Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-05
(NE HUNDRED FOR RELIEF FUND
trough Secretary Glass, President Asks Congress For Large Sum.

Jan. 4.-President Will b's first legislative recommendation led on his study of conditions in Eope looks to the relief of distress Populations, "outside of Germany, |ich are threatened with starvation. Request for immediate appropria- b of $100,000,000 to supply food to erated peoples of Austria, Turkey, lond, and Western Russia, who fe no recognized governments and ] unable to finance international ob- htions, was transmitted today to gress by Secretary Glass on cabled Eructions from the President.
 fr. Glass went personally to the bitol for long conference with nocratic leaders of the house, and islation to carry out the Presi- It's recommendations will be intro led by them after conferring with publican leaders. The Presidents bsages said that food shipments Eth 1,500000,000 must be made m the United States to Europe in next seven months. An interna- kal organization. directed by Her c. Hoover, will supervise the dis ution of the supplies, most of ch will be paid, for by persons able ind the necessary resources. The ropriation requested by the Presi- twill take care of the population other districts, notably in Eastern Southern Europe, which have ravaged by war and where free
 and governments will emerge slowly" out of chaos
 Presidents European Message.
 be text of the Presidents mes follows:
 Extended Investigation and con- ration of the food situation in cer- parts of Europe disclose that ntially, the urban populations in ain areas are not only faced with lute starvation during the com winter, but that many of the popu- ms are unable to find immediate lrces with which to purchase their
 These regions have been so ded to destruction, by war, mot of their foodstuffs. but of their pcial resources and their power roduction and exports, that they utterly incapable of finding any lrces that can be converted into national exchange for food pur- es. While the secretary of the Jury can accept obligations of cer- governments and through these lures their situations can be cared temporarily, there are still other
 through Eastern and Southern pc, where such arrangements pt be made. This applies most cularly to the liberated peoples astria, Turkey, Poland and Vest Russia. In these countries, free and government will slowly en- from chaos and require our ev- assistance. The total shipments lodstuffs, from the United States
 parts of Europe during the next
 months will be likely to exceed O,O0O,00O and from our abundance an surely afford to offer succor pese countries destitute of re- ees and credits. The minimum
 upon which this work can be ed on for the next six months in countries mentioned will amount
 least $1OO,O0O,0OO for such ser
 and supplies as we can render even this sum contemplates the ng of resources by so much of the lation as can do so, and much lance as can be given by the al- governments. The high mission
 American people to find a renf- pr starvation and absolute anar- renders it necessary that we d undertake the most liberal ,ance to these destitute regions.
 he situation is one of extreme ur-
 for foodstuffs must be placed rtain localities within the next
 30 days if human life and order Q be preserved. I, therefore, re-
 that you should ask Congress ake available to me an imme-
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