Evening star., 1922-05-21

D0e merely 20 physical 0etor1or2tton.
Germany might lead to any sort Of
social or political upheaval, and Europe
H. In condition quickly to breed con-
tagfous microbes.
Adjustment Of German reparations,
portance in ;the things involved In
Americas role. ;s Is. z: Z -, s. !
PropOses C0nK3fence Here.
Next in Importance 10 to get Europe
into reasonable spirit OF cooperation
and mutual adjustment. Personally /!
believe this could best be accomplished
WssAnsSR ms soaa Sy &c ia
mental discussion OF matter embraced
in the five points laid down..
Europe desperately needs Americas
moral help. Left to itself; It is sterile
Ct IDEAS impatient of suggested .s,Sah snSIt-
It needs regeneration Of spirit II the
good sense and. altruism OF America
could be centered In the direction of an
international conference not pronipiteo
from discussing ANYTHING that ougns 70
realities and forgot in some measure
the claims Of abstract Justice and the
| deductions of a too severe logic, some-
thing worth while might be accomplish
ed. It might be the beginning OF the
regeneration Of Europe. +
Pushing Logic Teo Far.
We now come to the subject OF
rightfully + think, regards politteal
contact with the communicate soviet
government unfeasibie until evidence
Is offered that 1t has fundamentally
improved Its character.
America has logically aeciined ,o, 20
that commission being assuccessor Of
the Genoa conference. Perhaps there
is such a thing as pushing logic too
far. There occurs to me an iilustra-
tion, parallel to the Russian situation.
Suppose an eminent surgeon called
by a sick patient pronounced the
patient suffering from tumor OF the
brain and decided the proper surgical
course was to operate. The family
doctor called attention to the patients
temperature Of 103. and said the pa
| tient was also suffering from typhoid
fever. so that the operation on the
| brain should be delayed until the
fever was reduced. The logical
surgeon insisted the tumor be operat-
ed upon, did so and cured the pa
tient Of the tumor, although he died
Of typhoid.
sO.000.ooo May starve.
Is not the American surgeon logical
tumor of the bolshevist regardless Of
| the danger Of the fever of famine?
If we continue to isolate Russia. the
famine area, which embraced 15.000.-
600 persons this year, may encompass
30.000,000 next fall.
ed. 1t will be difficult to distribute
seed. Farm animals have disappear
ed Russia is in the lap Of the
| weather Of the gods. Unless the sea-
son is miraculously good. there will
be more famine in Russia next winter
than there was this. II we insist on
the removal Of bolshevism from the
brain OF Russia, logically correct
insistence, Russia may die of the
famine fever, although it dies cured
OF bolshevism.
Europe in Danger.
1t may do something worse than die
OF starvation: 1t may overflow and
oontaminate Europe. AS things stand
there Is likely to be need of a sani-
tary Gordon from the Baltic to the
drawn tightly enough to keep out the
microbe Of typhus? Can the frontiers
be guarded against a horde OF mi
grating Slavs
! We are right in demanding a gov
| ernment that merits our confidence
before we recognize it. Too logical
and complete insistence, however.
may mean the death of Russia and
the contagious contamination Of
The American surgeon may well
listen to the family physician. who
| would have a little patience with
Russia while she is nursed back to
sufficient health to stand for the
operation on bolshevism.
Thinks Small Loans Should Stop.
There Is one thing I am clearly
convinced we. could stop doing, stop
abruptly and completely. That is the
| making Of small loans to European
states, cities, railways and corpo-
rations. We should conserve our re-
sources for a really effective effort.
II we will do that we can use those
resources to force rearrangement Of
indemnities, help stabilize currencies.
attack comprehensively the problem
of demoralized transit facilities and
give credit temporarily to feed coun-
tries which cannot balance their for
eign trade until international mar
kets are restored.
Every small loan We make not only
invades resources we can more effec-
lively apply later, but postpones re-
alization by Europe OF the true ma
ture Of its situation.
I believe 1t possible for America to
help eastern Europe comprehend the
vital need for those countries sink
ing their prejudices and recognizing
their economic unity. Something
approximating economic federation is
attainable, but attainable only
through American help and direction.
Europes problem 10 economic. it is
true, but underneath is political. and