Show FEED AMERICANS FIRST POINDEXTER Undernourished Uneducated ed of U. U S. S Need Aid Before Europeans' Europeans Br I Washington March 3 The The millions of or people in tho the United States who are arc undernourished and uneducated because be be- causo cause o of lack of or food tood and opportunity should bo be assisted before this government government gov gov- considers lending and appropriating printing more moro millions for relief reller in Europe This In substance Is the attitude of or Senator Poindexter of or Washington ton toward to toward toward to- to ward the tho suggestion that Congress Con ess sanction additional appropriations for new loans to Europe which he ex expresses expresses ex- ex presses in a letter to a a. constituent a aCON copy CON of ot which was made public today Uncompromising Uncompromising- View fe Senator Poindexter his letter re reveals ire ze holds the same uncompromising view of ot tho the administration proposal to remit tho the Interest on war loans made mado b by tho the United States to the al al- al lies Such a plan he writes would cost the government approximately a year ear und and a an equivalent sum would have to be raised by taxation taxation taxa taxa- tion to make malte up the deficit in the federal fed fed- federal eral revenue uc Senator Poindexter puts little credence credence cre cre- dence In the statements that the peoples peoples peo peo- ples pIes of ot Europe are destitute and ing Recent reports of or the department department department depart depart- ment of or agriculture disclose he de declared de de- claret that foreign farm products arc are arcin arcin in actual competition In American markets with American farm far products prod prod- and the same is true truo of ot man many lines of manufactured articles which the senator adds does docs not look as though Europe worD were in serious dis dis- tress Behind the plan to have this country coun un- un try extend further credits for Cor the thc re- re of ot Europe are powerful Influences Senator Poindexter states whose purpose it Is to maintain the tho high prices of foodstuffs It 11 is In absurd he continues for tor the government go to be seeking to reduce the high cost of or living and at the same time entertain a proposal which he he contends can have no other effect butto butto but buti to keep keel it ft at the present level lo J |