The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-03-20
Europe's Cry of wolf!

Europe NIy Vi WOll
The Federal Council Of the Churches OF
Christ in America is just one OF many relig-
ious organizations to make strong appeal
to the United States government that 1t go
tc the rescue of the old world and save It
from economic destruction. At Washington
the other day the council, expressing the tear
that the world is drifting toward war, eco
nomc ruin and moral disaster that may
possibly cause the eclipse OF civilization TOR
centuries" appealed to some l5O,OO0 church.
es and urged that they beg the government
to adopt policy OF cooperation with Tor
eign nations to settle existing international
problems
The reasons set forth for this appeal are
all old. They have been given before and
have been repeated many times. The dlfhcul-
ties are grouped as debt, unrest, political IN
trigues disordered economic life, increasing
dstrust suspicious and hatreds Therefore the
United States undeniably rich, is saddled in
the appeal with a moral responsibility to the
rest of the world. That responsibility entails
not only the expenditure OF vast treasure
but of constant effort in hundreds OF dlrec-
tons to persuade other peoples that they
should live in peace with their neighbors
The task is put on America evidently be-
cause of the belief that this country, haV-
ing more wealth than any other, more gen
erosity. more atruism and more moral force
could effect the desired transformation.
The American policy of letting Europe do
the greater part OF the job OF reconstruction
in the old world is sound The TACT IS the
Europeans have not done much themselves
toward their own rehabilitation. Ottlcal
America has observed this and has been
Guided by the knowledge. The wealth OF
people is not in dollars, or pounds, or francs,
or marks, or rubles, but in things. Germany
pleads a federal bankruptcy, but her people
are well to do That country has more and
better factories now than before the war.
/; can produce as much food as ever. Its
soil was not shot away anywhere. Take the
case Of Russia for an examination OF Its IN
terna economic affairs. The ruble is worth
less, but Russia has been exporting gram Is
there anv reason for America to feed char
itably the Russian people who have grain to
export? Back to Germany for another illus
tration The Germans are shreWd, and they
have made money out OF their pretended pow
ertv They sold paper marks for gold, and
paid for goods with paper marks. Specula-
tors and traders fell easy victims, and now
it is realized the paper marks never will be
redeemed. The wealth they represented, how
ever went into German hands and will stay
there.
Little bits of information that drift III from
various countries of Europe show that the
old world is not starving or freezing or los
ing its hold on civilization. More bits OF in
formation that gradually come along form
the basis for the growing American suspi-
cion that the old world is trying to deceive
America and get her to pay for the world
war. Propaganda of this kind is written in
many languages OF Europe. Great is the dis
tress of this country and that-if the propa-
eanda is to be swallowed whole by the
American people Civilization threatened
culture doomed economic collapses certain
financial ruin unavoidable, political disaster
that will shake the whole world-these are
some of the boges thrust in front OF Amer
lean eyes by the European propagandists
Uncle Sam, however, has been careful. He IS
like a wise spectator at a shell game, one
who takes it all in and-keeps his hands in
his pockets! Europe's cry OF wolf" has
been overworked.