The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-04
GERMANY LAST
ON LIST TO BE FED
(By Federal Food Administration

Week, in which the United states
is to he shown by patriotic co'opration
OF the churches, schools and organi-
cations why we must continue to con-
serve food 70 "a time longer it will
be especially Illuminating TO Geor-
gians to take time into confidence
/, and give them the benefit Of a letter
just received by Or. Andrew NJ. Soule
from the Administration in Washing
ton.
II answers in a very definite way
who 10 going to be fed Of the starving
ones of Europe,-and it Is not Ger
many. The letter follows:
"Washington, d. c., Nov. q. 1918.
Judging from our experience you
are probably more or less deluged
with questions on the subject of feed
ing Germany
81 do not believe it is wise TO allow
our conservation effort to be diverted
from its task by discussion which
is bound TO be more or less irrelevant
within very short time. Apparently
from all the plans which have been
made, Germany will be fed by econO-
mic measures which only contemplate
the raising Of a few embargo and
shipping barriers. Our great task is
to feed The liberated peoples of Eli
rope. particularly what may be term
ed the fringe of starvation recently
or presently to be released by the re-
treating German armies.
81 do not believe that any better
reply to these questions could posi-
bly, be made than that contained in
the statement which Mr. Hoover made
when he was sailing from New York
10 undertake his big work on the
other sido. rope you vii use it in
regard to the question of feeding Ger
many or any replies which you may
make to letters which criticize the
Food Administration for having any
part in this work.
Nothing that any one else says or
'Euesses can change the situation and
until the Chief cables some other
word we expect to stand pat on his
declaration. This is the defined at
titude of the Food Administration.
"Our big program is world relief
aud ! do not believe we need to de-
fine TOO closely this status of the peo-
pic entitled to our aid.
rYou will note that much Of the
discussion is based on reports from
Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Berlin
everywhere except the United States
kof America-and we certainly have
aenough of official information here as
to our plans to meet any criticism of
our course in this matter. | have no
doubt that the squealing of Germany
in music to your ears, but | think we
can take it in silence, as every day
this noise from our late enemies pro
ssides more and more proof of the fact
that they were soundly licked, and If
| Judge the opinion of this country
rightly, there will be little objection
to the final feeding of Germany, af-
!. ter our friends are cared for
m What Mr.. Hoover Said
rs sOutlining just what appeared to be
l., In prospect as a general plan. Mr..
Hoover said, in the statement referred
igs "Oul first and deepest concern must
now De for the little Allies who were
go Under the German yoko-the are the
Belgians, Serbians, Roumarians
Greeks. Czechs, JugoSlavs and Oahers
There are some 100000 people in
these groups and they must be sys-
tema,ically helped and at once. We
have already doubled the stream OF
food flowing toward Belgium.
e"Our next concern must be to re
lax blockade measures as far as pos
sible in order that the neutral states
in Europe who are now all on short
rations, should be able to take care
of their people and prevent the
growth of anarchy There is another
group of about 100000
Another problem lies in the $4,000,
900 people in north Russia. larg,
part of whom are inaccessible owing
TO, the breakdown of transportation
and through sheer anarchy. Millions
OF these are beyond help this winter
These groups are the ones that must
enlist the sympathy of the American
people and for whom we are prepared
to make any necessary sacrifice.
There is a great problem in the sit
uation of the enemy people about 80,
100000 This problem is not one OF
going TO their relief 1t is a problem
OF relaxing the watertight blockade
which continues through the arms
tioe, sufficiently so that they may Sc
cure for themselves the hare neces
sites that will give stable govern