Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-20

randum of May IL. We make no re-
ply to it, but we cannot allow it to
pass without one sentence.
Il do not know what the effect of,
that memorandum was in Russia:
but | know the effect outside Russia
was disastrous. 1t produced reaction
| against the spirit of settlement. and
if it were the last word to be uttered
by the Russian government l should
really despair of accomplishing much
at The Hague.
Europe and the world need the
produce which Russia can contribute,
and Russia needs that accumulated
wealth and skill which the world
can place at its command. Russia
cannot recover for a generation with
out that help.
Europe is more and more filling
UP the gaps left by Russia Russia
needs more and more of the help
which the world can give, and is
anxious to give.
III Russia is to get help, Russia
must not outrage the sentiments if
they like let them call them prcju-
dices, of the world. There is real
sympathy for her condition.
What are. "r~2c prejudiccsr ! will
| Just name one or two. Because they
were all trampelcG r-on in the mem
orandUm of May II. The first pre-
| judicc we have in Western Europe is
| that if YOU sell goods to man YOU
| expect to get paid for them. The
! second is this: If you lend money to
| Il man and he promises to ro-ly
| YOU, You expect he will repay you.
| The third is this: If you so to an
who has already lent you money and
! say viii You lend me morc?' lie will
say to you: DO you propose to repay
:ac what | gave you?' and you ray
| no, it is a matter Of principle with
me not to repay There IS n most
! extraordinary -.udice in the west
Crn mind against lending y re
money to that person. 1t is not
| matter OF principle
| eur pc is anxious to help. Europe
CO help; Europe will held; but Rus
! sia must in her dealings with her
accept the code of honor which is an
| irhc "itance, which las come to IA
! from centuries of generations Of hard
working, honest people and which
has struc,; deep in the soil of the
world. As a friend of Russian peace,
as a friend of cooperation with rus
sia, as one who is in favor of &C
to the rescue OF those great and cal
liant and brave people l impore the
Russian delegation when they come
to the Hague not TO so out of their
way to trample upon these scnti-
ments which are deeply rooted in the
very life OF Europe
at Cannes. threw ont the life
| line ana we have not vet drawn it
| in. We N.oul like to draw all the
distressed, all the hungry, all tive
! suffering in the east of Europe back
! to life, with all the health that the
| accumulated energy and skill of 9TH
CT lands can give them.
"Thc psychological effect upon tho
| peoples Of tho world Will be electri-
cal. The thrill Of peace has zone
| through tho veins Of Europe and y I
arc not going to get nations lifting
! up hand against nation again. There
has been nothing more striking at
, this conference than the deep and
| passionate desire rot to have rup-
ture. not TO have quarrel, but TO live
| in peace and anity, all together. Be
| licvc me. pcaC> IS recovering her
gentle sway Owe. the hearts of men,
and in this conference, by this pact
VIC have adopted today. we have Paid
| homage to her scoptrc."