New-York tribune., 1914-11-27
5000 TONS A DAY
OF FOOD NEEDED
Starvation in Belgium
Imminent, Even with This
Constant Supply.
RELIEF MOVEMENT
NATIONWIDE
Interior and Western States
Actively at Work-Flour for
Food, Sacks for Clothing.

Lindon w. Bates, vice. chairman OF
the American committee for the re-
lief of Belgium, announced yesterday
that the commission now hopes to be
able TO send 1900 tons Of food TO that
unfortunate country every day begin
ming next month. Every other day a
6000-ton ship must leave the United
States with that amount Of food if the
100000 destitute persons in that coun-
try are not TO starye.
In making this announcement Mr..
Bates said he could not be too en-
phatic in stating that Belgium was not
yet being fed, despite the colossal ef-
forts almost of every charitable per-
son in the United States, and pointed
to the fact that the I,450-ton cargo o.
the Rockefeller Foundations steam
ship Massapequa, Just arrived at Rot
terdam. had but little more than fed
the multitudes in Belgium for one day.
In addition he quoted a message
which ii. c. Hoover, chairman OF the
London commission, yesterday had sent
20 J. G. Whiteley. Of the Baltimore re-
lief committee, which said: "Our mini
mum requirement through which We
can prevent death by starvation Of the
Belgian people is 5000 tons Of food
stuffs day. The position is very des-
perate. We are prepared to furnish
any number of ships for early loading
and at our expense. We are to-day
chartering a number Of ships for dis
patch TO the Atlantic seaboard, trusting
TO the American people that they shall
be filled"
To relieve situation so urgent Mr.
Bates said he had been compelled to
get funds to purchase $4,000 barrels Of
-four from the overflow supply in the
Middle West, TO be dispatched by ships
sailing next week. This -four will be
divided into forty-nine-pound sacks for
easy distribution. The sacks, when
empty, will serve in some measure for
clothing. Mr.. Bates stated that in view
of Belgium's condition, which was be-
ginning 20 be understood throughout
the United States, practically every
state in the Union was doing some
thing to supply food. Alabama, for in
stance, he said. WAS beginning TO do its
best in spite OF the financial condition
there this winter
One ship will start next week from
San Francisco, where the Chamber OF
Commerce Of that city and organizo-
tions in Oakland and San Diego have
given $3.50, 900 worth Of food. A ship
will be loaded in Puget Sound by the
committee appointed by the Governor
of Washington, which will sail about
January /. Utah will contribute to the
West Coast shipments. In Salt Lake
City fifty carloads OF foodstuifs have
already been contributed.
In Illinois Edmund James, of the
University of Illinois, has started \
movement TO raise 100000. Each of
the 90 Iowa counties is busy arranging
for carload or more of food. Ken
tucky has become particularly active
through Col. Henry Watterson and the
Boards of Trade of Louisville and of
Lexington.
Ex-Governor W. R. Stubbs of Kansas
wires that there are about 10000 active
workers in his state. which will give
$4,000 barrels of -four by the middle of
December. Milers of the wheat sec
ton will send $4,000 barrels in a ship
TO be known as the Northwestern
Miller in January. Virginia will ship
5000 tons OF food early in January.
Sir Arthur Pinero's play, "The
Second Mrs. Tanqueray," will be
revived in Wallack's Theatre, Sunday
night, December 8, for the benefit Of
the Committee Of Mercy. Mrs. Patrick
Campbell will appear, as will Marie
Tempest, Edith Wynne Mathison. Jane
Cooper, Aubrey Smith, Kenneth Doug
las. Graham Browne, Philip Merivale
and Mr. Hatteras. Mrs. Norman Hap
good is chairman of the Committee Of
the Stage Society which is producing
the play.
The British War Relief Fund in
America, with Offices at 200 Fifth av.,
is appealing to all members of the
British community in America for gar
ments and money. All money given
will be expended in this country, and
American gifts sent to Ordnance De
partment in London distributed direct.