Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-14
PRESIDENT SENDS
REASSUR|NC WORD
TO FORMER FOES
VIII Promptly Take Up the
Question of Provisioning
Germany and Austria.
ASKS THAT PUBLIC ORDER
SHALL BE MAINTAINED
Wants No Question to Arise as
Equitable Distribution
of Foodstuffs.
WORK WILL BE SYSTEMATIC
Same Methods Will BE Used as Have
stood Test in Saving
Belgium.
WORK WILL BE SYSTEMATIC
""'''c hcthods Will BE Used as Have
stood Test in Saving
Belgium

WASHINGTON. November l3.-pres-
nch' Wilson has sent rcassurinE
message to the people of Germany in
trPiE 10 the appeal from Chancellor
''oer'- lie promises to aid Germany
III inc matter OF food supplies and in
relieving distressing want.
INC reply was sent to-day by Secre-
'aFy Lansing through Minister SCHUYLER.
oi Switzerland. who delivered yes,er
nay Ebert's request for intervention bv
me PRESIDENT TO mitigate the fearful
conditions" threatened through en-
'o5Icement OF the arm!stice terms
20 organize relief work in the same
systematic manner as was carried OUT
~ beIsium. but that the President de-
sirea to be assured that public order
WI! be maintained in Germany. and
mat an equitable distribution OF food
can be clearly suarnnteed.
minisier dated November -. follows:
,be have ihe honor 70 acknowledge
OF cable inquiring whether this gov
erhlnenq is ready to send foodstuffs
tnt2 mt 'sl many Without delay II public
order IS maintained in Germany and
an equitable distribution OF food is
guaranteed
PRESIDENT REASSURES
PEOPLE or GERMANY
D' SESttlul II YOU would
transmit The following reply TO the
lehman government:
At a Joint session of the two
ihe Pres ,dent OF the United states an
nounced that IN. representatives OF
aS sapres Wa Fsnns FsxSrsstp's in The
have b. unanimous resolution assured
nc pe9pies OF ,Ee central impires that
eyeryihinE thai IL possible in the cir
them with food nni relieve the dis
iressing want t'.at is in so many places
threatening their v"ry, Ives: and that
organic these efforts At relief in the
same systematic manner that they
FurtheimOrc. the president cx-
pressed the opinion that by the usr OF
he idc Tonnage OF the central en-
pires /, ought presently TO be possible
their oppressed populations and set
their minds and energies free for the
construc;ion which now face them on
every hand
PRESIDENT READY TO TAKE
ur FOOD QUESTION
Accordingly. the President now
directs me 10 state that he is ready 10
consider favorabiy the supplying OF
foodstuffs TO Germany and 10 take up
the matter immediately with the allied
sured that public order is being and
will continue 10 be maintained in Ger
many and that AN equitable distribu-
ton OF food can he clearly guaranteed
Accept sir. the rcncwerd assur-
anccs OF my highest consideration.
tSiKncdJ "ROBERT LANSING.'
This message was sent in response
TO The following message from Minis
ter Sulze':
by direction OF my government. /
have the honor TO transmit the fol-
lowing cable:
THE German government urgently
requests the President of the United
Sfat n inf hp l.
lor Ebert. by wireless, whether he may
he assured that the government OF the
United States is ready TO send food
stuffs without delay II public order is
IN a aintained in Germany and an cQui-
table distribution OF food is guaran-
teed.'"