New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-10-17
President Announce
Failure of Efforts d
Feed Innocent Nor
Belligerents
ALLIED AND CENTRA
POWERS ARE ALBANIAN
Warning Nations Unable to Agree
Proposal For Importation of Ed
For Women and ChiIdren-Exe,
tive Disappointed and Distress
That Conditions Cannot Be Chana
to Aid Starving Inhabitants.
% Aid Starving Inhabitants.

to Aid Starving Inhabitants.
Long Branch, Oct. 17.-Presidf
Wilson announced today that his
forts to bring about an agreen.
among belligerent nations to allow
lief supplies to be sent to Poland
failed.
The president gave out a staten
saying he had received replies f
the rulers of Great Britain, Fra
Russia, Germany, and Austria-H
gary to a letter he sent in July
costing that those nations combin&
assist in Polish relief work.
The statement follows:
IT have now received replies f
the king of England, the presiden
France, the emperor of Russia,
emperor of Germany and the emp
of Austria, to my letter Of July
1915, in which 1 rendered the of
of this government in negodat
looking to a fresh consideration of
possibility and method of relic
Poland. 1t appears, l greatly re
to say, that there are still import
differences between the allied and
trail powers as to the terms VI
which relief supplies may be sen
Poland. 1 am disappointed that I 4
not yet been successful in inducing
powers to conclude a definite sc
ment."
Letter to BeIligerents,
The letter sent by the president I'd
various nations, made public toda
| as follows:
Your Majesty: In view of the &
whelming disaster which has Def
| the millions of nom combatant in
itants of Poland, 1 feel justified bJ
universal and earnest expressio
! the sympathies of the American
| pie, regardless of racial origin or
litical sentiment, to suggest to
| Majesty that the subject on ways
means for the saving of those pe
who still survive be given the ful
| benevolent consideration of Your
| jesty's government.
while no one can fail to al
ciate the sufferings and sacrifice
i the people primarily engaged In
existing war, nor the difficultieH
| the way of alternating the hard
of those who are the incid
sufferers of the war. the death
slow or rapid starvation of mi
of innocent people is so awful al
that such an outcome should
averted if it is within the compa
human effort to avert it. In tn
fort to avert it I confidently p
the cooperation of the people
United States, if only the way ca
found to make their co-operatlo
fective.
MAY T therefore be permitte
suggest that an entirely fresh
| sideration be given to the poss
| ties and efforts for relief for 70
and to tender the friendly ONO
| this government in negotatlonf
this end, it being understood tina
! plan proposed shall be of sue
| character as to be adapted TO IN
| complishment of no other result
that of the relief of the distresse
| habitants of Poland.
No Interference Intended.
"Tn conclusion I can only add
II ia NV sincere hope that Your
iesty will see in this note not
ton to interfere with the rights
policies of Your Majesty's go
ment, but merely an attempt t
nress to Your Majesty the sym
and compassion for the starvind
ba bitants of Poland felt by the
zens of the United States-a sym
and compassion which they do
desire shall be evidenced mere
our word, but which they hope
NAV be permitted to express
sisting in the actual work of
nishing food to the starving in
tants of Poland.
81 have the honor to be. You
| jesty,
Faithfully yours,
WOODROW WILSC