The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-04
GERARD t1ASTENS RELIEF BY
AGREEMENT WITH GERMANY
Ambassador Persuades Berlin Government to Con
sent to Free Passage of All Ships Bearing
Aid to Begians- All Funds Grow

Announcements have been perfected by
Ambassador Gerard with the German Gov
ernmen; 10y which the work OF Americans
FOR the relief ~ stricken Belgidns can be
carried on with greater ease ana efficiency.
The Committee OF Mercy received yester-
day through the stat, Department cab,"
messing. from Ambassador Gerard saying
that the German Government had agreed
to permit both neutral and uun"u.ral ships
10 carry food for the Eegians To- Holland.
His cable message follows IN 'ull:
The German Government j. entirely
In sympathy with lautaOlr work of Ainer!-
can Commission for Belgiau Relief
The naval forces cannot lawfully seize
food on ships bound for neutral ports
Germany viii not interfere with neutral
ships bound for Holland with food from
the United States. even II food j. destined
for belgium Subject to revocation Ger
man Government agrees also 90 permit
unntutral ships to carry food fur BEL
GUM. wa Uu;cN ports ana VII give
guarantee that the fooi IS utilized for the
purpose intended.
The German Governments recommends
however. mat a.. a prccauuun such UNI
neutral ships shall be furnished with u
certificate from competent American au-
thoritics ,estifyiug that such food carried
hy uuueutral ships Via Dutch ports IL IN
tended FOR the relief OF Belgidns, anu
further. that the unneutrid ships sha!l be
also provided with "A pass issued ny th'
German EMBASSY In Washington anthem
tcating the certificate issued 10y the Amer
team Government"
Tho contributions for the aid Of ~"
wounded and homeless IN the war zone
poured In TO the different committees as
usual Yesterday. j. l.. Morgan headed
no list ~ the Belgian relief contributors
with a check Tor $1,000. The metropolitan
Golf Association gave tl,dl6.5S. The
amount received during tn" day was w.
9sS.74. bringing the total UP 20 S5'i'-
lsilS.
August Belmont. treasurer Of the
Committee ~ Mercy received u t"al
of S5li77 There was am an"ny
nous contribution of $1,000. The
committee ANNOUNCED that y had
sent s2u.Uuu worth Of hour "n tn"
steamship AgamomuOn for the rci"f OF
til. Rrlgilns The fund also viii receive
between $4,000 and $4,000 the gross
receipts of Sh"rIN's or December :
The Prince Of Wales National Relief
Fund acknowledges the receipt OF 'l5o2'
making the total OF the fund SN3,"6C.23.
The American Jewish Relief Committee
anne unced that prior to IN" issuance of
/ lis appeal for funds for the relief Of
the wag sufferers Il had received sl1l.-
! 763N1 Among the utrihuHons are
! sl2.5 each from Jacob Schin and
! NdlihU ElIdAS lbl silfFiAli- F-f"''
caon from Felix NJ. WaIhurg and Louis
| Marshall and 81 0uu from IT. Wiaeburgh
| The American Jewish Relief Committee
| Itself contributed sl250r0 FOR the general
! fund ana $4,000 special fund.
/ The contributions to the American Am
/ bullncr Hospital Fund in Paris Hes'er-
I day amounted t. S51iuN, ~ which j, i.
| Morgan gave $500.
Jacob II Srhif. treasurer Of the Now
/ York state Board OF the American Red
! Cr -. announced the receipt Of 81 667 So
! making the E"iud total. S3H2. @5t 10 Or
| Il. p,rnburg Is listed as giving sl7O50
To the fund for the relief Of the women
and children OF France slS3 was added
| Mrs Whitney Warren Of - East Forty
seventh street. announced that the total
Of the fund IL $40. 1856,
The state and local committees for
| Belgian relief work in Massachusetts are
arranging for big cargo Of dried cod
! tiSl To- hc shipped from Boston next week
| the American Commission for Relief IN
/ Belgium was informed yesterday Tn,
steamer Maharlyce Will take on a ship
mont at Gloucester, which Is being gver
! BIS the large fishing interests there, and
| will then proceed 10 Boston for the food
| supply collected By the Massachusetts
| organizations.
Tho Wom,us Section Of the American
/ Commission tpr Relief IN belgium an
nuunccd thai practically every nat!uua
and state organization of women IA tn,
United States has been added TO tr'
/ executive coop rating committee, repre-
/ s,ntius more than G,uUu.0uo women. The
/ National American Woman Suffrage As
sociatiou of which the Rev. Anna II. shaw
! Is president has promised to join IA The
j re!lci work
The "Secours National" benefit for
the r,li"f II the French women and chill
1t.u and BtlEiiu Refugees in France vii