The Cedarville Herald, Volume 43, Numbers 1-26

OTECM Bare eoLUPSE We MM Aid by Extending Grtftfe* Say* Davlwn. i i A V E M ENAGE TO U. S . A. European Ruin Would Involve Aneertea—Starvetfoa tw l § Disease -Rampant. B m Moto**,-- (8p»cUL)—apeaWrit b*tor* th« general conference of the for* the general conference of thB Methodist Episcopal church, HenryR. Davtoon,^chairman of the hoard of governor* of the League'of Red Croa* Societies, said: “As chairman of the convention, of «*d Cross societies, composed of rep- Tesentatirea of 37 nations that mot recently in Geneva, X am custodian pf authoritative reports recording appal* Jllng conditions among millions of people living tn eastern Europe, "One o f the moat terrible tragedies *ln the. history of the human race is being enacted -within the broad belt of territory lying between the Baltic and the Black and' Adriatic seas. , » «The area includes the new Baltic state*—Poland, Czecho-Slovakla, the 1 ,Ukraine, Austria, Hungary, .Houma- . nla, Montenegro, Albania and Serbia, - “The reports which ••come to ns make it clear that in these war-rav* aged lands civilisation'has broken down. Disease, .bereavement and. sn& faring are present in practicallyevery household, while food and clothing _ are insufficient to make life tolerable, “Men, women and children are , - dying by thousands and over vast once civilized areas there ate ‘to be found neither' medicinal, appliances nor medical skill sufficient to cope with “the devastating plagues. “Wholesale starvation is threatened , in Poland this summer '■unless she can prociire-food supplies in. large quantities. There are■'now approXl- , mately 250,000 cases of typhus in Po- Hand and in ,the area occupied by Polish troops. ; Worst Typhua Epidemic In History. “ This in already one of the worst •typhus epidemics in the world’s his* tpry. In Galicia whole towns are, , crippled and business suspended. In acme districts there is hut one doctor . to each 160,000 people.. , . «m the' Ukraine, we Were’ told ■ typhus apd influenza have affected most o f dhe population; “A report from Vienna, dated Pel), 12, saidt ‘There are rations for three weeks. Death •,stalks through the atree'ts of "Vienna and takes, unhin* tiered toll/1' i , Budapest according to our iitfor* „ «»*ti'fn is one vast city of misery and ‘ -4m^e?jhgi1' The number o f deaths la ■ Jfettble that of births, o f the 160,000 Children in the schools 100,000 are fle- ‘ydndenf on public charity. There are 160,000 workers idle, - “Typhus and smallpox hAveInvaded the four countries composing Czecho­ slovakia,, and there is lack of medi­ cines, soap and-pbySicians. ' ■-'In. Serbia typhus has broken out again, “and there are but 200 physi­ cians to minister to the needs of that entire country. . “In Montenegro, where food is’ run­ ning short, there are but live physi­ cians for a population of 450,000. “Returning to the United States a few weeks ago with all these horrors ringing in my ears, I found myself ' - once more in a land WhoB* granaries , were overflowing, 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 famine were here in the' great, territory between the Atlantic seaboard and the Mississippi valley, which roughly parallels the extent Of these ravaged countries, and that 66,000,000 of our own people con- - demned to idleness by tack of raw material and whose fields had been devastated by invasion and rapine, were racked by starvation and pesti­ lence, and if we had lifted up our voices and Invoked the attention of pur brothers in happier Europe to our own deep miseries add our cries had fallen on deaf ears, would We dot in cur dsspair exclaim against* their haartlssanessf Only, Three Ways to Help Europe. “There are only three ways hy which these stricken lands can secure supplies from the outside world. One is by payment one by credit and the third is exchange of commodities. If these peoples try to buy materials and supplies in America at the pres- «nt market value of their currencies, Austria would hat* 'to pay 40 times the original cost, Germany 13 times, Greece just double, ■Czecho-Slovakia 14 times, and Roland 60 times. These figures are official and are a true in­ dex of the economic plight of these countries. "It is clear, therefore that they dan not give up gold for ikST things > they must hate, nor have they either products or securities to offer in re­ turn for credit. If "only they could obtain raw material which these jdle sadlions of theirs could convert into wanafsetntdd products,‘ they would . hat* something to tender the world In return for its raw material, food and medicine. But if they have neither EYES ^Examined Correctly Glasses Fitted. . AT MODERATE PRICES m m i it, k*% are tW U ! take this first great step towards re* <damprion? ) “ One-halt the world may now aai while the other half starves. How ‘ taeg do you believe the plague <* typhus, that Is taking a hideous death tell ip Xethonia and Roland and tbt Ukraine and eating along the fringes of Germany and (‘acchu-Hlovakl*. will confute itself to these remote lands? “Only