Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-01
America Must Furnish at Least
2,500,000 Worth Of Food
Each Month or People Will
Perish Of Hunger,
PITlABLE CONDITION
APPEALS TO HUMANITY
Rich and Poor Alike Are DeS-
tItude of Any Means Of Pro-
curing Necessities of Life in
Whole Kingdom,


LONDON. Oct. ~ t5:2O y. m)---.,I-
bert. ling Of the Beigians. has asked
the american people. through the
American commission, for relief in
Belgium. TO help feed his starving
people during the coming winter.
The kings message. written under
fire In the battle before DunSirk, fo.-
lows:
~ am Informed that American Of
ficials and citizens in Belgium and
England are working TO save my peo-
pIc from the horrors Of the famine
which now threatens them. II Is a
great comfort 60 me in this hour of
sorrow and misfortune TO feel that n
great hearted. disintercsted people is
directing its efforts 10 relieving the
distress of the unoffending civilian
population OF my country.
despite all that can be done, the
suffering In the coming winter will
ne ttfffDit, Dut tflt buruth VIC htu@t
bear will be lightened II my people
can ~. spared the pangs of hunger
with lh friehtful consequences Of dis
ease ara violence.
Il col ldentI, hope that am APP
peal offthe American commission
MIL meet with a generous response.
The whole hearted friendship OF
America shown. my people ut this
time always will be precious mcm-
ory. ALBERT"
Commissions Appeal.
The American commission for re-
lief In Belgium is an official body |
recognized by the various governments
for the transmission of foodstuffs In
TO Belgium. 1t Is the only channel
through which food can be introduce ,
cd into Belgium and by its associa-
tion with committee in Belgium
has the only efficient agency for the
distribution of food within the coun-
try. II. G. Hoover, chairman of, the
commission, which has headquarters
In London, makes the following APP I
peal to all American newspapers:
I'VE have received reports from
members Of this commission who
were sent into Belgium. They have
the assistance of the national COM
mittcc of relief and its branches
throughout Belgium, together with
the help Of the American ministers
and consuls and local officials. Their
reports show that there are still
some 1000. 900 people in Belgium. In
many centers the people are rcceiv-
ing an allowance of a little more than
three ounces of flour per capita
daily.
Must Feed Entire Population.
"This Is not a question of charity
or relief to the chronicaiIy poor--it il
question Of feeding the entire pop
ulation. The situation affects the
wealthy and well-to-do as well as the
poor. IL touches every home i'm Bel
gium. Our experts calculate that In
order 10 avoid actual starvation Bel
gium must have every month a min
imum of 10000 tons of wheat, $4,000
tons of corn. 5000 tons OF peas or
beans and limited amount of bacon
or lard
"T'his will allow rations of ten
ounces per capita daily. which Is about
half the usual soldiers ration. All !
this will cost $1,000. 900 or $4,000, 900
monthly. There is no money in Bel
gilm. The whole credit machinery |
has ceased. Eighty per cent OF the {
people are unemployed.
$500, 900 Monthly Necessary.
"A plan may be devised, whereby
such Bcleians as possess property
may give obligations to pay when the
war ends, but even il we could real
lie on these obligations, we must still
have at least $2,500,0O0 monthly in
food or money with which to buy 1t. ,
That these figures are no exaggeration
Is proved BY the fact that Belgium
imports in normal times an average
Of 100000 tons of cereals monthly.
This, together with its own pr0duc- J
ton which, with Accommodations. is
now exhausted.
During the past week we have re-
ceivcd and expended in emergency