Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-07-30
Treasurer Of Commission for
Relief in Belgium Sees
Work.
A GERMAN PERMIT
Relief System Is Marvel Of
System and Efficiency,
Is Report.

/ Correspondence Of The Associated Press
/ LONDON June 23.-A j. IIcmphl
/ Of New York. treasurer Of the com
mission for rchc' IN Belgium, has re-
turned from a trip of inspection which
covered thoroughly the operations of
the commission in Bclguim and north
crn France. and ne expresses himself
TO the Associated Press as very proud
of tho worh which the Americans arc
doing ia the occupied areaf
In order TO secure permission to
enter Belgium Mr. Hemphu had to
go 90 !tcrhn, where he spent several
days. He said:
II Was greatly impressed while IN
Berlin with the difference OF opin-
ION which exists among prominent
Germans 0s TO the adViSubllity o..
permitting continuation 1f tho pres
ent system OF relieving tie Bel uauS.
rh" shortage OF 1000 supplies in Ger
many has given rise TO considerable
criticism OF thc German govcrUmcut's :
action ia agreeing t. the allies de-
mand that the Ahole OF the native
tccd supplies IN Belgium should hc
handed over % the relief organization
Tor the sole use # the Belgians An
influential German sector maintains
that at ,east uoItion Of the native
supplies produced in Belgium ara the
right II fruits OF conquest aud that
AS long IS there is any possibility Of
German women ana children and
German soldiers being in want Of
food BClgium's native production
should bc confiscated and tn" Pei
gians lc:t to lhe mercy OF Ae: allies.
rr.longs Resistance.
Another internal criticism lcyelled
at the German government is that
the Lolicv Of permitting relief supplies
TO be distributed merely pIolorgs the
passive resistance which is still prac-
ticIlly universal among the seven mil
lion Bclgiahs who are undo. German
rule. However, despite thC sc'lous
opposition IN both these scores. | am
confident that the more humane poll
ICY authorized by the German chan
cellor will continue to prevail.
"When / got to Brussels tny first
impression was that cvcl ythiug was
normal, except the absence of We
hicles owing to the scarcity Of hoi ses
and the prohibition Of motors except
to . few The people are woll clad,
the shops a'e open and everyone goes
ahsut his daily life much the Same as
in London or New York. At the mar
kets saw people buying and selling
--moStly vegcte blcS-and business
being freely transacted IN tho Orji-
nary way. Thnt was on the surface.
When | went to the relief stations
where over 80 per cent Of the popu-
lation, who are wholly destitute, get
their soup and other provisions |
raw in the waiting lucucS, not only
the needy class that ore would cN-
pcct to see, but wcll-d cs3cd men,
women and children. In Brussels and
elsewhere the human ines tha: daily
wait for the small ration protidcd by
the charity Of the world are marked
w this same sad feature. DvSulutlon
is not only widcs bread. bat ther" ;uc
now on the bread lines thousands OF
the supper classes who never dreamed
of coming to such a pass.
1T is only after hciAg in brussels
sCmc little time. and after visiting
Charlcroi. Malngs. AntW crp. LEGO
ana other places that one realizes how
misleading are first Impressions. the
outward appearance Of rorlUdlity is
sustained only by the fact tha. relief
TO the value of over 1.201,J00 pounds
is SO 60 speak, injected into the Coun-
try every month Fhc external calm
IS an amazinl tribute to the cific-
icncy of the systciH whereby the e
Iief organization provides and DIS
tributes to this whole nation supplies