The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-03-22
Frederick Haskin's Letter
Charity Without Expense.

"6NAA anu u out rehabilitation
plans which had the approval !.
expert European financiers.
But it was stipulated by Itslr
that the United States ana ~
smaller creditor nations must 49,
in the agreement before AUst-;-
could be released from her obIigs
tions.
Edward A. Filene of Bosto,
says; "Of these remaining credito+
nations, the United States was tba
chief creditor and the most in6n
entail. 1t was generally undergtooa
that if we acted the other sDJ
smaller nations would also act. bnt
since we failed TO take action otbos
and minor creditors waited for NJ
and the matter was DELAYED fro,
month to month while Aps,ria
drifted nearer and nearer to tbo
financial collapse which finally bas
some.
This delay creates a most IA,
gerous situation for Austria, T-sr-
ally the foremost in all phiJan
thropic work, the United States in
this case is holding up the proces-
sion led by the other powers II
countries such as Belgium ana
France, themselves cruelty ravlsboJ
by war. can favor this suspension
of the Austrian debt, surely we can
do so also--especially as Austria ia
utterly incapable of paying tbjq
debt or arrears OF interest at prez-
ent."
AS Mr.. FiIene says, the United
States delayed action and ii looked
as if the matter would never get a
hearing in congress. There was no
one in this country working for il
At last, however, the Friends Re-
lief society and the Austrian Relief
committee felt that congress must
be aroused to the urgent need. if
not of all Austria, certainly to the
need of the 100000 starving chill
dren
The 100000 ChiIdren's Bill,
AS result, Miss Todd came 10
Washington a few days ago on the
difficult mission of getting con-
gress to give a little time to "the
100000 children's bill" This bill.
in the form of joint resolution in
troduced by Senator Lodge, awaits
a hearing by the finance committee
of the senate.
Miss Todd tells how Senators Nc
Cumber, Smoot and other members
of the committee who we're strug-
Cling with tariff and taxation and
too busy to see anyone this week
and listened to her
while she explained that the lives
Of 100000 children were at stake.
She told them that women were
in the bill because of the
children.
Are they?" asked one senator a
rifle skeptically. Il have had no
message from women on this prop
1sition."
"They are interested" said Miss
Todd, "and I will bring to see you
;ome women who want this bill
passed
At meeting organized on two
lays notice. she asked women Who
we're interested in the bill and who
would go and call on the senators
# the committee to rise. Out of a
veil filled hotel ballroom a hand
ul of women arose stragglingly
II was disappointed" says Miss
Todd II thought how such an ap-
zeal in my state out west would
urely have brought every woman
,agerly to her feet. and I went
lome feeling that the east is GER
ainly different from the west.
I M, ~, n
wrong. The next morning l went to
he senate Office building, expecting
O be the entire delegation perhaps
instead. / saw women coming in
very direction They filed the
room and the small Of
ice and overflowed into the hall It
vas one of the biggest delegations
hat has gone to congress since
women were given the vote. EverT-
where we went the senators were
and we came away with
'romises of support.
so" Miss Todd concludes, Il
earned that women in the east are
xactly like those in the west
hey Just so about things differ
ntly."
The chances of the finance com
nittee holding a hearing very soon
nd reporting the resolution favor
bly, to congress are considered
ood.
Miss Todd SAYS: There does not
eem to be any objection TO the
Inited States taking the step. Ine
enate was simply too busy to get
round to it until some women
howed them that the fate OF 4yo'-
90 children depended on it. lhc
ate of 100000 children IS Vllal
natter to any country in the world.