Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-17
MUST PAY FOR ALL FOOD
Supplies Not Given Away
Provisions Sufficient for
Present Need.
GOVERNMENT IS NOW SAFE
New Cabinet Is Believed to Be
Guarantee Against Boil
shevik Control.

WASHINGTON. Nov. I6. IN the
almost hystorical appeals Of the
German PROVISIONAL government for
supplies Of food and for permission
to address Itself directly through a
| commission 10 the American public
officials hero Sc" a purpose to excite
| the sympathic9 Of a large element Of
! the American population more or
l"sR connected by blood tics with
! Germany with such sympathics
aroused. the German government, IL
was sd. undoubtedly hopes 10 in
! flucnC" tho approaching peace con-
! ference towards lcniency.
such app"al\H Hs those which have
been sent hy kircless by pr. Solf
German foreign SECRETARY. 10 Sccrc-
tary Lansing were Maid To bc quite
! unnecessary and not likely to have
any beneficial, results
President Wilson already has
promised 10 do everything po%sih y.
TO prevent suffering among the civil
popula'iun Of the conquered states
fThc entcnte powers have endorsed
this attitude, not so much from con-
| sideratiOns OF mercy or sympathy
with tn" foe. as from genuine con-
| viCtion that a starving and desperate
people would make dangerous neigh
bors; render any satisfactory peace
impossible and by appeals to the In
l ternationalist spirit. endanger the
scuriCN- of the entente countries
themselves. The design of the con-
servative elements in the entente
states is understood to be to avoid
raising any new issues that would
aRgrayate these conditions
Food Supply Sufficient
II is known officially there is SUI
flclent food in Germany To meet i'm
mediate needs The supreme war
council Ia planning Ia supply food
In the future and before the present
stocks are exhausted, assuming the
exercise Of wise economy in food
distribution.
Therefore, II is Paid to he quite
unnecessary for the German gov
| ernment 10 send the proposed com
mission to the United States TO ar
range for the purchase Of food. Mr..
Hoover and tho agencies behind him
will attend 10 that.
| To correct what appears 10 he .
general public Misunderstanding on
the subject. It NAV be authoritative
lv stated none Of this food 10 he sent
from America 20 Bermany or Austria
will be given away. II must be paid
for by the governments OF those
countries. poesibly that can not be
done in German cash. for II is be
lleved the store of gold In the re!csh
bank has been practically exhausted
through the heavy purchases which
Germany has been obliged TO make
from neutral countries, for which
she has had 10 pay In coin for tho
| Loo, l..
Il necessary to establish German
credit hut II this Is done It will he
the act Of the supreme war council
as part of its function In carrying
out the terms and spirit of the arm g.
tice America will not have 10 boar
these burdens or assume the risk
alone.
Cabinet Satisfactory
RAPID development OF the new
German government on democratic
lines as recorded In the press dis
patches ~ viewed with satisfaction
here. The composition Of the new
cabinet, including as 1t does. sane
and conservative elements enough 20
Ieaven the whole, is taken AZ a guar
antce against hOlshovik control and
It is hoped that with tho assurauc"
Of. not an abundance Of food, bat
sufficient 70 avert famine at least
the new government can hC assured
Of more pcrmdncucv than marked
tho advent Of the first revolutionary
government in Russia
Secretary Lansing mad" public to
day the text Of his reply 10 radio
communications from tho German
government seeking modification IN
the terms Of the nrmis'IC"S with Ger
many and 'rrTkpy. II dnND1n rHd
that the requests would b" referred
To the allied governments and tho
suprcmc.war council npd pointed out
that such communications should be
sent to all 'Sn .HsuC,aird govern.
ments instead Of Only to the president
or government ~ tho United S'aieS
md should come through established
diplomatic channels instead of b!
wireless
Mr. Ianungs note addressed e
Minister Sulzcr Of switzerland fol
lows.
81 should he EraDificd II %ou woIid
hc good enough ~ convey tho rot
lowing communication 80 tn" score
'aIv nf foreign affairs ~ tn" G"rnar
government.
The government ~ IN" Gui'"'
states has rcccircd the radio mes
saEcs Addressed to the president %
= tho tinted States by the German
/ government, relative to relief from
certain ,rIuircmcntS imposed In tn
armisticc with the ottoman govern
, mcnt and the armistiCe with tn
German government
The communications which haN
' been received will he forthwith com
. munirAted to the other government
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