The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-06-24
GIVES 100000
TO WAR VICTIMS
Rockefeller Foundation Sets
Aside Huge Sum.
FOOD FOR THE POPULATION

ers In Poland, SerVia, Montenegro
and Albania-Allies and Teutons 90
Aid.
The Rockefeller foundation has n
nounced that it has appropriated ST.
100000 for war relief work I'm Poland.
Servia, Montenegro and Albania.
This gift is made, according to the
announcement, as an effort 60 hasten
agreement between the allies and
the central powers whereby adequate
provision can be made for feeding the
millions of noncombatants Of the eOun
tries which 1t Is intended that this do
nation shall aid.
In a statement which accompanies
the announcement of the gift the
Rockefeller foundation tells of its e.
forts TO relieve the situation I'm Poland.
After stating that its original scheme.
whereby it agreed 10 guarantee the I'D
ministratiOn expenses of "A neutral COM
mission for the distribution OF food
stuffs 20 the extent Of $4,000, fell
through because Of the impraCticabili-
ty OF importing the food the founda-
ton says:
A few months ago the German gov
eminent invited one of the members OF
the war relief commission OF the
Rockefeller foundation, Frederic G..
Walcott, to 90 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 clyil
population under the protection. SUI
pervision and active management of a
neutral commission directed by Her
bert G.. 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 G. Hoover.
the head Of the commission for relief IN
Belgium, and to carry on its operations
according to the methods now obtaining
In Belgium and northern France.
Germany 10 contribute 100000 marks a
month for the purchase and importation
Of food supplies.
Suitable guarantees TO be furnished re-
garding the inv%iolability Of food supplies
while IN transit through Germany into
Poland. where tho distribution Is 10 be
made through the Polish local committees
under the supervision of the American
representatives.
Importations OF food by the neutral
commission 10 be confined 10 the popull-
tons of Warsaw, LODI, Schenzochow. VIII
m, Kovno. Biala and Ettap tfrom $780,
600 TO 4.0o0,OO persons IN and about these
cities); Germany 70 provide a partial ra-
ton for these populations. as well rs TO
supply tho needs OF all other parts Of the
occupied territory.
Railroad transportation from Danzig.
the bort OF importation. TO the German
Polish frontier at half rate and thence
without charge TO the points Of destina-
ton i'm Poland
Ocean transportation OF supplies 10 be
provided by German ships flying a neutral
flag and manned and controlled BY neu-
trails.
With this tentative agreement II
his possession Mr.. Walcott proceeded
to London and made every effort,
through the good offices OF Ambassador
Page and in cooperation with Mr..
Hoover. TO commend the plan 10 tho
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 IL n memorandum setting forth
the terms and conditions upon which
the blockade OF German ports would
be relaxed TO the extent of permitting
imports Of relief supplies through a
German port.
This memorandum stated that the
consent OF the British government to
the proposed scheme of relief would be
given only upon certain additional
conditions, among which the most sig
nificant were the following:
The system of relief i'm Poland to be APP
piled TO the occupied territory as n whole
Any surplus of local food products in
Poland TO be employed exclu-
sively for the provisioning OF northern
Poland.
Tho con%stabulary in the occupied terri
tory not 10 be permitted to requisition
or purchase food imported by the COM
No food supplies TO be exported from
ola unless in the case Of an excess OF
potatoes over and above the needs Of the
entire occupied territory, as certified by
the neutral commission.
The German and Austro-Hungarian
governments TO undertake as part OF the
present arrangement to supply and care
for the populations OF Servia. Albania and
Montenegro.
The next step TO be taken was TO
ascertain whether the central powers
agree to the additional condi-
tons imposed by Great Britain on be-
OF the allied governments. and ne
gotiations 10 this end are now going on.
The appropriation of a million dol
airs by the Rockefeller foundation is
at this time I'm order that prompt
may be taken of a favorable
termination of the negotiations. so that
The stream of food may begin to pour
INTO Poland with the least possible de-
ay. At the same time upder the terms