Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-13
bAN|SHESFAMINE
SPECTER FACED
BYALL TEUTONS
Equitable Distribution De-
manded Hands of German
Authorities Strengthened.
ALSO MAY PREVENT
B0LSHEVIK OUTBREAKS
American Executive Suggests Use
Of Idle German Tonnage in
Relieving Situation.

President Wilson today as
sured Germany that food will be
supplied to the people of that
nation upon guarantee of the
maintenance of order and an
equitable distribution of food
stuffs to the population.
In doing this President Wilson -
has banished the specter of
famine which menaced the Ger
mans, and was the most imme-
date terror facing them.
He also, and this was a mo-
tive known to be uppermost in
his mind, strengthened the hands
of the authorities in Germany in
suppressing disorder and pre-
venting what has been most
feared, outbreaks of bolshevism.
Correspondence Revealed.
Secretary Of State Lansing this
morning made public the following
correspondence:
From the minister Of Switzerland to
the Secretary Of State:
Department of German interests
Legation of Switzerland,
Washington, d. c..
November 12. 1915.
BY direction OF my government.
have the honor to transmit the fol-
lowing cable:
'The German government urgently
requests the President of the United
States to inform the German Chan
cellor Ebert, by wireless. whether he
may be assured that the government
of the United States is ready to send
foodstuffs without delay if public or
der is maintained in Germany and an
equitable distribution of food is guar
anteed."
Accept. sir. the renewed assurance
OF my highest consideration.
(Signed) HANS SULZER,
Minister of Switzerland
His excellency. Robert Lansing. Sec
retary of State. Washington.
Reply of Secretary.
From the Secretary Of State to the
minister of Switzerland:
Department Of State,
Washington, November IL, 1918.
Sir:
have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt Of your note Of today. trans
hitting to the President the text Of .
cable inquiring whether this govern
ment is ready to send foodstuffs into
AAro
der is maintained in Germany and an
equitable distribution Of food is guar
anteed.
I should be grateful IL you would
transmit the following reply to the
German government:
"At joint session Of the two houses
of Congress on November IL the Pres
ident of the United States announced
that the representatives OF the asSo-
ciated governments, in the supreme
war council at Versailles have by
unanimous resolution assured the peo.
pies Of the central empires that every
thing that is possible in the circum-
stances will be done to supply them
with food and relieve the distressing
want that Is in 80 many places threatsn-
ing their very lives: and that steps
are to bo taken Immediately to or
ganize these efforts at relief in tho
sams systematic manner that they
were organized in the case OF Bel
gium. Furthrmore, the President ex-
pressed the opinion that by the use Of
the idle tonnage of the central empires
it ought presently to be possible to lift
the fear Of utter misery from their op-
pressed populations and set their minds
and energies free for the great and haz-
ardous tasks Of political construction
which now face them on every hand.
Accordingly the President now di-
rects me to state that he is ready to
consider favorably the supplying OF
foodstufYs to Germany and to take -up
the matter Immediately with the al
lied governments, provided he can be
assured that public order Is being and
many, and that an equitable distribu-
tion OF food can be clearly guaran-
Accept, sir, the renewed assurances
OF my hisesssa essieneas S'Rs,siza'f RosEsT fAxsusc
Mr.. HANS sULZER.
Minister Of Switzerland, >.
In charge Of German interests IN
the United States.
Must Aid, Says Clemenceau.
PARIS. Monday. November 11.-Pre-
mier Clemenceau. in concluding his
speech in the chamber Of deputies to-
day on the armistice terms. said:
Germany surrenders to us all loco
motives and 10000 cars which had
been taken from us. This will embar-
rass her means of provisioning. Ger
many has waited until the last minute.
and when exhausted she has been
Obliged TO accept capitulation. Condi-
tions there are not normal In the nrSx
hour We must come 70 her aid. We do
not make war against humanity. but
s.-. h.manity." Al 4--., s.-.---- u