Show 5 I I Americas America's s Aid g Is s Needed ee e ew I w A there seems to be a disposition on the part o of ArX some ome of Americas America's allies in the late world war as previously related r to take advantage of this country in a financial and trade I ti faYt aY Jt it cannot be be d denied i t that t at least a a. a portion Portion of if the world is I dt iI in need of financial assistance that America one only is in a ap p position gluon to r render nd r. r These h se coun countries tries include the newt newly born on I reborn Czecho Czecho- Sl l kia Poland Armenia Finland and enI enlarged Greece and no lot for forgetting China the real reat friend of th the United States in n the Orient Orien and which is threatened with disintegration because lack of-lack of lack of funds fund I ev n f f o r ordinary ary purposes of gove government to say nothing of oL gr grea great at I industrial and public works of which the country is sorely in in 1 need I II 1 I the case of China as well as that of Slovakia Czecho-Slovakia I 1 Armenia and nd Finland Finland- the United States t tes practically is the e only country wl which ich is able and at the same same time willing to render material materia assistance as istance dAs As to China the problem is is an easy one as ordina ordinary iI methods can cart be used in Moans loans to that country 5 but ui m regard to the new Eur European nations nations' enumerated little tittle can r ib b bt d done until th the treaty of peace which will willbe bc a guaranty of the 2 continued existence of such countries but which w will come into full f eff effect ct only by ratification of the United States 8 3 While the United States now is a creditor nation to the extent exten I of of about fifteen billions of dollars including three years' years interest Jon o government loans to its allies s principally England negotiated i during the war there is a surplus of money in this country which 5 could not be employed in a better manner th than n in aiding struggling young nations to gain a foothold upon national existence 5 It is confidently believed th that t through some indirect arrange- arrange I n merit ent entered into by the American government g a loan of two or three billions of dollars pr principally in credits readily would be subscribed subscribed sub- sub scribed in this country by financial iI institutions institutions and and big industrial corp corporations orations looking for enlarged markets for their prod products In In the the meantime any possible action along Iong this this' line must mustI I await the h action of congress on the thep p pe Peace peace ce tre treaty ty which h DO now seems seems' Ito to o be the only barrier to world reconstruction and prosperity I |