The sun., 1919-05-18
SHIPMENTS
! TO AUG. 1 PLANNED
Hoover Announces 100000
Tons More Will Complete
IRE,
..e~ Programme.
WILL PREVENT FAMINE
Shortage in Interior Of Ger
many Is Found to Be
Acute.

Glowing the work OF the American no
uef administration was received at the
focal ofices, 1i5 Broadway, yesterday.
Willie Mr. Hoover will close his Paris
once about July /, relief shipments
win continue until the European har-
tsst is gathered, about August 1.
I'm the message he notified the Grain
Evaporation to make arrangements to
comply with the completion OF the fol-
loving programme: to the liberated
areas (including Belgium. Finland. Ar
paenia, Serbia. Czecho-Slovakia and Po-
tand) 100000 tons: to neutrals I'm
Guiding Switzerland, Holland. Denmark)
and Germany, Austria and bulgaria
$500, 900 tons,
The total programme to be completed
calls for a total OF 100000 tons. Of
which the Allies have received nearly
an of their share, 10000. 900 tons. Tho
German shipments are to maintain an
average OF $4,000 tons month until
In harvest.
1.-THE proportion OF this programme
borne by the food producing countries
was stated yesterday by Vernon KEEL
losg, returned Hoover aid to Germany.
to be 20,0O0.000 tons from North
America, 100000 tons from South
America, 4,000,0 900 tons from Australia
and 100000 tops from the Far East
This estimate provides a total Of 49,
100000 tons which are available and
may be drawn upon should the situa-
ton become exceptional and so war
rant and il shows, DR.. Kellogg said.
that there Is no fear that the compile
ton of the programme will work any
hardship upon the countries providing
the relief.
- Germany short of Food.
The withdrawal of America from the
relief programme will not effect a
hardship on the countries concerned,
Or. Kellogg said, although the food
ssoffage in interior Germany IL acute.
TrSSellers to Germany who have re-
ported an abundance OF food have seen
only the Rhine district. he said, and
fhA--auantities OF supplies there are in
evidence because the Interior OF the
country was drawn upon to feed the
armies upon the border. The flow OF
food In all OF the warning countries has
been towards the armies. he said.
Credits already established by many
sof the countries to which heavy relief
supplies have gone since the establish
.ment of the American Relief Admins
tration are expected TO At out the farm
4ers Of the nations with Implements.
seeds and fertilizers and to finance the
harvest OF August, 1919. The 100000.
900 appropriation by Congress for loans
to the most needy countries will no
longer be available after June So but
Mr.. Hoover he's foreseen this situation
and has opened channels by which
money may flow into Europe for CONVEX
SION into food. The three countries
which are now getting TO their feet in
the maintenance of their own food sup
ply, DIR. Kellogg said. are Rumania
Czecho-Slovakia and Serbia. Rumania
has obtained a loan from the United
States Treasury for 100000 month
Csecho-Slovakis a loan for ss,0o0.000 q
month, and Serbia has fioated a loan
for $4,000, 900 month under the Con-
gressional act.
Comparatively. a small proportion OF
the 800, 900. 900 voted for relief BY Con
gress has been expended. The sum oil
81, Oo0. 900 is still being expended for the
establishment OF canteens for feeding
children and in certain OF the couDtrie:
for one meal 4 day for school children
Poland Is suffering the most severely
from a shortage OF money and has ye
been unable to float a loan. She Is be
ing financed for ratlons by extensions
of credit made by the Relief Admins
tration. DIR. kellogg said that tn
money in circulation in Poland he's N
commercial value outside the country
With the aid OF the Relief Administers
ton, Poland is doubling the $4,000
appropriation made monthly for tn
feeding Of children. thus making $500,
600 available for this work
Credits extended by the Treasury De
partment UP TO April, which have a.
ready been spent for relief supplies
are as follows: Czecho-Slovakia, sgt
OO0. 900; Rumania, SIS, 000. 900, and Ser
bia, SD, 000,0 900. The amounts of food
stuffs which have been delivere
through these advances, now announced
are:
Czecho- Slovakla-Flour. 7S,+0s tons
pork products. 9,3l9 tons: condense
milk, 2,645 tons: rye. 32.229 tons: CO
coo. 100 tons.
Rumania-F1our. 62.402 tons; por
products. 1853 tons; condensed mill
$50 tons
serbia-Flour 1854 tons pork prod
: ncts. 6.s75 tons: condensed milk. l
b5S tons.
Ships to he Returned.
The fcrty-four ships now being loade
ut Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia an
.At this port will not complete IN
European shipments. The line OF relic
ships will cross again and again unit
the programme which Mr.. Hoover ha
lust announced is completed. II is eS
dock at Rotterdam or some other poi
for interior Europe Just before Angus
IL AS fast as the ships complete thel
tours they will be released and returne
20 their owners.
DR.. kellogg said that Mr. Hoover
estimate on the needs OF the affecte
countries until the harvest, which
bound to be light. was based on figure
furnished by the Food Ministries, an
that there would he danger OF famir
only II these officials had failed to MAX
full allowances. In all cases OF appol
tionments a restricted ration Is used q
the basis, with the result that in n
stricken countries there will be no luz
urles for long time TO come. on
the necessities have been planted II
the autumn harvest and these can
made to go around only by stretchin
DIR. Kellogg does not think 1t will
"a very cheerful fall OF winter Il
Europe, but at least there will be I
starvation or acute suffering.
The official Relief Administration a
lotment to Europe is $500 calories a day
person. This is required to be mat
up OF 80 grams OF proteins, Is gran
OF fats and the rest in grains. potatoe