Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-03-03
GIVEN WIDE AUTHORITIES
Has Full Power to Disburse
Money Voted by Congress
for European Aid.
WILL SELECT ALL NATIONS
Countries to Receive Benefit
Will BE Chosen BY Him
In Understanding.

WASHINGTON. March Her
! bert Hoover has been appointed bv
President Wilson as director general
u the relief administration created
under the new 800 900 900 Euro
pean famine relief bill with full
authority TO direct the furnishing Of
foOdstuffs and other urgent supplies
purchased out Of relief fund ard 10
arrange for their transportation, dis.
ri'utior and administration
Mr. Hoover. who already has been
director general OF relief under tho
commission sitting at Paris WAS
given full power nv the president to
determine 10 which OF tho populn-
tions named In the reliet bill the sup
plies shall he furnished ana In what
quantities. lie aslo is TO arrange for
reimbursement 40 far as possible as
provided An the relief act
In making public the presidents
executive order tonight, the food ad.
ministration announced that Edgar
Richard and Theodore +. Whitmarsh.
who have been directing tho affairs
OF the food administration during
Mr.. Hoover's absence In Europe, had
been appointed nv him joint directors
In the United States OF the newly
created relief administration.
The presidents executive order
follows,
I'm pursuance OF an act entitled
an act for the relief OF such popu-
iations in Europe. and countries
contiguous thereto, outside OF Ger
many. German Austria, Hungary.
Bulgaria and Turkey. as may be de-
termined upon by the president M
necessary approved February 20.
1919. I hereby direct that the fur
nishing OF foodstuffs and other ur-
gent supplies and the transporta-
ton, distributing and administering
thereof. provided for in said act,
shall be conducted under the direc-
ton OF Herbert Hoover. who In here
by appointed director general OF the
American relief administration, with
fun power TO determine to which OF
the populations named In said act
the supplies shall be furnished and
in what quantities. and further TO ar
range for reimbursement so far M
possible as In said act provldAfi. He
is hereby authorized~to establish the
American relief administration for
the purpose OF carrying out tho pro
visions Of said act and TO employ
such persons and incur aIch expense
az may he necessary for such pur
pose. to disburse all sums appro-
priated under the aforesaid act OF
February -, 1919, and apoplnt a dis
bursing officer with that power: and
particularly TO employ the food ad
grain corporation, or
gahized under the provisions OF the
food control act Of August ! i0.I9l7. as
an agency for theN. purpose OF tho
and distribution OF
foodstuffs and supplies 10 the popu.
lations requiring relief.
"Iie is hereby further authorized
in the carrying out OF the aforesaid
act of February 20, 1919, to contract
with tho food administration grain !
corporation or any other person or
that such person or cor
poration shall carry stocks OF food |
In transit to Europe. and at points In !
Europe. In such quantities as may |
be agreed upon and as are required |
10 meet relief needs. and that there |
shall be paid 10 such person or cor.
poration IN advance from the appro-
priation made In the aforesaid act OF
February 20. 1919, any sums which
may he required for the purchase
and transportation OF foodstuffs and
he maintenance OF stocks "