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THK t. AKViK-TlMf S, UtrrXKIl, OKI ., rill KM.Y. MAY SO, 1020. HOW EUROPE CAN ESGAFE COLLAFSE We V.rst Aid By Extending Credits. Says Cavison. GRAVE MENACE TO U. S. A. European Ruin Would Involve An. erica Starvation and Disease Rampant. Dps M.mii-s, la -Sposkiiu bofure tho ra I c fitYiviu'i of the Mt'tho-K-n-. -,.al rhunii. Hi'iiry I'. I'a vi le, (l.a.rman of the Hoard of Gov t r..i : n i!u' l.si:iit of Rvi I'ross So in in, siiii. "As chairman of the cn:;t lition of Hod i"ross siKielies com lurtinl of r ; Toscntatives if twenty simu v.Mioi.s that met root n. in Uotieia. 1 am custodian of authorita tive report recordms awull'.ng c.ii dit.i.ns among millions of people liv ' ii in eastern Europe. dnt of the most terrible tracedies of .V history of Hie human ra.e is be ins erueted within the bral belt ot territory lying between the Baltic and the Black and Adriatic seas. ' This area includes the new Baltic stales Poland, t'zeclio Slovakia. The I'kraine. Austria. Hur.sary. Rcuinania. .Montenesro. Albania and Se:bia. "The reports which come to us make it clear that in these war-rax ased lands civilization has broken down. Disease, bereavement anu suffering are present in practically evey house hold, while food and clothing are in sufficient to make life tolerable. "Meu. women and children are dy ing by thousands, and over vast once civilized areas there are to be found neither medicinal appliances nor medi cal skill sufficient to cope with the devastating plagues. "Wholesale starvation is threatened in Poland this summer unless she can procure food supplies in large quanti ties. There are new approximately 50,000 cases of typhus in Poland and in the area occupied by Polish troops. Worat Typhua Epidemic in Hiatory. "This is already one of the worst typhus epidemics in the world's his tory. In Galicia whole towns are crippled and business suspended. In some districts there is but cne doctor to each 150.000 people. "In the Ukraine, we were told, ty phus and influenza have affected most of the population. "A report from Vienna, da'.ed Febru ary 12, said: 'There are rations for three weeks. Death sialks through the streets of Vienna and takes un hindered toll.' "Budapest, according to our informa tion, is one vast city of misery and suffering. The number of deaths is double that of binhs. "Typhus and smallpox have invaded the four countries composing Czecho slovakia, and there is lack of medi cines, soap and physicians. "In Serbia typhus has broken out again and there are but 200 physicians to minister to the needs of that entire country. "Returning to the United States a few weeks ago wiih all these horrors ringing in my ears. I found myself once more in a land whose granaries were overflowing, where health and plenty abounded and where life and activity and eager enterprise were in the full flood. "I asked myself: 'What if this plague and famine were here in the great territory between the Atlantic sea board and the Mississippi valley, which roughly parallels the extent of these ravaged countries and that 65,000,000 of our own people condemned to idle ness by lack of raw material and whose fields had been devastated by invasion and rapine were racked by starvation and pestilence and if we had lifted up our vricos and invoked the attention of our brothers in happier Furope t:i our own deep miseries and .or ,r:s r.a.i uwei: on deal ears, would we no: m our despair exclaim auu.st their heart'.essness.' Only Three Wy to Help Europ. There are only thrve ways by which those sin, ken lands can secure sup plies from the outside world. One is I v pavment one by credit and the third is by exchange of commodities. It these peoples tried to buy materials and surplus in America at the present market value of iheir currencies ustr.a would have to pay forty times the original cost. Germany thirteen times. Hreece Just double, Czecho slovakia fourteen and Poland fiity times. These figures are official and are a true index of the economic plight of these countries. ' It is clear, therefore that they can not give us gold for the things they must have, nor have they either pro ducts or securities to offer in return tor credit. If only they could obtain raw materia! which these idle millions cf theirs could convert iuto manufact ured products they would have some thing to tender the world in return for its raw material, food and medicine. Put if they have neither money nor credit how are they to take this first great step towards redemption. One half the world may not eat while the other half starves. How long do you believe the plague ot typhus that is taking a hideous death toll in Esthonia and Poland and the Ukraine and eat ing along the fringes of Germany and Czeeho-Slovakia will confine itself to (hese remote lands? "Only last S.Uurday our health com missioner of New York, Dr. Copeland. stiied for the other side just to meas ure the danger and take precaution against such an invasion. "This is one menace at our threshold. The other, more threatening, more ter rible, is the menace of the world's ill will. We can afford to die, but to bo despised forever as a greedy and Phari saical nation is a fate that we must not incur. "The Trench government has many serious problems to solve, but the French peasantry is working and the French artisan, while still sadly in need of raw materials, has not lost his habit of industry and thrift "Italy, despite her great shortage of raw material, is looking forward and not backward. Italy can be relied upon to do her part. "Knpland is meeting the problems of reconstruction Just as those who knew her past should have expected her to meet them. Plan to Aid Central Europe. "It is net for me perhaps to give in detail a formula for solution of the world s ills, but as I have been asked I m.i n times. Wli.u im:M u ,i do? 1 jam nd to t'o iu own ai.swer J "Aivordinsly. 