Evening star., 1934-11-25
NEW DEAL WINS ACCLAIM
OF EUROPEAN CRITICS
American Visitors and Diplomats Con
vince Public That Recovery Program
Is Wise for u. S. and for World.

reforms are incorporated in the in
dustrial, social and political structure
of the Nation, it is going to be we'll
nigh impossible to hold the European
workers down. Only another war will
save them-but after that is over all
hell is likely to break loose. A war
might preserve the present capital
labor set-up in most European coun-
tries because Germans, Frenchmen,
Britons and Italians are nationalists
and patriotic. They can be led into
almost any sacrifice for the fatherland
or la patrie. But in times of peace
they see more clearly.
New Deal Appeals.
1t is not an overstatement to say
that nothing which has emanated
from the United States in years has
so caught the imagination of the
European masses as the New Deal.
To be exact, nothing except perhaps
Americas entry into the World War
and Woodrow Wilson's original Four
teen Points. But the part Americans
played in the war is forgotten. And
as for the League, most European
because it was mixed inseparably with
the medicine of Versailles.
AS rule the Americans who come
to Europe are a rather decent lot
They do not Except the neuve richie
and few hyphenates who are more
royal than the king) make the eagle
scream nor do they sport the Stars
and Stripes in their buttonhole. It
is hard to get them to participate even
in Fourth of July, Thanksgiving and
other fete days because they do not
like to be conspicuous. There even
was a time when one heard them say
unkind things about Volsteadism and
express doubt over the wisdom of their
countrys war debt, immigration, tariff
and Japanese exclusion policies.
Now all that appears to have
changed. 1t is difficult to find single
American in Europe-whether he be
an expatriate or just plain tourist
who will criticize the dollar def1ation.
Its playing Hell and Maria with
us over here" they say, "but II It's
helping out back home we'll take our
medicine"
One by one they are selling their
Swiss mountain chalets or villas on
the Cote d'Azur and trekking home
ward. They came over de luxe; they
90 back a la Bernstein or on the
Baltimore Mail Line. One thing the
depression has proved, and that Is
that the Americans who knock around
Europe are sports. Instead of Crouch
ing they recall the days when the odds
were in their favor, when they got
As French francs, Is pesetas, fist
full of German marks and rs or 80
Italian lire for dollar, to say moth
ing of the 3.25 pound sterling.
They recall also, not so long ago.
when the proud British pound sneaked
of the gold standard overnight. On
Saturday it was worth Is gold francs
IN Switzerland, on Monday 1t was
worth IS. Not only were the remit
tance men"-the retired army officers.
civil servants and pensioners (and
Just plain income tax dodgers)-
caught high and dry, but tens OF
thousands of European investors
tklCIloC4NCo bd34hA oRO. AN
Bank of France was caught Tor
quarter billion it is said. Yet Lon
don didn't suffer. 1t tipped" the
disbursement officer, who had to pay
the expenses of an imposing delega-
ton to the League Assembly, and he
appeared at the local banks in time
to change enough pounds at par to
nav a few hundred thousand francs
expenses.
Uncle Sam Warns.
Uncle Sam didn't do anything like
that, they will tell you. He gave
everyone ample warning and then de-
preciated slowly and steadily. Those
who wanted to 'get out from under
had their chances. Others had an
opportunity to pull out and take their
losses.
Even the American consular ofh-
cials and diplomats-except one or
two or three-didn't squeal. They
knew that sometime or -other Con-
gress would wake up and square the
deal. 1t was tough going for a while,
but that's all water over the dam.
Americans in Europe-those few
who remain-have become rampantly
patriotic. If you don't believe it, and
aren't afraid of a fight, just try raz-
zing Roosevelt in your favorite pub
on Piccadilly or cafe along the boule-
wards. You may even get a kick on
the shins from some French Socialist
or German anti-Nazi refugee.
The alacrity with which American
diplomats in Europe rise up to defend
their Government Is another phe-
nomenon not seen in decades. No
ambassador waxed enthusiastic in the
days of Coolidge, Hoover or Harding.
Today they overlook no opportunity
to front" for the New Deal. Strauss,
Bowers, Bingham and Steinhart all
have become shock-troops. In Berlin
and Rome it is not easy-but Lon
doners, Parisians, Spaniards and the
Scandinavians cannot plead ignorance
when they belittle the American ex-
pertinent.
Down in Italy about all the people
are allowed to read Is that Roosevelt
has adopted this and that-an pol
icies first enunciated by II Duce. OF
rising wages, shorter hours and aboH-
ton of child labor one hears nothing
II Italy-and reads less If that is pos
sible.
Europe Gets Data.
It was at the recent conference OF
the International Labor Office that
the curtain was really torn aside and
Europeans got first-hand view Of the
American New Deal. And at the
same time Europe's reactionary En-
ployers' Group got what may become
a nasty jolt.
Washington's delegation of OBJ
servers-Eliner F. Andrews and H. S.
Hanna, representing the Government;
John L. Lewis, representing American
workers, and E. Arthur Baldwin, rep
resenting industry-did not partici-
pate officially in the conference. The
United States was not then member
of the I. L. O.. so, of course. could
not vote. Nor did they play the ira
oitional role of silent observers"
They were both visible and audible.
They spoke publicly before the con-
ference-at the invitation of President
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