last Saturday, our health eowaiUstoner of New York, Dr. ■Cope- toad* sailed for the other side jus* to measure the danger and take precau­ tion against such an invasion. "This is one menace at our thres­ hold. The other, more threatening, more terrible, is the menace of the World’s ill will, We can afford to die, btjt to be despised forever as greedy and Pharisaical nation is fat* that we must not incur. Plan to Aid Central Europe. “It la not for me, perhaps, to give In detail a formula for solution of the world's ills, hut as I have been asked many times, ‘What would yon do?' l am glad to give my own an­ swer. Accordingly, J would ask: “First—That congress immediately pass a bill appropriating a sum not to exoeed 6600,000,000 for the use of central and eastern Europe. "Second—That congress call upon the president to appoint a non-polit: leal commission of three Americans, distinguished for their character anf executive ability and commanding the respect of the American people, Such a commission should include men of the type of General Pershing. Mr, Hoover or ex-Secretary Lane. I would tayest that commission with complete power. . "Third—I would have the commis- jsiou instructed to proceed at once, accompanied by proper" personnel, to purvey conditions in central and .east? ern Europe, and then act for the res­ toration of those countries under such conditions and upon such terms as th* commission itself may decide to PC practicable and effective. Among lha conditions it should be provided that there should be no local inter­ ference with the free and untram tneled exercise by the commission of its own prerogative of Allocating ma teriais, Governmental politics should be eliminated, unreasonable and prej iffiirial barriers -between the various countries should be removed and such substantial guarantees as may be available’ should be exacted in order that the conditions imposed shtfuld be fulfilled. -“Fourth—As to financial terms should make them liberal, I would charge no interesffor the. first three years; for the next three years, 1>per .cent, with provision that such-inter­ est might be funded if the economic conditions o f ' the country were ' not approaching normal, or1If its* ex­ change conditions were so adverse as to make payment unduly burdensome, I should make ..the maturity of the ohligatiisn 15 years from'It* date, and 1 should have no doubt as to its final payment- “Fifth-—Immediately the plan was adopted, X would have our govern "meat' invite,.ether governments in a position to assist to participate in the undertaking, “Sixfh—To set forth completely my opinion 1 should add that in theffirifil instructions the American: 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 undertaking, ’The Amer- ican people trust you fo see that it la don* right,' “I would also say to the commis­ sion: ‘Use bo muoh of this money as is needed.’ “Personally, I am confident that, with the assistance and co-operation which would come from other parts of. the world, the sum of 6600,000,000 fromthe United States would be more than enough to start these countries on their way to self-support and the restoration of normal conditions. “The whole plan, of course, involves many practical considerations, the most serious of which is that of ob­ taining the money, whether by issu­ ing additional Liberty bonds, an In­ crease in the floating debt, or by tax­ ation, But I think we could properly say to the treasury department: “ ‘We know how serious>your flnan rial problems are; we know the diffi cullies which are immediately con­ fronting you; we know the-Import­ ance of deflation," and we know1that the government must economize and that individuals must economise, but we also know that the American gov­ ernment advanced $10,000,000,000 to its allies to"attain victory and peace, Certainly, It is worth making the ad­ ditional advance in order to realize the peace for which we have already struggled, for nothing is more certain than that until normal conditions are restored in Europe there can be no peaC*.' “Above all things, I would say that whatever action Is taken should be taken .immediately, o The crisis is so acute that the situation does npt ad­ mit Of delay excq t With the pOBsibil Ity of consequences One hardly dares contemplate, “The situation that 1 have spread out here is far beyond the scope of Individual charity. Only by the ac­ tion of governments, our own and the others whose resources enable them to co-operate, can aid be given in suf­ ficient volume. I am also confident that our acHon would be followed by the governments of Great Britain, of Holland, of the Scandinavian Coun­ tries, of Spain and Japan, and that France and Belgium and Italy, not­ withstanding all of their losses, would help to the best of their ability,’ Optical Department OpenEvenings byAppointment s 4 m .