The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-22

The Rockefeller foundation has an
nounced that it has appropriated ST.
100000 for war relief work in Poland,
Servia. Montenegro and Albania.
This gift is made, according to the
announcement, as an effort to hasten
an agreement between the allies and
the central powers whereby adequate
provision can be made for feeding the
millions of noncombatants of the coun-
tries which it is intended that this do
nation shall aid
In "a statement which accompanies
the announcement of the gift the
Rockefeller foundation tells of its eff
forts to relieve the situation in Poland.
After stating that its original scheme,
whereby it agreed to guarantee the ad-
ministration expenses of neutral COM
mission for the distribution of food
stuffs TO the extent of $4,000. fell
through because of the impracticabili-
t. of importing the food the founda-
ton says:
\ few months ago the German gov
eminent invited one of the members OF
the war relief commission of the
Rockefeller foundation. Frederic C.
Walcott. to go to Poland with a repre-
sentative of the commission for relief
in Belgium in order that fresh and ac-
curate information might be obtained
as to conditions of restitution and that
new measures of relief might be devils
ed. The result of this trip was that a
scheme was again drawn up containing
certain arrangements and guarantees
whereby food might be imported into
Germany from abroad, transported to
Poland and distributed among the civil
population under the protection, SUI
pervision and active management of a
neutral commission directed by Her
bert c. Hoover
Terms of Scheme.
The terms of this scheme may be
summarized as follows:
a neutral commission to be organized
under the direction of Herbert c. Hoover,
the head of the commission for relief in
Belgium, and to carry on it's operations
according to the methods now obtaining
in Belgium and northern France.
: Germany to contribute 100000 marks
IlOiilu LOT tIle puICltdSe anu importation
of food supplies.
Suitable guarantees to be furnished re-
garding the inviolabity of food supplies
While in transit through Germany into
Poland where the distribution is to be
made through the Polish local committees
under the SUPERVISION of the American
representatives..
Importations of food by the neutral
commission to toe confined to the popula-
tons of Warsaw, J c,1z. Schenzochow, Viii
ma, Kovno Biala and Ettap from $780,
/ 900 to 4oO0,00 persons in and about these
cities); Germany to provide a partial ra-
ton for these populations. as we'll as to
supply the needs of all other parts of the
occupied territory
Railroad transportation from Danzig.
the port of importation, to the German
Polish frontier at half rate and thence
without charge to the points of destina-
ton in Poland
Ocean transportation of supplies to be
provided by German ships flying a neutral
flag and manned ana controlled by neu-
trails.
With this tentative agreement in
his possession Mr. Walcott proceeded
to London ard made every effort.
} through the good Offices of Ambassador
Page and in cooperation with Mr.
Hoover. 10 commend the plan to the
favorable consideration OF the British
government and its allies As a result
Of these efforts the British government
delivered to the American ambassador
on May II memorandum setting forth
the terms and conditions upon which
the blockade of German ports would
he relaxed to the extent of permitting
imports of relief supplies through