The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-01-09
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AVERT ANARCHY
President Cables Request for Ap-
preparation to Supply Food to
europe's Liberated Peoples.
HOOVER DIRECTS RELIEF.
Appeal TO Nations Charity Aeeompa.
MES Mr. Wilson's First Recon-.
mendstion From Overseas.
Laid Before Congress.

, Washington. President Wilson
first legislative recommendation based
on his study of conditions In Europe
looks TO the relief of distress of pop
umtions outside of Germany which
are threatened with starvation.
/ The text OF the Presidents message
follows
Extended investigation and cousid-
Grafton az the food situation In certain
parts OF Europe disclose that essen.
tally the urban populations in certain
areas are not only faced with absolute
starvation during the coming winter.
hut that many OF the populations are
unable 10 find immediate resources
with which 10 purchase their food.
These regions have been so subjected
10 destruction by war, not only OF their
foodstuffs. but OF their financial re-
sources, and their production and OK
ports, that they are utterly incapable
of finding any resources that can be
converted into International exchange
for food purchases.
While the secretary of the treasury
can accept obligations of certain gov
ernments and through these measures
their situations can he cared for tenn
M 10 a hnp
eastern and southern Europe where
such arrangements cannot be made. |
This applies more particularly to the |
liberated peoples OF Austria, Turkey, |
Poland and western Russia In these
countries freedom and governments
will slowly emerge from chaos and re.
qulre our every assistance.
The total shipments of foodstuffs
from the United States TO all parts of
Europe during the next seven months
will be likely to exceed 81, 500, 100000,
md from our abundance we can sure
~ afford to offer succor to these coun.
fries destitute of resources and credits.
. b' SUMS IIfUli WHICH iUtH
work can be carried on for the next
six months in the countries mentioned
will amount TO at least 100000 900
or such services and supplies as we
AN render, and even this sum contem-
,lates the finding of resources by so
much of the population as can do SO
md as much assistance as can he Civ
n by the allied governments. The
Ugh mission Of the American people
0 find "A remedy for starvation and alb
olute anarchy renders ii necessary
hat we should undertake the most lib
raj assistance to these destitute re- {
ions.
The situation is one of extreme {
rgency, for foodstuffs must be placed 4
! certain localities within the next Is S
, 30 days If human life and order are n
, be preserved ] therefore request J,
,at you should ask Congress to make
to me an immediate apprO- =
ration Of s1OO,O0OO00 for the broad .
lrpose OF providing foOdstuffs and .
rgent supplies and for the transporta- .
on and administration thereof to such =
,pulations In Europe, outside Of Ger y
any, as may be determined upon by u
e from time TO time ms necessary. u
] wish TO appeal to the great sense =,
charity and good will Of the Amer y
an people toward the suffering and
place this act upon primarily hui :"
unitarian basis Of the first magni-
de. While the sum Of money Is in ~
'elf large, IL is so small compared to ~
g expenditures we have undertaken "
the hope Of lettering the world that ~
becomes n mere pittance compared vi
the results that will be obtained vi
I'm II and the lasting effect that will It'
main in the United States through II
act Of such broad humanity and nc
Itesmanlike influence. III
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