- S | In an effort to do our part in combating the "H igh Cost o f living” we B are going to make an out and out reduction o f | on everything in our store, a few contracted lines excepted. This gigantic 1 . sale will open promptly * Haw ic s l pp, and en The Elsie : mornin1 take a, Univeri . Th %Mt Sat o f stra’ For housriuj quire a1 1 Willa RMUip | Muskini Tuesdaj1 their ui The < held toi Dayton,! f l * . .. “w~ 9:00 a. m . | Every article in our store will have a tag—-with price in plain figures, no characters, and 1 you deduct 1-5 from any tag and arrive at sale price yourself. . ‘ , ,, i t * * ' , ' * s - . * * 4 i ‘ • ’ » . - . i ’ . i -W" Owing to this extreme reduction and tne heavy trading during- this sale we will eliminate the feature of goods on approval. No approvals and all goods cash. - Come Early and Make Your Selection* • * • * . * . . ** * S i Gibtiey XENIA, OHIO iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiir tiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiifiiiiiiiiimiifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiriiiiiiiififiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiii lmmiimiiJiiimmiimiiiimimiiimiiimiiimuiiiimmiimmiimiiuumnmHiiiimHimiiiii .if MII.IMIMJ 'll! BlULIIll IIIl«B'. Hi),■milll ' MAY DEVEL O P .G U M MARKET Op*hInfl of Mesopotamia to Civilisa­ tion Likely to Add Largely to the World'* Supply. As law and order come Into the wild and unsettled mountains of Mesopo­ tamia, especially when new road* and the eventual railway connect the northern Kurdish country around Mo­ sul with the rest of the world, many a now useless tree and shrub will doubtless be put to service as a con­ tributor of gum. The gums of Meso­ potamia have many commercial uses, and , the unsystematic tapping and trading that now brings the product on pftek animals to Sulefmanaya, where merchants buy It from the Kurds and sell it agstfn to other mer­ chants In Bagdad, is a mere sugges­ tion of the industry that may be de* veloped by enterprising promoter* who may have observed the extent of this natural resource in Mesopotamia and looked further afield than Aleppo and Bagdad for markets. Now that Brit­ ish occupation has opened the land to wcstpfn ideas,- it would hot be sur­ prising if the gum industry grew to be a source of considerable national wealth, and an important factor lfi creating a new Mesopotamia, Char)** Darwin'* Boyhood, Doctor Butler, the headmaster at Shrewsbury school, had often to call Charles Darwin fth* most famous naturalist of the 4oe»eenth‘ century) to task for inattention and laziness during hl» studies, The only thing that seemed to Interest him was the- collecting of caterpillars, worms, and all Sorts of creeping things, and the* risking of his own and his brother's life by dangerous chemical expert* meats. . FACTS ABOUT TH E SALVATION ARMY. > The pay of Salvation Army officers run* from $9.50 per week to less tbsn $30 per weak: Gommander Evangeline Booth, who Is in command of the Sal vatlon Army throughout America, had nn income Of less than ll.OOO for the plat year,'according to the tax man The Salvation Army has a commis­ sioned officer staff of more than 13,- *000, Working In G6 countries and -speaking 43 different languages. Salvation Army posts run in size from single storerooms to huge “ plants" resembling metropolitan ho felt. But their hearts are *11 One size, Tn the United States alone the Hal- vatlon Army enterprises embrace field evangelical work, hotels foi the poor, industrial homes for the unem­ ployed, slum posts and nurseries irf ■the great cities, fescue homes and maternity hospitals, children's homes and relief work in prisons, beside other forms of relief, such as holiday dinners and the distribution of free ice and coal. i, ____- , Human Envy. \ “They say that if you savci a man from drowning lie is Hkriy to turn on- joit and become your enemy.” “It’s the sspne way with- almost any little kindness,” commented Mr, Growdier, “A lot of people are. so envious they can’t imagine anybody would do them a favor? except for tlityeak&of showing off." ' . . . . J f. A- * V Plastic Dressing for Wounds. Industrial plants are now using the Amarine treatment for burns, scalds, and nil surface wounds which proved very successful for casualties incurred In the world war. The dressing Is a compound of wax ami resins, and Is solid when cold. It Is hpated to about 150 degrees Fah­ renheit and npplied by means of ft spe- 'fal atomizer, or It can be generally rtnubed on with a soft brush, A plas­ tic dressing, impervious, to air, is thus formed, which does not adhere to the wound npd which promotes the healing process ’without appreciable contrac­ tion. Disfigurement and scars are pre­ vented to a greater extent than was possible under the old methods. AUCT IONEER . TEEMS VERY „ REASONABLE Satisfaction Guaranteed or no Pay j&R.inks wanting two auctionetrs 1 am in position to supply th* extra man with unlimited *x- psricao*. , PHONE 2-120 Cedarville, *» - Ohio In buying jpainfcget one that comes out “ 111broad daylight’* and tells you vyhat It contains. The formula printed on every package o f Hanna’s Green Seal raint leaves no doubt or mystery about this paint. It’s good—by analysis as w e ll: reputation. 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