The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-11-06
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AVAIL
ABLE IF NECESSARY TO
SAVE STARVING NON.
COMBATANTS.
PROVISION SHI? READY TO
SAIL FOR EUROPE AT ONCE
Will Give Preliminary Aid While Com
mission investigates Needs of
Country at First Hand and
Makes Report on Best
Way to Handle Relief.

New York, Nov 3.-The Rockefeller
Foundation has determined to employ
! Its immense resources for the reliei
OF non-combatan;s in the countries
! afflicted by the war and stands ready
| to give millions of dollars if neces.
sary for the purpose This was an.
nounced by John ID. Rockefeller, Jr,
president of the foundation
VIII Get Report First.
In pursuance Of this philanthropy
the foundation will send a commission
to Europe in few days to report
first hand as to how. when and where
ala can be rendered most effectively
At cost Of $4,000 it already has
chartered ship and loaded it with
1000 tons of provisions for the relief
of the starving Belgians.
This action is taken" Mr.. Rookie
Teller says, "as natural step in full
filling the chartered purposes of the
foundation, namely, to promote the
we'll being of mankind throughout the
world"
Sails Direct to Rotterdam.
The ship is the Massapequa, the
largest neutral vessel now in New
York harbOr, and it will sail direct to
Rotterdam with certification from
the British consul at New York that
Its cargo is destined for the use Ct
Belgian non-cOmbatants only and
should not be delayed in transit The
supplies are consigned to the Ameri.
can consul at Rotterdam and will lie
distributed by the Belgian Relief Com.
mission.
Mr. Rockefeller has been in com.
munication with Ambassado PAGE AZ
London and made public cablegram
in which the ambassador describes
the dire need of the Belgians and saws
that 1t will require $l,O00,O00 a month
for seven Or eight months to preyent
starvation"
Many Sure to Starve.
In fact the ambassador said
many will starve now before food
can reach them" He added that th.
British government forbids the export
of food and that none can be bought
on the continent.
1t was in response to this urgent
message and similar one from II. C..
Hoover OF the American relief com.
mittee in London that the Foundation
decided to send a relief shin "at the
earliest possible moment"
Mr.. Rockefeller makes clear in his
announcement that whatever stems are
taken by the Foundation in the admin.
lstration of its relief work will be lab.
solutely neutral"
Headed by WickIffe Rose.
The commission of investigation will
be headed by Wickliffe Rose, director
general OF the International Health
commission and will visit the several
countries affected by the war. The an.
nouncement begins:
III having become clear that one of
the most terrible and appalling effects
or the war will fall uron the non-com.
most innocent of an,
80 viz SouSc Ut llc COUuucI or the
conllict-the Rockefeller Foundation
mas determined to exert itself to the
extent. II necessary, Of millions of dol.
lars for the relief of non-combatants in
the various countries involved.
Writes American Ambassador.
i have written the American am.
Dassador in London that We foresee
the probability that large resources
VIII be very much needed for rehabjli.
tatlon at a time when the resources
now being drawn upon for the immedi.
ate relief will be perhaps very nearly
exhausted. Under the circumstances.
we feel the need Of future advice
In order to obtain expert opinion 90
10 the time place and means Of rem
Icrlhg aid most effectively, the Foun-
1atloh has arranged to send to Eurono
WITHIN the next few days a commission
which shall visit the countries affected
and advise us first hand.
10 avoid delay and provide relief
~ the earliest possible moment for
ne suffering people of Belgium. the
foundation has chartered the LARGEST
Neutral ship available in New York
larbor and purchased full cargo OF
supplies to be dispatched Immediate
y"