Evening star., 1915-03-07
FOES AGREEMENT AIDS
BELGIAN RELIEF SHIPS
Will Be Permitted to Use English
Channel-District Committee
Still Active.

An agreement has been reached be-
tween, Germany and England whereby
ships carrying relief to Belgium here
after will be permitted to use the Eng
lish channel. and the relief fleet Is thus
saved the long trip to the north OF
Scotland. This was communicated TO
the State Department by Lindon NJ
Bates. executive of the American relief
commission. who had received cable
gram from Herbert c. Hoover. chair
man of the relief commission, with
headquarters in London.
Confirmation of the report had not
been received last night at the Ger
man embassy.
The work of the District of Column
bia Belgian relief commission Is being
continued by Mrs. John A. Logan, at
her residence. 2523 18th street north
west Within the last week $11o was
received by the commission from James
Alexander of Alexandria. Va, repre-
senting a group of benevolent persons
of Alexandria and surrounding coun-
try This was collected In small
amounts. enabling many to contribute.
A talk. given by Miss H. NJ. Bulenois
in Colorado Springs. before the Y. N.
q A., brought in s7.42. Seventy-hve
dollars was turned over oy the mems
committee of appeals. appointed by the
chairman of the District OF Columbia
committee last November. This amount
represents tho money collected oy ena1
committee.
Need Great as Ever.
In a statement last night Mrs. Logan,
chairman of the District committee,
said: .The need today for assistance
for the destitute of Belgium is as
great as it ever has been. The lines
are drawn tighter each day, and the
strain has been so great for so long
the breaking point to many Is near
unless help reaches them.
1--WE must remember these are people
of our own Saxon race, peace loV-
ing. Christian people, our mothers an anu
sisters, who cry to us for help me
wall of those poor dying bables snouio
touch the most hardened heart.
Zach year millions go to the heath
en- lands of the world from America TO
save souls and bodies of the heather
and savage races Can we not spar su
as much for starving women and chill
dren who are innocent sufferers, ana
who have been driven to want and are
denied the means Of labor even to save
their own flesh and blood from star-
walton?
Days Of Opportunity.
"These are days Of opportunity and
sacrifice VIII not the women OF Amer
ica take upon themselves the saving
Of these human lives? Stop and think
of your own little ones safe today, but
of whose future no one knows.
The commission for relief In Bel
GUM is the greatest humanitarian
force ever organized or operated. 1t
handled and arranged for 292,ooo TONS
VI ..rIa f,,,, i. Sssued twice daily under a
carefully adjusted system Of distribution.
The 100000 people in Belgium who still
can buy supplies pay the cost price Tor
what they get. This money returns TO
the commission and is reinvested The
number of those who can pay is diminish
ing daily There are now 100000 alb
solutely destitute, who receive food at
bread lines.
Bread Line Lengthens.
THE men. women and children who at
this very moment are standing one be-
hind the other waiting for the supper
dole would make line 500 miles long.
Every day, as the number who can pay
dinninishes, the bread line lengthens
Within a few months tho line will be
$500 miles long-which would reach
from New York to Salt Lake City.
I'VE again appeal to tho mothers. to
the men, to come forward and help save
the poor babies Of Belgium by giving
to our milk fund. Let US make this
fund something worth while.
"The committee has raised 1880.
Now, can we not make 1t $4,000 which
Washington city will have furnished in
food and milk to these poor women and
children and non-combatants Of Belgium?
Any sum, however small. will be well
coined.
Oppose Depopulation.
The District Of Columbia is aware
that persons represent that they are
getting up various entertainments for
the benefit or the relief Of Belgians. but
1t is declared the committee looked in
vain in the newspapers Of Washington
for a statement of the amounts collected
and turned over to any authorized COM
mittee or person. One movement was
said to have for its object the building of
an asylum and home in England All
loyal Belgians strenuously opposed all
movements contemplating depopulation Of
Belgium or immigration in any form.
The District Of Columbia committee is
in favor of furnishing the press with
every item Of interest or Information in
regard to the collection OF money. food
or clothing by individuals or committees" :"