Evening star., 1922-11-30
SAYS KEY TO PEACE
IS IN HANDS Of j. S.
Bishop of Paris, in Service
Here, Pleads for Aid
to Europe.
A MORAL OBLIGATION
America Must Complete Task Be-
gun on Battlefield, He
Declares.

'Whether we like it or not, Amer
lea must lend her aid to Europe il
peace is to come to the world
Bishop Edgar Blake Of Paris declared
in the course of his address at the
annual national Thanksgiving serv-
ice at Metropolitan Memorial NJ. E.
Church today He was introduced by
Bishop William =. Mcdowell.
Speaking upon the general Euro
pean situation, with special reference
to France, in which country he has
been situated for two wears, Bishop
Blake said: I'VE must face the fact
that war is inevitable without dis
armament, that disarmament is i'm
possible without guarantees. that
guarantees are ineffective without
America"
To many Americans this will be an
unwelcome gospel. the speaker contin-
ued. He said the first words which
greeted him as he landed in New York
in November were, Damn Europe!
Let 1t stew in it's own juice. America
has done enough"
U. s. Needs Trade.
ing as the sentiment" declared Bishop
Blake. II do not believe it represents
the real mind and heart of the Ameri-
can people. once that mind and heart
are fired with the truth.
Economically, nothing could be more
unsound than to allow Europe to stew
in its own juice We must not forget
that the United States is producing
more than it can consume. 1t Is said
that our surplus of cotton alone last
year amounted to more than five mill
lion bales. There was a similar sur
plus of other raw materials. minerals.
foodstuffs and manufactured articles.
A nation that is producing $80,000.00O,
900 worth of goods annually must have
market for its productions outside
its own borders, II its mines and farms
and factories are to continue their nor
NAL output.
Europe is Americas largest Gus
toner. Under normal conditions she
consumes more than so per cent of our
total exports. When conditions are
are closed against us as they are at
the present time. we are confronted
with overproduction, stagnation, de-
preston, unemployment, misery, un-
rest and social danger in America.
The peace and prosperity Of America
a..
ton of Europe. We cannot permit
europe to stew in its own Juice
Our welfare rises or falls with hers
we must lend a hand in her rehabili-
doing. Wv" un-
But there are certain mora, i'm.
piications in the present situation
thas are much more profound and
compelling than the economic ones
Az the close of the war practically
every European treasury was empty.
Ihe nations were bankrupt. There
that was the United States. We came
out OF the war with our resources un-
impaired. Our national wealth was
$5e,o00,00o.000 greater than it was q
oecaoe ago. No nation ever possessed
the riches that are ours today.
A Moral Obligation.
What is the meaning of the pros.
perity and the wealth that the good
God has lavished upon America? Has It
been given to us to use.for ourselves
and ourselves alone? No normally
minded man can think this for a min
ute. Prosperity carries obligations as
we'll as benefits.
"1f q man having this worlds goods
seeth his brother in need and shut
teth up his bowels of compassion,
how dwelleth the love of God in
him" Plainly. 1t does not dwell in
him. II. having fought side by side
with. our allies to save civilization.
we now allow 1t to perish through
selfishness or fear-if we turn away
from Europe in its present extremity
and allow 1t to rot in poverty and
want, while we sit In comfort and
security. 1t will be an everlasting
blot upon our moral honor.
Those Americans who are advocat-
ing policy Of selfish isolation for our
country in this hour of awful world
crisis need to be reminded Of the par
able Of the man whose fields produced
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