desires. He strives to induce the AL
lies and US to avoid the economic sui
eide involved in making Germany pay
r~eparation. The German economists
weep for the unemployed in this
country, who must be envious Of the
ten-hour workday and the full dinner
pail In Germany.
And the Russians-at least the
men who rule Russia! They will at
tend the conference solely for the
purpose of saving everybody else.
Russia needs a few things truly, but
she has SO much more to offer than to
ask. Lenine wants to save the world.
The same theme with additions:
The Allies fear for the United States.
The Central Powers fear for the Al
lies and for the United States. Rus
STA fears for the Central Powers, for
the Allies and for the United States.
The common people of the differ
ent European countries are not be-
hind the diplomatic propaganda. But
the common people OF this country
get 1t, and 1t does not tend to advance
the progress Of the common-sense.
discussions that will some day have
to be carried through.
We have had enough propaganda.
1t is time for the world to face facts,
and the first fact that 1t must face is
bankruptcy or a drastic cut in stand
ing armies. Billions In money can
be saved and several million men re-
turned to production by cutting these
armies to a reasonable level. The
United States, with its tremendous
territory and a population of no.
900 900. has set 10000 as the maxi
mum strength of Its army. In the
present temper Of the world we can
not safely 60 below that point. When
Europe has made proportionate cuts
it will be time to discuss other econ
omic questions.-Saturday Evening
Post.