The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-31
HANDS ELEVEN BILLION
DOLLARS TO EUROPE
SELFISH" UNCLE SAM HASN'T
LOOKED COLDLY ON WHILE
EUROPE SUFFERED.
RELIEF AGENCIES ARE PLENTIFUL

Had Soup Kitchens Smoking in Eu-
rope While Other Nations Were
Still Talking About the War. Mil
lion Refugees Looked for Aid.
Since that eventful Nov. II, 1913,
when the guns OF the warning nations
were stil1ed, the United States has
spent ,0000OO,0OO in Europe.
But little of it will eventually flow
back to the Golfers OF the United
States government The most of the
dollars were free-will offerings to aid
the suffering people on the other side
of the Atlantic,
Willing to Help.
To the charge of European diplo-
mats that America has isolated her
self from the nations of the world
since the war the United States can
answer:
I'VE have helped you to the extent
of $l1,000,000,0OO. What more can
you ask?"
"Our own war effort cost US $50,
000000,000," the United States can
say and in addition we lent you ST.
000000,000. Our people are crying
against the burden of taxation. We
have passed through an industrial
crisis We have seen hard times since
the war. In spite of this, we have
helped you with billions of dollars.
Talk about isolation? Why, we have
been only too willing to extend the
L, 10
billions speak for themselves"
Uncle Sam, patient, suffering,
and generous, in reply to the accusa-
ton that he has kept coldly aloof
from Europe during the time OF its
greatest need, can say:
Worked While Others Dubbed.
1--WE had soup kitchens smoking in
Russia to feed the famished people
long before the time Europe stopped
talking about the war We didn't sit
down to talk about the war after it
was finished. We realized there was
work to do, and we did it."
Uncle Sam is right, especially as re-
CARDS Russia Faced with famine con-
ditions the government of the coun-
try powerless in the extreme emer-
gency, all Europe looking on with
helpless expression on its countenance,
Uncle Sam didn't ask who was going
to pay for it, but went into Russia
with soup kitchens, kindled the fires
under them, and was ladling out hot
nourishment long before the league
of nations sent its representative, Dr.
NanSen, to see what could be done
to relieve the suffering.
While DR. Nansen was investigat
ing, Col Haskell, head of the Ameri-
can expedition for relief of the suf-
ferers, was moving shiploads OF food
into the remotest parts of the Nolga,
shipping the food over railroads that
experts said couldn't be operated, and
when DR.. Nansen said he was through
investigating and was ready to begin
work he was informed by Col. Has
kell that the famine was over.
In the Near East food and clothing
and medical supplies from the Unit
ed States saved eight times more ref
ugees than were saved by all the other
peoples of the world put together.
Uncle Sam can point to the work
done by the American Red Cross, in
addition to the heroic work OF the
Near East relief commission and many
other agencies.
Uncle Sam Pays.
The American Red Cross has spent
S1530000 900 in American money for
the alienation of suffering in Europe
When a million Greeks fled before the
Turks and were leaving Asia Minor
in disorganized detachments h e
wretched fathers and mothers, with
their children hanging on to their
skirts, looked to the American Red
Cross for the wherewithal to feed
their starving bodies and for the medi-
cines to stave off the dread diseases
that threatened the refugee hordes
and camps.
In war-torn Europe the American
Red Cross has established schools,
nurseries, play grounds and health
centers. Its activities have spread to