Evening star., 1924-05-16
Relief for GERMANY.
Writer Points to Possible Dangers
From Generosity.
To the Editor Of The Star;

10 the Editor Of The Star:
Having printed in your valued
paper of today the appeal written by
Mr. George NJ. Kober, I trust you will
not deny me a little space to put some
hight on the other side of the
question.
Mr.. Kober, in the way so commonIv
used py advocates of Germany during
the war, tries to predispose us in
laVor OF his arguments by telling us
that in spite of his German ancestry
he is 100 per cent American. He
quotes all the German names which
among hundreds of English, Irish
and other names appeared in the
iseSolutlon. He does not, however,
mention the part that was taken by
the Hessians, who could be considered
as much Germans as the Prussians
he mentions.
II is my desire. however. only to
snow your readers what would hap
pen IN Germany if no relief were sent
from abroad. 1t is being stated time
and again by a number of CORE
spondents that conditions in Germany
nave greatly improved. The coal out
put Tor instance, has reached the
preWar mark. There is an EXPORT of
foodstuffs, especially potatoes. which
| surely would mot be if there were
starving people in Germany. Mr.,
Ihllip 9. Kaufman, III The Sunday
star or April 20. tells US that thou
sdndS OF Germans are living Iavishly
abroad, travelling in different coun-
tries. There are also thousands who
are living lavishly right in Germany.
| Whlie 1T is not known to me Just
| is no doubt they could stay home
more and pay some of their money to
| the relief, if necessary. There are
other countries who import a much
larger percentage of their food
Great Britain. for instance Yet no
one has yet advanced that as an argu-
| ment that we should help to feed her
| poor population.
Now, what is it that happens when
| such a large amount of money is sent
over to help feed the children of
Germany? While there is no doubt
but that this money will be put to the
uses stated in the appeal, yet it will
reiease other money in Germany,
| which would have had to be used for
that purpose, if there were no money
coming from America. Every dollar
| sent over will release a dollar there
And for what? Let us see.
| 1t is a known fact that Germany
| secretly, yet surely, is preparing for
the eventuality of future war. Here
for instance, We have the news print ed
in this mornings Washington Herald
New aerial defense gas causes lungs
| to burst at 5000 feet. A new war gas
and aerial defense gas has been in
vented by German chemists Mr.
Simonds also tells us that Germany
| is doing all she can, as she has done
| for the last five years, to escape from,
| the consequences of defeat and the
| decision of the world that she must
| repair the ruins she has created >
| Furthermore. We read every few DAYS
of the increased sentiment in Ger
i L.,
ing reads: 10000 Germans march in
| royalist parade" 1t is to be ed
that the crown prince knew what he
| was doing when he escaped from
| spondents who are watching the do
ings in Germany, it will not be long
before the Germans will again bow
| their heads to the yoke of a mon
| archy.
Think it over. you generous and
| sentimental American public Remem-
ber that every dollar sent by YOU in
the cause of the German children
will release other dollars to be used
for quite other purposes, purposes fo1
and from which you would turn with
| adherence. Remember that in case
| of necessity the Germans can get that
money from their own people, who
and from money set aside for pur-
poses of war. Let the German ele.
ment, as Mr.. Kober calls the people
whom we used to call hyphenates
during the war, do their share, bu,
those of you who are true Americans
do not allow yourself to be inveigled
into giving where your money just
helps to release other money for pur.
poses not intended by you. There are
enough poor mothers and children
still in this country. Why not give
| some money toward a summer outing
fund, and let our poor little ones here
enjoy a week or two in the open al
| your expense? GORDON c. BLAIR.