New-York tribune., 1919-12-19
Hoover Announces Plan for
Contributions From Those
of Alien Extraction to
Supply Children's Needs
iefAgencies Cooperate
Food and Clothing TO Be
Bought in U. S. and De-
liveries Are Guaranteed

Herbert Hoover announced yesterday
n plan whereby the aid of Americans of
foreign descent wou1d be enlisted in
supplying food and clothing at cost
price to the needy children of Central
Europe.
10 accomplish this end cooperation
has been established between the
American Relief Administration Eu-
ropean Children's Fund, Of which Mr.
Hoover is chairman, and the Inter
Racial Council headed by T. Coleman
DUPONT, which Includes hundreds of
thousands of Americans of varied
national descent. This cooperation
will extend to the project recently an
nounced by the children's fund for es-
tabllshment Of relief warehouses in
Europe
In announcing the new arrangement,
Mr.. Hoover explained it had been made
to emphasize the necessity of persons
suming financial responsibility for re-
lief of people in Central Europe.
At present children's relief is being
supplied in the form of one supple
mcntary meal day to 100000 chill
dren in Finland, Letvia, Poland, Jugo-
Slavia, Hungary, Esthonia, Lithuania,
Czccho-S -Slovakia, Austria and Armenia
For about ,200,0 900 of these children,
clothing outfits are also being sup
piled. Through the Inter Racial Coun-
Gil it is expected satisfactory re-
sponse will be stimulated so that this
program can be continued and ex-
tended.
Funds contributed by the race
groups for child sufferers will be used
for the purchase of clothing and food
including milk, fats, cocoa and flour
for the children of the respective
countries. Donations of supplies will
not be accepted, as it is the purpose
to purchase food and clothing in bulk
direct from producers, taking advan-
tage of lowest prices, according to a
statement by the children's fund which
continues.
GAS funds are accumulated food and
clothing supplies to the full amount OF
the contribution arc purchased and
shipped promptly to the countries
| designated.
Satisfactory distribution is certain
under the supervision or men who have
been associated with European relief
operations for the last five years
"Contrbutions in the form of money
remittance direct to friends and rela
tives in the newly created countries
serve no particular purpose, as it is
next to Impossible to purchase needed
supplies, SO great is the scarcity in Eu
rope.
"The situation' has been hopeless il
respect to shipment OF individual relic
packages. 1t has been practically i'm
possible to deliver packages to indi
viduals because of the chaotic state o
transportation throughout central Eu
rope. Even relief supplies sent owe
by Yarious charitable organization
under convoy have been held up 70
mor hs. Supplies for the children'
relief kitchens, however, because o
special arrangements entered into will
the governments by Mr. Hoover, arr
given special protection and deliver.
! is assured
In announcing the arrangement made
with the intcr-racal council, Mr.
Hoover said:
"The American relief administration:
European children's fund has certain
organizations in many European coun
tries dependent upon America for thu
largest portion of their support ane