1 would ak' ! "First. That congress inim t! a' '. pass a bill appropnat.ng a ..:r. not ito exceed $5'H.etH'.in -i for the ue of central and eastern Kutvpe. "Second That congress call m-ou the pesident to appoint a nonpohpcal commission of three Amorv.uis. dis tinguished for their character and ex ecutive ability and coinmandin; ilie respect of the American people. Smh a commission should inclu le men of the type of 'General Pershing. Mr. 11. over, or ex Secretary Lane. 1 would invest that commission with ci mplete power. "Third. I would have the commis sion instructed to proceed at once, ac companied by proper personnel, to survey conditions in central and east ern Europe and then act for the restor ation of those countries un ler such conditions and upon such terms as the commission itself may decide to be practicable and effective. Among the conditions should be provided that there should be no local interference with the free and uutrammeled exercise by the commission of its own preroga tive of allocating materials. Govern mental politics should be eliminated ; unreasonable and prejudicial barriera between the various countries should be removed, and such substantial guar antees as may be available should be exacted in order that the c.nditious imposed should be fulfilled. "Fourth. As to financial terms. I should make them liberal. 1 would charge no interest for the first three years; for the next three years six per cent, with provision that such in terest might be funded if the economic conditions of the country were not ap proaching normal, or if its exchange conditions were so adverse as to nuke payment unduly burdensome. I should make the maturity of the obligation 15 years from its date, and 1 should have no doubt as to its fiuat payment, "Fifth. Immediately the plan was adopted I would have our government invite other governments in a posi tion to assist, to participate in the undertaking. "Sixth. To set forth conr.detely my opinion, I should add that in the final instructions the American people through their government, should 6ay to the commission: "'We want you to go and do this job In such a manner as, after study, you think it should be done. This is no ordinary undertaking. The American people trust you to see that it Is done right.' "I would also say to the commis sion : " Tse as ui i.i h o' - ino:u' as Is needed.' IVsorVN I o'l i undent that with the a-.- . i .i" l eo . pe ra tion which wools i i i o in oilier parts of the world lie mou el JXi. oort.eeii f;ol the I i ,,d S; it.- would be more than one. '. n tait those e, uutries on their w ,v to v li support ami the restoratiiii ot normal condi tions. "The whole plan, of course, involves many practical ioi..-;der:iti"us. the most serious of which is that of obtain ing the money, whether by issuing ad ditional Liberty Bonds, an increase in the floating debt or by taxation. But I think we could properly say to the treasury department: " 'We know hew serious your finan cial problems are: we know the dif ficulties which a"e immediately con "ronting you; we know the in.poriancB of deflation, and we kiuvv that the government must icononiize and that iiidividiia's must i eonoiniie, but we als.) know that the American govern ment advanced $!. '".OuO.OtiO to its allies to attain victon and peace. Cer tainly it is worth making the addition al advance in order to realize the peace for which wo have already struggled, for nothing is more e-rtain than that until norm it con.l-iiotis are restored in Knroe there can be no peace. ' "Above all tilings. I wou'd say that whatever n, lull is taken should be taken immediately. The ri-is is so acute that the situation does not admit of delay, except w i;h the possibility of ! consequences cue hardly dares cim teniplut -. : "The situation that I have spread out here is far beyond the scope of .individual charity. Only by the action of government, our own and the others j whose resources enable them to co operate, can aid be given In sufficient j volume. 1 am also confident that our - action would be followed by the go? 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A PBOPWfT GARBED IN WilRD ORIENT m ms- MArtu US HELD A CBttTTU CO Xr: M f J? to 41 GIRL PESO, tjy x- VU i i Hi iiimmiGfflSi ami e w mmi mm Saturday, May 22 From "No Man's Land" to New York City. Some jump! But this dare devil of a French spy makes it with his fists, his gun and a Hun Submarine! And he puts a big band of Hun spies all on the blink before he's through. Come and see how he does it! HENRY WALTHALL IN "The False Faces" Friday, May 21st WALLACE REID IN "Alias Mike Moran" SUNDAY, MAY 23 Every girl who is "waiting" should see this picture. See what the memory of a girl he'd only met twice made of a man! TO KNOW HER WAS TO LOVE HER. TO EMBRACE HER WAS TO LOSE YOUR WATCH. SEE PRISCILLA DEAN AS GERTIE JONES IN "PRETTY SMOOTH" Six Reels of one of the best pictures ever screened. TUESDAY, MAY 25th- SOME COMING ATTRACTIONS MAY 26-27-28. Stronheim's Wonder Play "BLIND HUSBANDS." "PAID IN ADVANCE" (Dorothy Phillips) "THE SPORTING DUTCHESS" (Alice Joyce) Pictures that have only recently had first run in Portland. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIHIIIHIIIIIIIIHIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIMIIMMIIMMIIIMIIMIIIIMIIIIIIIMn