Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-17
GERMANS SEEKING
TO SEND DELEGATES
Officials at Washington Do Not
Consider Soils Plan With
Favor.
WILL EXACT PAY FOR FOOD
Allies Learn Supply on Hand Is
Sufficient to Meet
Demands.
EBy Associated Press.

WASHINGTON. November l6-In the
almost hysterical appeals Of the Ger
man provisional government for sup
Elics OF food and for permission to ad-
oress itself directly through a commits
sion to the American public. officials
here see a purpose to excite the SYM
pathies of large element OF the Amer
lean population more or less connected
by blood ties with Germany With
government. It was said. ,undoubtedlv
hopes to influence the approaching
peace conference towards leniency.
such appeals as those which have
been sent by wireless by DIR. Solf. Ger
man Foreign Secretary, to Secretary
Lansing were said to be quite unnec
cssary and not likely TO have any bene-
iicial results. President Wilson already
has promised to do everything possible
TO prevent suffering among the civi!
topuiation OF the conquered states. The
entente powers have indorscd this at
ttude. not so much from consid era tions
of mercy or sympathy with the foe as
from a genuine conviction that n starv-
'ng ana desperate people would make
dangerous neighbors and render any
satisfactory peace impossible.
1t is known officially that there Is
sufficient food in Germany to meet inn
.nediate needs. The supreme war
council is planning TO supply food in
stocks are exhausted. assuming the en-
@srcise @ OF wise economy In food distri-
unnecessary for the German govern
nent to send thr proposed commission
nrha 10 me In,ted l: states to arrange for the
agencies behind him will attend to all
Of that.
WILL NOT GIVE FOOD
AWAY TO THE ENEMY
To correct what appears to be n gen
subject. it may be authoritatively
stated that none of this food to be
sent from America to Germany or Aus
paid FOR by the governments of these
countries: Possibly that cannot be
done in German cash. and !. may make
credit; but IL this is done. IL will be
the act of the supreme war council as
rart of It's function in carrying out the
America will not have to hear these
burdens or assume the risk alone.
the me rapid, development of the new
lines rs recorded in the press dispatches
IS viewed with satisfaction here The
Tng as 1t does; sane and conserva tive
elements .nough ,.ta leaven the whole.
is taken as guarantee against Boil
shevik control
FOREIGN SECRETARY SOLE
SENDS NOTE TO PRESIDENT
The note sent by Foreign Secretary
SOIL TO Secretary OF State Lansing from
T,erlin, ny :i,c wireless urgently REQUESTS
a delegation to visit America. The he
message says:
American delegates could discuss
with the plenipotentiaries of the Ger
mau peopl. the details of how ,hc
magnanimous help of America coull
save in time our Fatherland from the
worst. Perhaps the .nattcr could L.,
put in the tried hands of Mr.. Hoover.
who has iciiocrei' such great services
in Belgium.
The acceptance OF the oppressive
aimiStice cou6itions. the necessity Of
supplying from scanty provisions the
almies that arc streaming back from
the front. tue cessation OF navigation
in The Ncrth Sen and the Baltic by
tie continuance &; the blockade, which
imp:rils GU: 1Nision supply, and the
disturbed conditions in the east make
the situation in our country daily more
only by the most sDeedy help"
DR.. Solf has also sent to Secretary
Lansing note referring to the article
in the Anglo Turkish armistice re-
Quiring German civilians to leave the
Turkish empire Immediately, and de-
clarinE that literal fulfllment Of the
article must cause severe hardships
especially to poor people, and appears
unreasonable after the conclusion of a
universal armistice."
DIR. Soif says that German hospitals
the orphan asylums caring principally
for Armenian children, would be COM
PEELED to close, thus causing new suf-
fering among the Christian population"
The German government, he adds, re-
quests that President Wilson intervene
in favor of these German civilians be-
ins permitted to remain in Turkey.