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Show "Europe's Back Is Against the Wall" "Europe Is fighting today with Its back against the well, economically," said Myron T. Herrlck, American ambassador am-bassador la Paris, who arrived In New York the other day on a leave of absence ab-sence from his post "This Impending Impend-ing peril does not chill men's hearts as did the slaughter of the battlefields, but a loss of this battle means a nullification nul-lification of the victory of 1018. The same prompt, unselfish mobilization ot all forces Is required In this battle as In that other one In order to win. Political Po-litical alliances cannot prevent economical eco-nomical destruction." Ambassador Herrlck praised France's efforts toward reconstruction, saying that It is only the reticence o( French bankers and business men about facts and figures that has prevented pre-vented most Americans from knowing that the nation has spent 93,000,000 f rsncs on restoration work while await Ing reparations payments. "France lias no unemployment problem and Is hard at work," he said. "France's strength Is la her farming, and the crops this year, while under the bumper wheat crop of 1021, Is turning out better than was expected. Americas tourists In France see the undaunted spirit of the people who defended their beloved soil patiently restoring S6u tuV Lotwei." Ambassador Herrlck planned to report to Washington on the events In France during the past year, and then to rest on his farm la Chagrin valley, val-ley, Ohio. |