The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-28
asAyING EUROPE

1t almost eight years since Europe
began calling on the New World to
safe her. At first she thought h
could do it herself, an das the hordes
of German and Austrian agmies
clashed with the forces of Belgium,
France, England, Russia and Italy.
the neutral nations that were on
lockers predicted that it would be
over in a few months, Or in a year,
or possibly a little longer. That
was the beginning of a story that
had as many phases as there are
sides. and characteristics to human
life.
The present trouble we are told is
traceable to a tremendous "repara-
tions battle now being staged in
European capitals by nations, all
of which admit that their treasur-
les have been ~stonebroke for many,
many years. And they say that
about the only way they can pull
themselves out O ftheir delimma is
for defeated Germany to pay up the
PREPARATIONS" If Germany a
arrange to pay, the rest of the
tries will divide up the swag. That's
pretty nearly the whole story in a
nutshell.
A DRIVE FOR AMERICAN GOLD
Of course all of Europe knows
that Germany has little real money
other than "marks' with which to
pay its debts-and anyone may be
counted an easy mark that will ac-
cept the German Autographs. Glenn
enceau came to America to drive
home Frances demand that Ser
many must pay" And while Glenn
enceau, was still on the high seas
Germany began coyly inquiring of
the United States Government, and
]. Pierp. Morgan and other bank
ers, show much does America think.
Gemany's capacity to pay may be
estimated at?" At about the same
time the new British Prime Minister
"told it to the world" that England
couldn't pay its war debts unless
Europe paid to the British. Of
course everyone knew that Europe
couldn't pay its head bankers in
London unless Germany produced
the money for d~elapidated public
treasures of the Continent. Ger
many promptly and graciously re-
sponded that it would keep credits
a-whirling providing the United
States would hold the bag, and put
up the money. Thus in the present
day Saving Europe" process u
old companions in arms are not only
to be saved but the United States
must add to its string of dependents
the former enemies Of mankind who
forced US into the war-that we won
for Europe.
"IMPERIALISTIC, MILITARISTIC
AND EXPLOITING EUROPE"
Senator Borah passively observes
hat eff Europe wants help that will
help the people of Europe, the suf-
fering masses, and not feed her inn
perialistic and militaristic, exploit
ing policies, then a program along
that line should accompany the ap-
peal"
The Arms Conference held in
Washington last winter aimed in
this identical direction, and its cri-
tics who said that it was merely a
leaf out of the League of Nations
document agreed then that Europe
could come close to saving herself if
she would change ner "imperialistic,
miS:taristia, exploiting policies"
But evidently that was a premature
hope, since the press dispatches of
recent date tell US that "Great Bril-
tain and Turkey have reached an
agreement outside the Peace Con-
ference regarding Mosul, whereby
Turkey is to have sovereignty over !
the region and England the oil con-
cessions." 1t has been the same
story over and over again, ever since
the war. Apparently American gold
is the only relief that Europe anti
cipates. And the disheartening part
of it all is that in sending it to them
that we do not save them at all.
Instead we "save" their policy and
political machinery, and help the
secret arts of diplomacy to put over
new deals on the world like that just
consummated by the British and the
Turks.
THE BLOC WILL BLOCK
LEGISLATION
Samuel Gompers is as vigorous in
his championship of the progressive
bloc" in Congress as Ben w. Hoop