The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-15
HATE SLOWS PLAN
TO FEED GERMANY
U. s. People in No Humor to
Make Sacrifices for Ex-Foe,
Hoover Is Told.
SEEKS AID IN CONGRESS
Administrator Shows Need OF
Relief in Europe to Curb
BoIshcvism.

'eta Special bcstdfcH tO-uhs SUI.
wAsHrNeroN, NOV. it.--with the
menace Of starvation In the wake OF
war Herbert Hoover. Food Adminstrs-
cor. began conferences to-day with the
members Of tho Senate 10 SOUND os>
sentiment in Congress on the project Of
America undertaking 10 feed Europe
The Senators with whom Mr. Hoover
tainpd haze not formed dshntts
oplnivns on the proper .courss to ee fs-
lowed. 1t was impressed on them that
the best check to the spirit Of Bolshe-.
vfsm, extending practically all over
]. F,urope, is to feed the despeEufa peopses
Of the neutrals and the present enemy
nations, as well as aid in nationing the
a6untries which have been fishtins Side
+ br side with the United States,
Senators were told that unless some
thing is done ths e1ectS OF the Boil
sneyiki rnovement might Be even moro
,terrible than TIM insnedtAto effects OF
Inc four years and more of bloodshed
fsorn which Europe has just emerged.
The greatest obstacle in the path OF
tha necessary legisiationt = was potnted
oat to Mr. Hoover was that this par-
ttcular time is an extremely oao one 10
urge the people of the United states TO
4 make more sacrifices and give ap COM
fsrts and actual neeesssties when hsse
part of the sacrifice would Be- to feed
the people Of the nation against which
TIE United States has thrown the full
pover Of its men and supplies and
money.
y Hatred OF Germany.
nf
this country have been taught 10 hate
GERMANY and the German people and
that little sympathy could Be aroaaaed
= now throughout the nation for Germany
ind her allies and their peoples re-
I aradiess Of their plight.
Mr.. Hoover made u plain that he did
not consider Il necessary 20 exte1d tne
provfsione OF the food control act be-
You'd tho end of the war, except In GER
tain particulars. While the general pow
ere should end he pointed out the situa'
ton In regard to. the crop Of spring wheat
rnieht make II advisable to continue the
minimum wheat price Of s2.2o. The
biggest food problem within the United
states besides the wheat question. he said.
vas sugar.
& mat the plan which Mr.. Hoover ie
syolvins in undertaking to feed Europe
yvould call for the appropriation OF a re-
vDsvihg fund of several hundred million
NoYlsrs. Democratic, SenAtorS admitted,
4 would. be another stumbling block.
The sentiment Of Congress. a. ven ~
% che country generally, It is believed. Il
assinst spending more hundreds Of mill
Iona on top Of the billions necessary for
! flelitinE the war when the additional
money needed must cofhe-uut % Amerf.
can pockets to feed not only the people
T. = l. anA Av1A a q
sillsss but the people Of Germany. Aus
ria and Russia. -
Menace to Bolshe vikism.
u was impressed upon the Senators
though that not only is starvation &C
! tuaiiy Imminent In the Teutonic nations
but the Bolshevik sentiment engenuered
IN Russia and Germany has already
spread to the Scandinavian neutrals, tc
Switzerland and Holland and Is gaining
a foothold In France and even in Eng.
land. 1T Is apparent IN Italy. too, and ir
Spain az well. Supplies 20 feed these
nations during this winter would be the
ynoff effectual check to this spirit, II h
believed.
Nr. Hoover. Democratic Senators ad.
nitted to-day. is in n bad position to asl
this anton OF Congress at this time. II
addition to other; difficulties they point
! to Republican bitterness against the
Food Administrator on account of his
parttctpation in the late campaign.
Hjs 1appeal for support OF the Presi'
dent through defeating Republican Sen
Z ntofs and Representatives who were
sssiins reelection has not been forgot
i ten.
II a believed, however. the situation
Is 30 had in Europe and viii become %
much worse that the United States can
not quietly stand by and watch Durop<
stafvel OnNythis theory the State De-
. parthent has already suggested a plan Il
calm the immediate fears Of the hungr!
European populations
Ia brief the plan is to assure thosa
nations WHICH have their 1918 harvest
in TO go ahead without unduly stint
Ing themselves and uee these supple
with the assurance that the United Etate
Wilt give them food when their supple,
are exhausted. This plan would go fal
towafd allaying the fears OF these ma
tions that they could not 60 through tn,
winter on their present visible food sup
{ plies and would give the United statei
? time 10 organize the means of relieving
them, when the real pinch arriyeS