The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-01-17
VOTES MILLIONS
WILSON ASKED
Presidents Plea Wins Food to
End Anarchy.
MOUSE ACTS ON REQUEST
Senate to Act at Once-Peace Said to
Depend on Quick Action-Henry
Whites Cable Follows the
Executives.

Washington, JAN ii. - President
Wilson's appeal for an appropriation
Of $1OO,0O0,0O0 for the purchase OF
food for the starving liberated peoples
of central Europe, which was ap-
proved by the house of representatives
by vote of PAP to 70, has brought
che problem of bolshevism forcibly to
The attention of congress.
In a message SOlemnly urging con-
gress to appropriate the $1OO,OOO.OOO
requested for European food relief.
President Wilson said bolshevism.
steadily advancing westward, could
not be stopped by force, but could be
stopped by food. Food relief, he said.
vas the key to the whole European
situation and to the solutions of peace.
A message from Henry White, mem
Der of the American peace delegation,
70 the state department said that the
startling westward advance OF Dol
Bhevism" dominated the entire Euro
pean situation above all else, and that
1t was of the utmost Importance that
ahe presidents request be granted at
once. He said it was impossible TO
begin the peace conference under
proper auspices without previous ade-
auate provisions to cope with this
situation.
Text of Presidents Message.
Following is the presidents mes
sage:
II cannot too earnestly or SOlemnly
urge upon the congress the apprOpria-
ton for which Mr.. Hoover has asked
for the administration of food relief,
Food relief is now the key to the whole
European situation and to the solu-
lions of peace. Bolshevism Is steadily
advancing westward, is poisoning Ger
many. 1t cannot be stopped by force,
but it can be stopped by food, and all
the leaders with whom 1 am In confer
ence agree that concerted action in
this matter is of immediate and vital
importance.
1.-The money will not be spent for
food for Germany itself, because Ger
many can buy it's food, but it will be
spent for financing the movement of
food to our real friends in Poland and
20 the people of the liberated units of
the AustrO-Hungarian empire, and to
our associates in the Balkans. i beg
that you will present this matter with
all possible urgency and force to the
congress.
II do not see how we can find defin-
lite powers with whom to conclude
peace unless this means of stemming
the tide of anarchism be employed"
What Henry White cabIed.
Mfr. Whites message said:
Feel I should no longer delay lay
ing before you conditions which have
been gradually forcing themselves
upon our delegation and which now
dominate entire European situation
above all else, namely, startling west
ward advance of bolsheviSm. 1t now
completely controls Russia and Poland
and is spreading through Germany.
Only effective barrier apparently now
against it is food relief, as b0lshevism
thrives only on starvation and disOr
der. consider it, therefore of the ut
most Importance that presidents re-
quest for $1OOOOO.O0O appropriation
for relief be granted at once. Impos-
Sible to inaugurate peace conference
under proper auspices without pre-
yious adequate provisions to cope with
situation.
aside from the stoppage of boil
shevism l understand there is In the
United States considerable surplus of
food accumulated at high prices main
:tenance whereof guaranteed by our
government or assurance under its
auspices, and that it is necessary to
dispose of this surplus in order to re-
Iieve warehouse and financial facilities
AS well as prevent serious fall in
prices with radical break in market
which would cost our country more
than the appropriation asked for.
1.-THE appropriation is not for the
purpose of advancing money to Ger
many. which will pay on cash basis
for any food sent there. Allies are al
ready furnishing to liberated terri
tories and are disposed to assist 9TH
eIwiSe to extent of their available re
sources, but most of the food must
come from the United States. / can
not too strongly impress upon you urg-
ency of meeting situation herein de-
scribed."
The presidents message, addressed
to Senator Martin of Virginia and Rep
resentative Sherley of Kentucky, chair
men of the congressional appropria-
'tions committees. and that of Mr.
White were read on the floor of the
house by Mr.. Sherley during debate on
a special rule to give immediate con-
sideratiOn to the appropriation bill.