Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-14
Wilson Replies to Soils Ap-
peal; Will Consult With
Our Allies.
FULL GUARANTEES REQUIRED
Assurances Must Be Given
That Distribution of Sup
plies Be Made Fairly.

WASHINGTON, Nov later
manys appeal for food has been
answered hy President Wilscn with
the promise that he will take up
with the allies Immediately thr
question u sending supplies II as
surances can he given that order
viii be maintained in Germany and
an equitable distribution Of food
guaranteed.
Secretary Lansing handed To Min
ister SulZcr of Switzerland today "A
reply tn Il note delivered yesterday
transmitting message from chan.
ccIior Hbert urgently requesting tnat
me president inform him by wireless
whether the United states would
send toodStuffs under sucn condI-
Tons
Secretary Linsings reply to the
swiss minister dated November II,
follows.
Il have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt Of your note OF today,
irdnsmltuug to the president the text
Of cable lnqulriug whether this
government is ready TO send food
Stufis into Germany without delay
II public order is maintained in Ger
many NAih az f'l'iAAA1lt AAoAl ibAllO
JI food Is guaranteed.
Il should be grateful II you would
transmit the following reply to the
German government:
At "A joint session OF the two
houses Of congress on November II
the president of the United States an
nOunCcd that the representatives Of
the associated governments in the
supreme council at Versailles have
by unanimous resolution assured the
people OF the central empires that
everything possible in the Circum-
stances will be done to supply them
with food and to relieve the distress
ing want that is in 50 many places
threatening their very lives, and that
steps are to be taken Immediately to
organize the efforts at relief in same
systematic manner that they were
organized in the case Of belgium.
Furthermore the president eX-
pressed the hope that by the use Of
idle tonnage of the central empires
1t ought presently to be possible TO
lift the fear OF utter misery from
their oppressed populations and set
their minds and energies free for the
great and hazard Gus tasks Of political
reconstruction which now face them
on every hand.
Accordingly the president now
directs 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 assured that the public order is
being and will continue to be main
tained in Germany and that an eQuit-
able distribution Of food can be clcar-
ly guaranteed.
Accept, sir, the renewed aasur-
ances OF my highest consideration.
(SiGnedD "ROBERT LANSING"
This message was sent in reply to
the following message from Min
ister Sulzer:
by direction Of my government,
have the honor 70 transmit the fol-
owing cable.
The German government urgent
~ requests the president of the
United States TO inform tho German
chancellor. Ebert, by wireless
whether he may be assured that the
government Of the United States was
ready to send foodstuffs without de-
lay IL public order is maintained in
Germany and an equitable dIstribu-
ton of food is guaranteed.
Accept, sir, the renewed assur-
ance OF my highest consideration.