Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-28
WARNING NATIONS NOT
ENTIRELY DEPENDENT
REIMBURSEMENT OF Economic Life Re-
suits as People Become Adapted
to Conditions.
RELIEF COMMISSION REPORT
Suffering and Want Still Acute in
Serbia, Russian Poland and Cali
cia-Friendly Cooperation of I'M
portant Countries Acknowledged.

NEW YORK. June 27.-The outstand =
ing feature of the conditions among
noncombatants in Europe to-day as OBJ
served By tho Kockcfelicr's Founda-
ton War Relief Commission is that
the more highly organized communi
ties arc themselves finding il possible
to alleviate acute distress among their
people. This announcement was made
IN report Of the war relief commits
sion issued by the foundation tonight
The commission has completed = sur
vcN in all the countries in war excnnt
Italy and Turkey
AT the outset of the war. and due
10 It's sudden development" the com
missions report saws there vac -
seVere dfslocation of economic life
throughout the world. not alone in
belligcrent countries. \ reimbursement
mas beer effected. ana tho populations
nave become neasurably adapted to
The war conditions. Thus even coun-
tries like Belgian are now ablo IN
help themselves TO a degree innossible
SIX months ago. though Belgium is still
wholly dependent on the Commission
Tor Relief in Belgium for the importa-
t,on OF food supplies. and again would
he confronted by famine If importation
stopped
Suffering and want are still acute
IN serbia, Russian Poland and in PARTS
OF GaHcia. Serbia and Montenegro still
are IN the throes of typhus. and sub :.
stantial economic or social rccupora
'ion is impossible at present There
sun arc numerous localities where
need is urgent. ard relief must he pro-
'ioed Tor considerable time to come.
FRIENDLY COOPERATION
OF EVERY BIC; NATION
IN reviewing its work the coumIs
SION states that II has had the friend
~ co. operation Of every important M
uon In Europe.
IN Belgium the money extended for
100000 '''""
The chief relief provided in France
mas been between n.e firing line and
the Belgian border"
serbia. the report rccites. presented
condition Of great destitution. but
me poverty and distress were over
shauowed by an epidemic OF typhus
and threatened epidemic OF typhoid and
choiera the organization of an Amer
icah sanitary commission on conjunc.
tlon with tho American Ped Cross wa.
successfully taken up and this sanitary
commission has checked the spread
OF tEphus in regions where is was
ures.
or its work in Poland, the commits
sion says:
ne German government agreed to
FURNISH $4,000 month for food and
10 STOP all acquisitions In Poland as
soon as the relief work began. Eff
lorts 10 Obtain grain from other coun-
tries In Europe. however were I'M
successful. That situation has nov
been taken care of, as Germany found
Itself In position to assume entire
responsibility for the relief Of tina,
part or Poland under it's control The
commission then restricted it's efforts
In the districts controlled by Austria
Here again difficulty was experienced
IN obtaining grain from the outside
WORD mas Just now been received. how
ever. that work initiated by the in
ternational commission in that ter
ritorE. viii be assumed by the Ma
tional Austrian COMMITTEES"
The war relief commission. il is an
nounced. has established Headquarters
in Switzerland, and will keen in touch
with developments