Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-02-01 | Page 25 | Pauperizing Europe

j Pauperizing Europe i t TF IF F THE United States is going to Continue the thc making fa of gi gigantic antic loans to Europe she must su supplement the thc 5 to action with a n more determined policy toward the Bol- Bol 4 6 J In n a word ord a continuation of the thc policy 1 inaugurated gyrated means menns that we wc must give something 5 more more than them o mune money and md food credits the reconstruction of Europe i. i j Bolshevism is rapidly undermining undermining- time the pro producing power r ig of Europe It Jt is born of or the belief that the world worM owes the h individual a l living and md makes work a curse instead N of n a a blessing 4 A. A Bolshevism ism Iras has not only destroyed ed f tit the ht pr producing power of Russia but its preachments have ha had an im ill I M effect on the dIe production o of other lands where to all intents and purpose it t has not gained ain a foothold Th The f 5 r making of gigantic loans to stricken areas i is not j lalin lating in individual effort which j is is necessary to increased production and the ultimate solution of of the problems confronting Europe Each Ench succeeding loan paves th the f way for lor another mothel promoting n the desire to live without xi effort In short Europe iss is becoming pauperized T t But the ten tendency ency to carry Europe on our back is not ll without an nn evil j effect on Im the people at nt home The These c 6 loans may bear the thc in indorsement ors or orr of our r own financial f centers but hut they tIcy are me not in t the he int interest rest of ot the genera general t American public As long lone a ns we e continue this dies policy m r just so long will we ve retard the time producing effort of Europe and increase e 5 th the lie burden at home by aiding tI the c f maintenance of or hi high hi prices Not ot ill all of th tie tho m men n 1 upturning r. r from l Europe uro see the pr pressing ing need necel of the An American nc n Boller in Europe Herbert ert Hoot Hoover who i is ft N rr undoubtedly well informed on 1 European conditions believes cs the thc time lias arrived for j Afo Europe to go 10 to work Often we wc are arc told that the thc action ms is necessary to the abatement of Bolshevism in 2 w Europe These ar arguments are arc ill m founded since it is apparent Pm that the action but imm pampers in tIle miry Bolshevist st I J. J theory of or the tight right t to live without effort Care must i- i be taken that the thc American burden i is not pressed to toot I the breaking breaking- point 1 European demands have increased i A- A Athe the proportions 8 of t the le struggle lc at al hO horns home n and if we C discourage dis- dis is- is 4 courage our own people what is JS to become of Europe