Evening star., 1928-03-22
BY EDGAR ANSEL MowRER.

By Radio 10 The Star and the ChteaSo
Daily News Copyright. 49@S,
BERLIN. March PA new America
an America of generous enlightenment,
first in the world perhaps. but first
among equals mindful of its response
bilities of power and prosperity. friendly
10 all the world and eager to see other
nations and peoples reach the same
high standard Of living as its own peo-
ple-Such is the vision that came to the
writer during an interview with Owen
d. Young. chairman of the board of the
General Electric Co, co-father OF the
Dawes plan. one of the new type OF
American industrial and intellectual
leaders, q man of wide interests and
unfailing Sympathies.
This is probably the first time Mr..
Young has spoken his mind publicly
concerning the Dawes plan since its in
ception more than four years ago. II
was authorized only after consultation
with some OF the persons chiefly in
tsreSteo.
Lauds Lindy and Gilbert
"Iindbergh and S. Parker Gilbert are
Americas greatest AMBASSADORS, MT
Young said. and as he spoke the writer
knew Mr.. Young had been the third.
The writer had last seen MT. Young
in Berlin when he and his international
colleagues were there, engaged In work
ing out the plan that was TO save Ger
many. Now the writer was in his office,
high in the corner of building in lower
Broadway, overlooking the harbor OF
New York, the richest city on earth
and the eastern gateway of the United
States.
We stood a moment at the windows
looking across the bay and the outward
bound steamers toward the Jersey
coast and the American continent be-
yond.
Isn't it glorious?" he asked. And
we were seated while he filled one of
his long-stemmed. rough-bowled pipes.
which the writer remembered from
Berlin days.
Initial Suspicion Changes.
Abruptly Mr.. Young asked what the
Germans think today of Mr. Gilbert.
the American agent general Of repara-
tons. and Of the Dawes Plan. The
writer told him how the initial Suspi-
cion of the German people toward their
financial dictator" as they sometimes
called Mr.. Gilbert, had gradually chang
had enabled the Germans TO start their
vast economic machinery working. thus
restoring their intellectual balance and
enabling them 70 prepare the way for
the splendid future they deserved
The Dawes plan" the writer con-
ciuded. "is one OF the most beneficial
devices eve. concluded for the bringing
Of order out OF chaos" Mr.. Young
knew this as well as the writer, but the
writer believes he liked 70 hear it.
All I can say" he replied. putting
long clouds of smoke, "is that II We
had il to do again. cannot imagine
how. we could have made the plan
different from this In any substantial
detail I don't mean that 1t was per
feet. but that II Was the best We could
reach under the circumstances. know
irrg what we did then We an-the
wgrld--learI1 best through experience.
We are all learning considerable from
the actual functsoning Of the plan
Normal Sum" Best Available.
ssThe annual sum seems likely to
prove a possible one" the writer sug-
Tegsed. referring 10 the normal SUM"
Of s625 O9o, 900 reached through COM
promise.
sn YOU mean a kind Of bazaar bar
gain. no" he replied Il can only tell
you the story about the COW which
have offen told. In December, 1923.
Just before / left for Europe. went
up country 10 the farm where was
born and where / nov raise live stock.
A farmer. my neighbor, came over 10
buy q Gov. He examined my stock
and ! saw what he was Up 20. but ne
did net make UP his mind. When he
was about 20 60 away ! asked: You
want 10 buy that cow
You know just which one / want
be replied. Wei. what's the price?'
when I told him he hesitated ard
finally said. Well, she's most too dear
70 take and most too cheap 70 leave
What ne wanted as reparations vas
. sum that would seem 20 everybody
most too dear 20 take and most too
cheap 70 Leave.
tsHfaaa f1lt On II the writer aYEKered.