The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-14
ORDER MUST Be
GUARAN TEED

Washington, Nov. l3.-Presldent
Wilson has sent a reassurlng mes
sage TO the people OF Germany III
reply to the appeal from Chancellor
Ebert. He promised TO aid Germany
IN the matter oi food supplies and
in relieving distressing want
The reply was sent to-day by sec
rclarv Lansing through Minister
Sulzer OF Switzerland who delivered
Yesterday, Ebcrt's rcques: for in
tervention by the president 10 mit'-
gate the fearful conditions threat
ened through enforcement OF inc
armislice terms.
Relief To Begin At Once.
II saws steps are to be taken AT
once TO organize relief work IN the
same systematic manner i'll which It
was carried out in Belgium, but that
the president desires to be assured
that public order will be maintained
in Germany and that an equitable
distribution OF food can be clearly
guaranteed.
Secretary Lansing's reply to the
Swiss minister dated Nov. Il, to!-
lows:
II have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt OF your note of today,
transmitting to the president the
text OF a cable inquirng whether
this government is ready to send
foodstuffs into Germany without de
lay il public orders is maintained N
Germany and an equitable diStrlbu-
ton Of food is guaranteed.
Il should be grateful ii you would
transmit the following reply to the
German government:
system Same AS Used In Belgium.
AT Joint session OF the two
houses of congress, Nov. II, the
president of the United States an
nounced that the representatives OF
the associated governments IN the
supreme war council at Versailles
have. BY unanimous resolution, as
sured the peoples OF the Central
Empires that everything possible in
the circumstances will be done to
supply them with food and to relieve
the distressing want that is i'll so
many places threatening their very
lives; and that steps are to be taken
Immediately to organize these et-
forts at relief in the same systema-
tic manner that they were organized
in the case of Belgium.
"Furthermore, the president eN-
pressed the hope that by the use OF
the idle tonnage OF the Central En-
pires, it ought presently to be pos
sble to lift the fear OF utter misery
from their oppressed populations
and set their minds and energies
free Tor the great hazardous tasks
of political construction which now
face them on every hand.
"'Accordingly. the president now
directs me to state that he is ready
to consider favorably the supplying
Of ioodStuifs to Germany and tOI
take I'D the matter Immediately with
the allied governments, provided he
can be assured that public order IS
being and will continue to be main
tained in Germany and that an eqult-
able distribution OF food can be
clearly guaranteed.
Accept, sir. the renewed assur-
anccs of my highest consideration.
"(Signed)
ROBERT LANSING.'
This message was sent in reply to
the following message from Minis
ter Sulzer;
by direction OF my government,
have the honor to transmit the to'-
lowing cable:
The German government urgent
iv requests the president Of the
Unifd States to inform the German
chancellor, Ebert, by wireless,
whether he may be assured that the
United States is ready TO send food
stuffs, without delay, il public or
der is maintained in Germany and
an equitable distribution o. food IS
guaranteed.
Accept, sir, the renewed assur-
ance OF my highest consideration"