The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-10-10
EUROPEANS HATE US,
SEN. CARAWAY SAYS
ARKANSAN JUST RETURNED
FROM EUROPEAN VISIT,
GIVES HIS IMPRESSIONS.

WASHINGTON, ID. C,-The old
world is in a deplorabe mess, anoth-
er confagration is inevitable unless
something is quickly done; there IS
general hatred or diStrust OF Amer1-
ca, and France is particularly bitter;
France should be told to cut down
her military establishment, such, in
brief, are the impressions gained by
Senator Thadeus II. CaraWay, OF Ar
kansas. after several weeks in Europe.
Senator Caraway like Senator VIII
liam J. Harris, of Georgia, went as
delegate to the interparliamentary I'M
ion for peace held at Vienna. Senator
Harris is now en- route back to Amer
lea
Senator Caraway drew rather
gloomy picture OF European affairs,
and his impressions OF Europe were
anything but peace-like Discussing
European conditions, Senator Cara
way said:
Bitter Towards America.
The ruling passions are hatred,
bitterness and jealousy. France hates
England and England hates her, but
most of all France hates America. In
fact, they all hate America, who is
used by the politicians as the goat
for placing the blame for anything
and everything that goes wrong.
THE man on the street believes
what the politicians tell him. He be
heves that America IS selfish and
greedy. and that she would not help
the world if size could.
The senator said he was persuaded
that France is an absolute, menace
to whatever chances there are for
peace. She is keeping her military
strength together in the belief that
she will be the master OF the world !
after another great war. There are !
more public improvements going on /
in France today than there is in /
America. the senator continued. They |
are building comprehensive and eX- /
pensive systems OF new highways; |
they are building railroads and are |
spending millions Of francs on river !
and harbor Improvements, and are
working on many other projects which !
they would not have dared to have /
attempted, because Of the huge eX
pense, before the war. With a deficit !
OF $4,000, 100000 francs France is !
spending 0,OO0,0O0,000 for improve
ments and then bowling that she can
not pay her debts to America" the |
Arkansas senator said. The devastat- |,
ed area, which was swept clean by !
the armies in the great war, has been |
restored fully Is per cent, while the !
farmers living on the restored land |
have much better homes than they !
had before, better even than that own |
ed by the average American farmers. /
These homes are built, he said, not |
with the expectation OF paying for |
them but with the expectation 'Of !
collecting the cost from Germany.
France is expecting and is insisting |
upon collecting al that was allowed |
her by the treaty of Versailles, and |
yet is unwilling to pay the interna
tional debts.
Message for. Clemenceau.
The best service this country could !
perform" Senator Caraway said. |
would be to tell France that we are
perfectly willing to stand a reasonable |
amount of abuse from local politicians |
to cover up their own failures but /
that we are not going to sit quiet and |
be lied about, and that we expect /!
France to cut down her military es-
adjustments; bring her expenses with |
in her revenues and pay her debt to |
the United States. There is no sense |
in this country carrying Europe, and !
then letting Europe spend its money |
to keep thousands of soldiers in uni |!
form"