The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-11-15
GERMAN WOMEN SEND
APPEAL TO AMERICA
ASK MRS. WILSON AND JANE
ADDAMS TO HAVE ARMISTICE
TERMS MODIFIED

TERMS MODIFIED
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.-Appeals
addressed to Mrs. Woodrow Wilson
( and Miss Jane Adams of Chicago on
behalf Of the women Of Germany,
asking that the armistice terms be
modified to prevent "unspeakable
disaster" have been sent from the
German wireless station at Nauen
They were picked up by the military
intelligence radio at Haulton, Me-,
and were made public tonight by
+, the war department.
The appeal to Mrs. Wilson said the
women and children of Germany
| shave been starving for years. and
that they will die from the hunger
by the millions" unless the terms
of the armistice are changed so that
sufficient rolling stock will be avail
able for moving food from the farms.
Gertrud Baeumer and Alice Salomon
for the national council of women in
Germany"
The appeal to Miss Addams was
from Anita Augsburg at Poz under
date of yesterday. 1t said that the
German women, "foreseeing entire
famishment and mutiny for their
country" urged their American sist-
ers "to intercede to have the armistice
terms modified"
eve are all voters of a free repub
lie now, greeting you heartily" the
appeal said.
The message to Mrs. Wilson fol-
lows:
Berlin, Nov. IL, 1918.
"To Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, White
House, Washington, D. C.
Madame: According to the terms
of the armistice Germany has to sur
render a very large part of the roll
ing stock of her railways. At the
same time she has to feed the troops
of her former enemies in the occu
pied provinces Of Germany. The Ger
man women and children have been
starving for years. They will die
from hunger by the millions if the
terms of the armistice are not
changed We need the rolling stock
of the railways to bring the food from
the farms to the cities. 1t will be
impossible to feed the soldiers of the
occupying armies if we cannot get.
large amounts of food from overseas.
The women and children all the world
over have heen the innocent sufferers
of this terrible war, but nowhere more
than in Germany. Let it be through
YOU. madame to implore our sisters
in the Unified States of America, who
are mothers like ourselves. to ask
their ~ovornment and the allied gov
errmer+s TO change the terms of the
arr'ie+i"n so that the long suffering
of the women and children of Ger
many may not end in unSpeakable
disas s+el
"For the National Council of the
Women of Germany.
"GERTRUD BAEUMER,
"ALICE SALOMON."
The message to Miss Adams fol-
lows:
"Poz, November 13, 1918.
"To Jane Addams, Hull House, I
Chicago.
German women, foreseeing entire |
Punishment and mutiny for their |
country, urge their American sisters
to intercede relief of truce conditions
regarding terms Of demobilizat'op.
blockade, wagons, locomotives. We
are all free voters of free republic.
now, greeting you heartily.
"ANITA AUGSBURG"
Unknown to Jane Adams.
Chicago, Nov. 14.-Miss Jane Ad
dams had not received a message o.
appeal from the women of Come"
up to late hour tonight. She said
that she had no intimation regardi-'"
The identity of Anita Augsburg, who
was reported to have signed the meg
Problem of Russian Relief
Washington, Nov. 14-Reliof 70
the suffering millions in bolsheviki-
controlled central Russia furnishes !:
problem which the allied and Ameri-
can covernments have as yet been
unable to solve. In fact, one official
said today that not even a method
of solution had been determined upon
1t is now regarded as practically |
certain that it will be impossible to |
get food TO the forty million people |
i, This -9r tory this winter. With |
food now scarce and anarchy ram
nant officials here fear that famine |
is inevitable end that the toll of death |
may reach astounding figures.
In their efforts TO find some way
to aid these people. statesmen Of the
associated governments are working I
on the conviction that the bolsheviki |
gre not representative Of the Russian
people. As long as the bolsheviki re-
main in power. however, it is admit
ted that there is little probability OF
getting even the very necessaries OF
life to them.
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