The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-13
AID PROMISED
TO GERMANS
Organized Relief Work to
Be Done After That Car
ried Out in Belgium
PRES. WILSON SENDS
REASSURING MESSAGE
Allies Desire to Be Assured
That Public Order Will
Be Maintained

Washington, %. c., Nov. l3.-Ger.
many's appeal for food has been an
swered by President Wilson with the
promise that he viii take up with the
allies Immediately the question of send
ing supplies, if assurances can be given
that order will be maintained In Ger.
many and an equitable distribution OF
food guaranteed.
Secretary Lansing handed to Minister
Sulzer of Switzerland to-day a reply to
note delivered yesterday transmitting
message from Chancellor Eyert, urgently
requesting that the president inform him
by wireless whether the United States
would send foodstuffs under such condi-
tions.
The president called attention to his
announcement in addressing Congress
Monday Of the resolution OF the supreme
war council at Versailles, assuring the
peoples of the central empires that ev-
erything possible viii be done to re-
lieve distressing want and that steps are
to be taken Immediately to organize
these efforts in the same systematic
manner they were organized for Bel.
gium. He concluded with the promise to
act promptly upon receiving the neces-
sary assurances.
Secretary Lansing's note TO the Swiss
minister dated Nov. IL, follows:
~ have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your note Of to-day, transmit
ting to the president the text of cable
inquiring whether this government is
ready TO send foodstuffs into Germany
without delay if public order is main
tanned in Germany and ii equitable dis
tribution of food is guaranteed.
Il should be grateful if you would
transmit the following reply to the Ger
man government:
"At a joint session of the two Houses
Of Congress on Nov. III, the president of
the United States announced that the
representatives of the associated govern
ments in the supreme council at Yer.
sailles, have by unanimous resolution as
sured the peoples Of the central empires
that everything that is possible in the
circumstances will be done to supply
them with food and relieve the distress
ing want that is in so many places
threatening their very lives; and that
steps are to be taken Immediately to or.
gaHize these efforts at relief in the same
systematic manner that they were or
ganized in the case of Belgium.
Furthermore, the president expressed
the opinion that by the use of the idle
tonnage of the central empires il ought
presently to be possible to lift the fear
of utter misery from their oppressed
populations and set their minds and en-
ergies free for the great and hazardous
task%of political construction which now
faces them on every hand.
Accordingly, the president now d.
reets me to state that he is ready to
consider favorably the supplying Of
foodstuffs to Germany and to take up
the matter Immediately with the allied
governments, provided he can be as
sured that public order is being and will
continue to be maintained in Germany
and that an equitable distribution Of
food can be clearly guaranteed
Except, Sir, the renewed assurances
of my highest consideration.
ISignedl Robert lansing
This message was sent in response the
following message from Minister Sulzer.
''By direction of my government,
have the honor to transmit the following
cable;
The German government urgently
requests the president Of the United
States to inform the German Chancellor
Ebert by Wireless whether he may be
assured that the government of the Unit
ed States is ready to send foodstuffs
without delay if public order is main
tanned in Germany and an equitable dis
tribution of food is guaranteed
accept, Sir the renewed assurance of
my highest consideration"