Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-27

Newspapers in the area touched
nv fine Mississippi flood and in some
other parts of the country emphasize
the great distress that still continues
and the need of action by Congress
in the near future. The question
of an extra session is involved In the
discussion. A statement by Secre-
tary Hoover that funds In hand are
adequate for the present and tnat
Congress- will be able to make further
nroyision at the regular session as
subject of debate.
"if there ever was a time when a
snecial session of Congress was Jusu-
fed" saws the Charlotte observer
lit must surely be now. Ihousands
of our very neighbors are upon !ne
point of starvation. NO 1orelgll
anneal for aid ever has been more
urgent than is now found right in our
midst. No pen can portray and no
tongue can tell of the vast scenes OF
misery and desolation which actually
exist The Lincoln State Journal is
reminded of "the stories of the return
Of the French peasants to their MONIES
after the armistice. In the flooded re-
cions of the Mississippi Valley, now
ever" continues that paper. the rum
was even more complete than on the
French battlefields. Man in his Wild
est orgies of destruction has never yet
been able to equal the disasters
wrought by the mighty Commissions OF
nature"
IAN the refugees in the State" ac-
cording to the New Orleans tribune
twill soon be able to return to their
homes. there to begin the long, soul
irving task of rehabilitation. The
sooner it IS begun in all parts. the
better for everybody. 1t will require
long enough, even with an immediate
start" The Butte Daily Post remarks:
I'm sections of the United States re-
mote from the Mississippi Valley the
great flood seems to be forgotten. In
the regions of the flood. however, for
getting is a long way on.
Homes are in ruins; there is little
nrospect of any paying crop this year
in many places; farm equipment has
been lost; starvation still faces thou
sands of people,"
"More than half a million people"
it is pointed out by the Portland
oregon Journal, "were swept from
their homes by the raging Mississippi.
Their lands are desolate. Overnight
their all was whisked away and they
selves drenched and destitute. The
Red Cross rushed to the rescue. Lib
eral Americans came to their aid.
States. endeavored to help. But they
could not fully meet the emergency.
The Federal Government, the only
agency that could cope with the grave
situation, was appealed to for assist
ance. But, said the President. there
would be no special session of. Con-
gress. And. says a Kansas
tourist, arrived in Oregon. scores of
refugees, penniIess. literally starving,
out of work. money and gasoline, are
beating their way West from town
to town in the hope Of reaching Ore
gon in time for the harvest
'If these Affections had been
brought on any other nationals in the
world, We do not doubt" states the
Columbia Record. 1.-The Washington
Government would have rushed to
their aid with finances to meet present
emergencies" And the Raleigh News
and Observer states: But Hoover
knows. BY all the arts of engineering
OF which he is master. Of economies,
of human psychology, he knows that
permanent relief must come, and come
quickly. Flooded farmers cannot lift
themselves by their bootstraps. There
mas Deen d IldtlOlidi .CdldStIOpIiSs anu
there must be restoration by the Ma
ton. He has carried the word to
Coolidge. Did he press the point
insist? Is he prepared to fight? 1t
isn't clear"
LET the engineering proposals wait
a bit. They cannot be well matured,
advises the Milwaukee Jour-
nal. But what about the Fall and
Winter for those whose lands re-
manned under water? Must their cour-
age wane and their faith in their
fellow Americans be shaken through
four long months to come in order
that Congress may not become politi- |
cally Inconvenience? 1t is a sorry
sort of politics that has no heart for |
those who suffer-" The Flint Daily |
Journal observes: 1--WE do not realize |
that there are hundreds and hundreds |
Of miles Of countryside where every