Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-13
Wealthy Countrymen Are Do
ing All Possible to Keep
People of War-strlcken Ma
ton From Hunger,
S4,000,00O MONTHLY IS
NEEDED BY COMMITTEE
FoodStuffs of Non-periShabIe
Sort Should Be Purchased
Instead of Sending Money
for Relief Work,
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London, Nov. ~ G:20 p. m. 1.-THE
American commission for relief In
Belgium has received check on the
Bank OF England for $4,000, 900 which
was contributed by prominent Bel
gians interested in the relief of their
countrymen.
With the emergency work in Bel
gium well under way the commission
now is prepared to assume the per-
manent task of keeping Belgians sup
piled with food In this connection 1t
has made the following statement:
The American commission for re-
lief In Belgium today received check
for $3.000.000. which it is estimated
will provide foodstuffs for the next
three months. This money has been
advanced to the commission under the
guarantee given by various Belgian
relief committees and important Bel
gians.
Help by Bclgians.
This substantial sum is n most
convincing evidence of the desire OF
the Belgians themselves to assist the
commission to the fullest extent they
are capable of doing The contribu-
tion also emphasizes the urgency of
the situation and as large as the sum
is. Il must be borne in mind that
I. foodsiuffs to the value of about x4.-
| 600, 900 monthly must be secured for
seven or eight months. OF this
amount sf,700,000 monthly will he
required for the expense of transport.
Want Food Supplies.
The commission is arranging for a
regular steamship service from the
Atlantic seabord and "A transport ser
vice from the interior TO the seaboard.
The commission urges all local asso-
Citations and others interested in Bel
eian relief throughout the United
States to convert all their funds into
local purchases Of foodstuffs. as they
can be more advantageously pur-
chased by such bodies.
SIlouid Contribute Something.
"Fnrthcrmore the commission feels
that the generous Americans who are
unable 10 contribute money should
contribute something from their own
stores of foods into the hands OF the
local organizations. Each American
farmer ont OF the abundance of his
crop and every resident from their
own store can well afford few bush
els of grain What is needed is ce-
reals-wheat. flour, shelled corn,
beans and peas and also bacon and
ham--as these are the only articles
that will stand the long and difficult
transport conditions.
General Cooperation.
The commission is cooperating in
a most cordial manner with other or
sanizations and institutions in Amer
lea and does not wish to overlap the
efforts of any one. 1t wishes to en-
phasize that its functions are the re-
ception, transportation and distribu-
tion of foodstuffs to the Belgians from
every source. BY the machinery of
the commission every pound Of food
stuff contributed reaches the Belgians
without cost to the contributors A
branch of this commission is being
perfected in New York to cooperate
with others and supplies collected by
the various local organizations at CEN
tral points will be received and trans
ported by it, This organization and
its personnel will be completed within
q few DAYS.
Help Already Extended.
The commission already has de-
livered an installment of foodstuffs
into the hands of local relief commit
tees In virtually every center in Bel
GUM The commission is receiving
most cordial assistance from the
Dutch officials in expediting food
through Holland and most helpful fa-
cilities from the German officials in
the nature of an escort from the from
tier TO the various distribution
points.