Show PROPAGANDISTS ATTACKED 5 4 BY HOOVER 4 Iii u s. s CHIEF CHIE OF F REliEF TELLS JELLS AIM Gre Great L Bulk of Needs Can Be Belet Met let Through Ordinary Commercial Credits and I Distress Is Exaggerated o a fO NI NEY W V YORK YanK 1 I G. G Herbert G.-Herbert Hoover cr on his way east cast in connection con con- A wilh relief work in iii Europe today telegraphed to his headquarters here a statement in in which he lie took emphatic exception to opinions of both European propagandists concerning the volume of Europe's financial needs from front the United le hc J. J 9 1 j i c reat g-reat bulk of these needs cannot be benet met net by ordinary co commercial mercial credits Asserting that with our taxes per cent over pros previous ious rates there is no mo need for drawing on on the time United Continued on rag page 2 2 S NEEDS PF JF f EUROPEANS ARE TOLD BY HOOVER DOVER Continued from front Page Pago 1 J. States treasury for Cor further loans Mr Hoover cr states that aside from sonic secondary measures by our government govern govern- I mont ment tho problem Is one of oC ratification I of Ie peace and amI ordinary business proc proc- b secondary esses He lie adds that by measures I mean that some dozen cities In central and southern Europe need breadstuffs on cre credit lt from tho the grain ln corporation to prevent enl actual starvation and anti that the allies are arc askIng ask ask- InS InS' for temporary delay In paying In Interest Interest In- In terest crest on our o government Io loans to them II erIn Condemned of temporarily deferring In Interest Interest In- In terest Mr Ir Hoover cr continues Americas America's task Is reduced to helping out the tho bread supply of less than han 5 per cent of oC the tho population of Europe that no such situation exists as aa that which confronted America last year at nt this time and that thero there Is no ground round for hysteria on either cither side of or tho the Atlantic I Speaking of ot Europe as aa a whole and andI asserting that the tho people of I prosperous nations who have ha not nol suffered suf suf- I fared In the war should also aid In Europe relict relief work Mr tr Hoover adds that if wo we o contribute bread supply on government Jo credit to those starving star cities clUes plus business cre credits we wo will bo be I doing our share of world I It ity If U we wo do undertake tho the solution of or ortho tho the bread question b by our government our action would benefit and protect the tho other nations of or Europe from Crom in infection infection infection in- in of anarchy and chaos ho lie continued continued continued con con- Poland is tho the solo Hole shield of Europe from Bolshevik ik invasion Hwe If H we wo extend this help it should bo on consideration that the tho stronger na nations nations nations na- na of Europe will do their full part partIn partIn partIn In man many I I Neutral Make Money Moner T Tal Taking ln up tho the countries of Europe Individually Mr Hoover says sas that the tho neutral countries havo made mado mODe money from tho the war and have hac asked no fa favors favors ta- ta ors vors vors and have given none Outside of interest to the allies Great Britain admits silo sho he needs nothing but commercial commercial commercial commer commer- cial credits adds Mr r. r Hoover Hoo who asserts asserts as as- that she has ample forel foreign n assets to cover her nee needs s as has France Iranee Mr r. r Hoover Hoo a admits that tho position of Italy Is difficult and that some of or her larger cities may need breadstuff assistance beyond the ability of oC com corn commercial commercial mercial credits Germany German h ho hd says could obtain commercial credits If It the reparation commission slon would allow tier her to use uso her domestic resources and foreign a assets until sho gets bets further on her feet After asserting that the thc East Baltic Baltic Baltic Bal Bal- tic states have enough food except milk fo for their children Mr l Hoover Hoo says sas Bulgaria Greater Serbia Rumania Rumania Ruma Ruma- nia South Russia lussia and Turkey except Armenia have h n n. surplus of food this year ear while Hungary Huns could feed herself herself herself her her- self If Rumania Rum would return cattle and grain Iraln abstracted last summer Wo We e are therefore loft left with Finland Finland Finland Fin Fin- land Belgium Poland Slovakia and Austria to consider says Mr r Hoover Austria is the sorest point In Europe In tho the food tood matter tho the five flYe last ast countries mentioned will take tale care of or their agricultural l and small tO town n populations out of their crops of last year ar leaving the tho crowded centers to tobe tobe tobe be be provided for tor These do dozen en or so largo large cities Including Italy's deficiency deficiency deU- deU affect populations aggregating say a 1 or Ot people a I |