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THE MASON CO-N'FY JOURNAL
Marion, O., Drops Party L00nes-Pulling for Harding
HOW EUROPE CAN
ESCAPE COLLAPSE
We Must Aid By Extending
Credits, Says Cavison.
GRAVE MENACE TO U. S. A.
European Ruin Would Involve
America---Starvation and
Disease Rampant.
Des Moines, Ia.--Speaking before
the general c.emference of the Metho-
dist Eposcopal Church, Henry P. Davi-
lon, chairman of the Board of Gov-
ernors of the League of Red Cross So-
cieties, said: "As chairman of the
convention of Red Cross societies corn- [
posed of representatives of twenty-]
seven nations' that met recently In I
Geneva, I am custodian of authorita-
tive reports recording appalling con-I
ditions among millions of Imople Uv-I
lug in eastern Europe. ]
1 "One of the most terrible tragedies
of the history of the human race is be-
ing enacted within the brol belt of
rritory lying between the BalUo and
• Black and rftlo sez.
"This area includes the new Baltic
:tate--Poland, Csecho-Slovakia, The
: Ukraine, Austria, Hun&ary, Roumania,
Montenegro, Albania and Serbia.
"The reports which come to Ul
ie it clear that in these war, ravaged
ands Civtgattog hU broken down.
)ieesse, bravement and suffering
are presen{ in p4"aeticaliy every house-
phold, while feed and clothing are in-
sufficient to make life tolerable.
"Men, women and children are dy-
ing by thousands, and over vast once-
civilized areas there are to be found
neither medicinal appliances nor medi-
cal skill sufficient to cope with the
devastating plagues.
"Wholesale starvation is threatened
,in Poland tlis summer unless she can
procure food supplies in large quanti-
ties. There are now approximately
t250,000 oases of typhus In Poland and
rtu the area occupied by Polish troops.
Worst Tphus Epidemic In History.
"This is already one of the worst
typhus epidemics in the world's his-
tory. In Galicia whole towns are
crippled and business suspended. In
some districts there is but ce doctor
to each 150,000 people. \\;
"In the Ukraine, we were told, ty-
phus and influenza have affected most
of the population.
"A report from Vienna, dated Febru-
ty 12,, said: 'There are rations for
roe weeks. Death stalks through
tthe streets of Vienna and takes un-
lhtndered toll.'
"Budapest, according to or informa-
'ton, is one vast city of misery and
isuffering:. The number of deaths is,
double that of births.
"Typhus and smallpox have invaded
the four coU'ntries composing Czecho-
,Slovakla, and there is lack of medi-
cines, soap and physicians.
"In Serbia typhus has broken out
again and there are but 200 physicians
to minister to the needs of that entire
country,
"Returning to the United States a
tfew weeks ago with all these horrors
rlnging in my ears, I found myself
once more in a land whose granaries
were cverflowing, where health and
plenty abounded and where life and
activity and eager enterprise were in
the full flood. -
"I asked myself: 'What if this plague
and fmlne were here in the great
territory between t .Atntic sca-
b_card and tll. s.i.si.plLva_l_ley which
ray,aged countries and that 65,000,000
of our own people condemned to idle.
ness by lack of raw material and
whose fields had been devastated by
invasion and rapine wore racked by
starvation and pestilence and if we
had lifted up our vieos and invoked
the attention of our broths.re in happier
Europe to our own deep miseries aml
our cries had fallen on deaf' ears,
would we not in our despair exclaim
against their hartlessncss.'
Only Three Ways to Help Europe,
"There are only three ways by which
these stricken lands can secure sup-
plies from the outside wvvld. One is
by payment, one by credit and the
third is by exchange of commodities.
If these peoples tried to buy materials
and supplies in America at the present
market value of their currencies
Austria would have to pay forty times
the original cost, Germany thirteen
times, Greece Just double, Czecho-
Slovakia fourteen and Poland fifty
times. These figures are official and
are a true index of the economic plight
of these countries.
"It is clear, therefore that they can.
ot give us gold for the things they
must have, nor have they either pro-
ducts or securities to offer in return.
for credit. If only they could obtain
raw material wich these idle millions
o {heJr could convert into manufact-
ured products they would have some-
tMng to tender the world in return for
its raw material, food and medicine.
But if they hve neither money nor
credit how a'e they to take this first
great step towards redemption. One
half the world may not eat while the
other half starves. Hw long do you
believe the plague of typhus that i
is.king a hideous death toll in Esthonla
and Poland and the Ukraine and eat-
ing along the fringes of Gezmany and
Czecho-Slovakla will confine itself to
these remote lands?
