Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-20
Seventeen thousand Tons of
Food Has Been Shipped
Across Ocean by American
Contributors.
MILLIONS OF WOMEN
ENLIST IN CAUSE
Everything Needed That Can
Be Eaten by Suffering Peo-
pie, Is Statement by Com
mittee.


New York. Nov l9.-The American
commission for relief in Belgium,
which was formed by Ambassador
Walter Hines Page in London soon af-
ter jt became apparent that famine
was impending. has opened offices
and hired dock space in New York.
The commission announced today that
il was ready to ship provisions In any
quantity straight through to Belgium.
This commission Is attending strict
ly to the transportation end of Belgian
relief work and does not in any way
conflict with relief communities al
ready constituted in America
1900 Tons of Food.
Already 1900 tons Of food have
been sent across the sea and distrihu-
ted with the help of the German milf
tary authorities. Thirty thousand
tons are now afloat. and the commits
sion announced today that 10000 tons
more were in sight.
Lindon w. Bates. American vice
chairman of the commission, said to-
day.
'Inespite of the efforts of the Bel
gian relief fund the Rockefeller foun-
dation and many other organizations
at work in the west, Belgium cannot
be fed at this pace. American mem
bcrs Of the commission declare we
must send at least a half million tons
Of food this winer
Certain Places Not Active.
Certain parts Of the west are do
ing nobIy. but certain others have not
yet awakened 10 the call on our char
ity
What Belgium needs most 0f all
is food--any kind of food. so long as
il will stand ocean transportation.
Wheat, flour. beans, peas and pre-
served meats are especially needed,
but perhaps above all things the most
pathetic need of Belgium is for con-
densed milk. The cattle are gone and
children of certain age cannot live
without milk.
we have Just received s35,0
from Hawaii to be expended for food
Hawaii is 50 far away that they find
It more expeditions to send us tho
money at present instead of supplies.
Later they may send food ship.
Offices of Commission.
The American offices Of the COM
mission are II Broadway, New York.
However, arrangements are being
made to ship from all the other ocean
ports on the Atlantic, Pacific and
Gulf of Mexico. san Francisco is
about to send a special vessel through
the Panama canal,
The commission hopes to be able
10 announce in a few days plan
any person wishing to send
food in small quantities may do so
without further trouble than deliver
ng the goods at an express office. We
will then be able to send any and all
supplies from the point of their first
shipment clear to the committee in
Belgium free Of cost to the donor. We
ire already doing thnt for the large
Women Become Active.
Women's organizations whose mem /.
,erships aggregate 100000 have en-
oiled in an executive cooperating
to assist the American
commission for relief in Belgium, it |
vas announced tonight by officials Of
he womens section of the commits
iion.
Fourteen national and international |
societies, including the Con- /
yress of Mothers, International Wom- {
ms Suffrage alliance, Womens
Christian Temperance Union and the F
Of the American Revoiu- +
ion have Joined the movement