The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-05
HOOVER FEEDS
HUNGRY WORLD
Appointed Director of American
Relief Work by President
Wilson.
HE HAS HUNDRED MIL.
LION TO SPEND
Food Distribution Will be Car
ried on in Stricken Coun-
tries.

Washington, March 2.-Ierbert
Hoover has been appointed by Presl-
dent Wilson as director general Of the
American relief administra ton Great
ed under the new S100, 900, 900 Euro
pean famine relief bill with full au-
thority to direct the furnishing OF
foodstuffs and other urgent supplies
purchased out of the relief fund and
to arrange for their transportation,
distribution and administration.
Mr.. Hoover. who already had been
director general of allied relief under
the commission sitting at Paris, also
was given full power by the president
to determine to which of the popula-
tions named in the relief bill the sup
plies shall be furnished and in what
quantities He also is to arrange for
reimbursement SO far as possible as
provided in the relief act.
In making public the presidents ex-
ecutive order tonight the food admin
istration announced that Edgar Rich
ard and Theodore F. Whitmarsh, who
have been directing the affairs Of the
food administration during Mr..
Hoover's absence in Europe. had been
appointed by him joint directors in the
United States of the newly created re-
tlief association.
The presidents executive order fol-
lows:
In pursuance of an act entitled An
act for the relief of such populations
in Europe and countries contiguous
thereto outside Of Germany, German
Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria and .Tur-
KEY, as may be determined upon BY
the president as necessary approved
February "a, 1919, I hereby direct
that the furnishing. of foodstuffs and
other urgent supplies and the trans
porta ton. distribution and. admins
IIzsration thereof provided for in said
act shall be conducted under the di-
rection Of Herbert Hoover, who, is
hereby appointed director general Of
the American relief administration
with full powers to determine to
which Of the populations named in
said act the supplies shall be furnish
ed and in what quantities. and fur
ther to arrange for amusement
so far as possible as in said act provid-
ed. He is hereby authorized to- es-
tabNsh tne American relief admins
tration for purpose Of carrying out
the provisions Of said act and to cm-
plo: such persons and incur such ex-
penses as may be necessary for such
purpose, to d.sburSc AL SUMS appro-
>riatcd under the aforesaid act Of
February "a, 1919. and appoint a dis
bursins officer with that power, and
particularly to employ the food ad-
mi,listrat;on grain corporation organ
lied under the provisions of the food
control act Of August 10. 1917. rs an
agency for the purpose of transporta-
ton and distribution Of foodstuffs and
supplies to the populations requiring
relief Re is hereby further authcriZ-
ed in the carrying out Of the afore
said act Of February "A. 1919. to con-
tract with the fJod administration
grain corporation or any other per-
son or corporation that such persons
or corporation Shall carry stock Of
food in transit to Europe and ut points
in Europe in such quantities as may
be agreed upon and as are required 20
meet relief needs and tha, there shall
be paid to such persons or corpora
tion in advance from the appropria-
ton made in the aforesaid act Of Feb
ruary 81, 1919, any sums which may
be required for the purchase and
transportation Of foodstuffs and the
maintenance of stock"