"Only last Saturday our health com-
missioner of New York, Dr. Copeland.
sailed tar the other side Just to meas-
ure the danger and take precaution
against such an invasion.
"This is ne menace at our thJ'eshold.
The other, more threatening, more ter.
rible, is the menace of the world's ill
will. We can afford to die. but to be
despised forever as a greedy and phari-
saical nation is a fate that we must
not incur.
"The French government has many
serious problems to solve, but the
French peasantry isworking and the
French artisan, while still sadly in
need of raw mtterials, has not lost his
habit of industry and thrift.
"Italy, despite her great shortage
of raw material, is looking forward
and not backward. Italy can be relied
upon to do her part.
"England is meeting the problems
of .reconstruction Just as those who
knew her past should have expected
her to meet them.
Plan to Aid Central Europa.
"It is n for me perhaps to give
in detail a formula for solution of the
world's ills, but as I have been asked
may times, 'What would you do' I
am glad to give my own answer.
"Accordingly, I would ask:
"First. That congrozs immediately
pass a bill appropriating a slm not
to exceed $500,000,000 for the use of
central and eastern Europe.
"Second. That congress call upon
the president to appoint a nonpolitical
commission of three Americans, dis-
tinguished for their Character and ex-
ecutive ability and commanding the
respect of the American people. Such
a commission should include men of
the type of Oefieral Pershin,g, Mr.
IH°ver, or ex-Secretary Lane." I
would invest that commissiOn with
complete Power.
"Third. I would have the commis-
sion instructed to proceed at once, ac-
compan!ed._pro..per personnel, tc
siirvey condi[ons'iff ceftral alibi 0aSX-
ern Europe and then act for the rester-
atien of those countries under such
conditions and upon such terms as
the commission itself may decide to
be practicable and effective. Among
the conditions should be provided that
there should be no local interference
with the free and untrammeled exercise
by the commission of its own preroga-
tive ef allocating materials. Govern-
mental polities should be eliminated;
nnreasonable and prejudicial barriers
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Good Ancestors Insure
Profits
(From Farm Bulletin.)
"Good ancestors pay well," says
W. S. Murdock. dairy extension spec-
ialist of the State College. "In
checking up the annual report.of the
Stillaguamish Valley Cow Testing
Association, located at Arlington, it
was found that during the year
1919 the high herd produced 383
pounds of butter fat at an average
feed cost of $125 per 'cow, while the
low herd produced 227 pounds at a
feed cost of $110 per cow.
"The value of a cow testing asso-
ciation, and the keeping of daily
records, 'cannot be overestimated.
There will be many men who will be-
lieve that such work is unnecessary
and if their cows were fed and cared
for the same as their neighbors,
they would make records too. This
report proves conclusively that it is
not all in the feed and care, though
a good deal depends on these factors.
The high. anet low herd in this asso-
ciation had the same care and equally
good feed; one produced butterfat at
the cost of 32 cents per pound, while
the other cost 48 cents per pound.
The difference between the two
herds was 155 pounds of butteffat
at a 'cost of $13.
"The daily records and the cow
testing aoclation brought to light
the fact that inheritance counts ev-
erything. This cannot be shown with-
out records, for both herds may ap-
pear to be equal. The high producer
has inherited from her ancestors the
ability to produce milk and butter-
fat, while the low herd failed to shox
, that foundation.
"Where is there a dairyman that
would not bc pleased to get an extra
155 pounds of butterfat for an extra
$13 expended for feed?"
Bubble Books, nine numbers, each
containing n delightful story for the
children. Each book contains three
6-inch Columbia Phonograph Records.
Journal Stationery Shop.
Good logging proposition on Hood
Canal, close to water with one donkey
between the various countries should and short truck haul, 3 million feet,
be removed, and such substantial guar- mostly merchantable fir, stumpage
antecs as may he available should be l at $1.50. If interested ask at Journal
exacted in order that the conditions 'Agency.
imposed should be fulfilled.
"Fourth. As to financial terms, I
should make them liberal. I would
charge no interest for the first three
years; for*the next three years six
per cent. with provision that such in-
terest might be funded If the economic
conditions of the country were not ap-
proaching normal, or if its exchange
conditions were so adverse as to mke
payment unduly bui-densome. I should
make the maturity of the obligation
15 years from its date, and I should
have no doubt as to its final payment.
