New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-25
children that appeals. II America feeds
them we know they will be fed"


them we know they will be fed"
London, Nov. 24-Thc American
Commission for Relief in Belgium is
sued the following statement to-day:
with regard 20 statement pub
lished in America and credited 10 Cen
eral Won Frankenburg, Governor of
Antwerp. that IL America had not been
so kind hearted rs to send foodstufrs to
Belgium, the Germans themselves
would have considered it their duty TO
bring food from Germany, we cannot
conceive that the German Governor of
Antwerp ever authorized such state
ment and are inclined to believe that
the report is unfounded.
1.-THE following cities, through their
representatives, have made repeated ap-
peals to the German representatives in
Antwerp for food; Malines, Lierre,
Willebroeck. Boom, Duffel, Torhagen,
st. Nicolas, Coutich and Wahlem. They
were refused.
Last Friday two town councillors Of
Antwerp came to our headquarters I'm
Rotterdam and stated that they had
been released by the German authori-
ties under bond of 100000 francs
Isl .000,000) TO obtain help for the des-
titute Of Antwerp, and upon their
urgent representation we sent $40 tons
of supplies to Antwerp.
"The provinces of Limbourg and Lux
emburC. adjoining the German frontier,
have made repeated appeals to the Ger
mans for the right to buy food in Ger
many and import Il into Belgium and
have been consistently refused. On the
minor question of salt alone, of which
~ i IL, -,
many, the privilege of importation was
refused and we have had to send salt
from the British Isles.
People Are Starving.
"If the Germans are prepared TO feed
the Belgians an early announcement to
that effect and an organization for that
purpose will be Immediately required
to save the lives of millions of people.
As regards the report that no one is
starving in Belgium, the official state
ments of the Spanish and American
ministers in Brussels, the appeal of
Cardinal MERCER and the daily detailed
accounts from every source of wide
spread suffering prove that such a re-
port is cruelty false, and that there are
considerably more than a million and
half people dependent on the soup
kitchens at the present moment is in
itself sufficient evidence"
A wireless dispatch received to-day
from the Santa Claus ship Jason, which
is bringing toys TO children in the bel
lgerent countries, said that the vessel
was due to arrive at DevOnport at noon
tomorrow.
Queen Mary has sent TO Mrs Walter
II. Page, wife of the American Ambas-
sador, letter of thanks for the Christ
mas gifts from American children TO
children in England and on the Cont
nent The letter says:
my Dear Mrs. Page: Having heard
Of the approaching arrival of the
steamer Jason bringing Christmas gifts
Of warm clothing from the children
of the United States TO the children of
this and the other belligerent coun-
tries, / am anxious TO express through
you my warm appreciation of this
touching proof of generous sympathy
and ask you to be so kind as to convey
my heartfelt thanks to all who have
contributed toward the presents, which
will, | feel sure, be gladly welcomed
by the children for whom they are in
tended, and received with gratitude by
their parents"
The War Relief Commission of the
Rockefeller Foundation will depart for
Holland tomorrow night. DR.. Wick
life Rose, head of the commission, out
lined his plans to-day.
Rockefeller Plans Told.
1--WE expect to spend two days" he
said, "in investigating conditions
among Belgian refugees in Holland.
Then we shall depart for Belgium with
II. c. Hoover and Millard X. Shaler,
members of the American Relief Com
mission. In the meantime Henry
James, jr., leaves for Paris TO consult
with Myron T. Herrick, the retiring
American Ambassador, concerning the
needs in France. He will rejoin the
commission later in Belgium.
"After its tour Of Belgium the COM
mission will 60 TO Havre TO consult
18th the Belgian government, and
hence to Bordeaux, to get in touch
with the French government. Our
next stop will be Paris. where we will
visit the local relief agencies. Then
we 90 to Switzerland, and later, per-
haps, to Austria and Servia.
"An agreement has been reached
whereby the distribution Of food TO the
Belgians will be left in the hands Of
the American Relief Commission, while
the Rockefeller Foundation continues
the work of gathering supplies in the
United States. Such supplies should
be shipped in cars of the American
Commission in London. After the car
goes already under way have been
handled the actual shipments of sup
plies from America also will be in the
hands Of the American commission.
"While we are in Holland we shall
communicate with German authorities
in regard to a.plan for making an in
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