"Fifth. Immediately the plan was
ad'pYed I would have our government
invite other governments in a posi-
tion to assist, to participate in the
undertaking.
"Sixth. To set forth completely my
opinion, I should add that in the final
instructions the A,meriean people
through their government, should say
to the commission:
"'We want you to go and do this
Job in such a manner as, after study,
you think it should be done. This
is no ordinary midertaking. The
American people trust you to see that
it is done right.'
"I would also say to the commis-
sion:
• "'Ue as much of this money as is
needed.' Personally I am confident
that with the asslstancp and co-opera-
tion which would come from other
parts of the world the sum of $500,-
000,000*from the United States would
be more than enough to start these
countries on their way to self support
and the restoration of normal condi-
tions.
"The whole plan, of course, involves
many practical considerations, the
most serious of which is that of obtain-
ing the money, whether by issuing ad- I
ditional Liberty Bonds. an fnerease in!
the floating debt or by taxation. But
I think we could properly say to the
treasury department:
" 'We know how serious your finan-
cial problems are; we know the dif-
ficulties which are immediately con-
fronting you; we know the importance
of deflation, and we know that the
government must economize and that
individuals must economize, but we
also know that the American govern.
merit advanced $10,000,000,000 to its
allies to attain victory and peace, Cer-
tainly it is worth making the eddiUon-
al advance in order to realize the peace
for which we have already struggled,
for nothing ll more certain than that
until norm,al Conditions are restored
in Europe, there can be no peace.'
"Above all things, I would say that
whatever action is taken should be
taken immediately. The crisis is so
acute that the situation does not admit
of delay, except with the possibility of
consequences one hardly dares con-
template.
"The situation that I have spread
out here is far beyond the lcope of
indivtdualrcharity. Only by the action
of government, our own and the others
whose resources enable them to co-
operate, can aid be given in sufficient
volume. I am also confident that our
action would be followed by the gee.
eminent of Great Britain, of Holland,
of the Scandinavian countries, of
Spain and Japan, and that France and
Belgium and ltaly, notwithstanding all
,of their loss, wpuld help to the best
of their ablhty." ................ ]
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Children's
Ailments'
FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1920
ISORDERS of the stomach and consfipatlon are
the most common diseases of children, r To
correct them )rou will find nothing better than
Chambcrlain's Tablets. One tablet at bed time will
do the work and will make your child bright and
cheerful the following morning. Do not punish
your children by giving them castor oil. Chambcr-
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FOR SERVICE, CALL
The:'Olympic Garage
Phone 461
A nice roomy car for hire at all hours at
reasonable prices.
Stop and see our wire-grip fire with a
7000-mile guarantee at the same price you pay
for a 5000 mile guarantee.
We still have some second-hand car bar-
gains. A new Briscoe coming this week. Drop
in and see it.
PLEMONS BROTHERS, PROPS.
That Great Day
the Fourth of July, we sug-
gest a dish of our delicious
ice cream made of white
vanilla, topped with red
cherry, and some blue-green
pistache cream to make up
the red, white and blue ef-
fect. Our ice cream is nmde
from prc flit juices and
best materials.
PAULSON'S SOFT DRINK STORE
SHORTY
THE ONLY TAILOR IN TOWN
New spring samples have arrived so order
that new suit now
Cleaning, Pressing and Altering
Ladies Gentlemen
Suits sponged and pressed , , 1.00 Suits sponged and pressed . . $1.00
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Skirts . . 1.00 Coats ...... 1.00
Jackets 1.00 Pants .... 1.00
Pants spongedand pressed . .
Dresses .... . . . 1.75 up Overcoats dry cleaned and pressed 2.00
Fancy Dresses cleaned and Overcoats dyed ...... 5.00
pressed ........ 2.25 up Suits dyed ........ 5.00
J. T. WALSH, Box 216, Shelton
WHEN VISITING IN SEATTLE--TRY
Hotel Holland
Modern and Fireproof
Reasonable rates for transient and weekl
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Opposite new court house, four blocks fro
depots and docks
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Single Fare $1.51. Round trip $2.72
(Daily except Sundays)
Leave Shelton 7 a.m. Leave Tacoma 3 p. m.
The morning trip. connects with the 11 o'clock Tacoma to Seattle
boat at Municipal Dock. Passengers from Seattle to Shelton
should take the steamer leaving Seattle at 1 o'clock p, m.
, Seattle freight Should be delivered to Pier 3,
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