Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14
RECEIPT OF second
| APPEAL BY WILSON:
| FOLLOWED BY VOTE: /:
President. Cables That Food
Is Only Thing That Can:
Stem Bolshevikism. ~
SAYS MONEY WILL. HELP 90
IN ESTABLISHING PEACE.
United States and Other Allies
Will Supervise Distribu-
ton Of Supplies. -s.,eS a.,ss
APPROPRIATION UP TO SENATE
Commissioner White Supplements
Chiefs Appeal in Report to as
State Department. s
SAYS MONEY WILL. HELP 90 e
IN ESTABLISHING PEACE
APPROPRIATION UP TO SENATE
Commissioner White Supplements
Chiefs Appeal in Report to ~ Is
State Department. s
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WASHINGTON. January 13.-Appro-
priation Of s10O800.0o for famine re-
lief in Europe outside OF Germany
was approved tonight by the House.
Mn,eh snre pass passed the administration lnea
son as the only effective means Of,
5oishevikism The bill now goes.:fo
the Senate. s 7Sff-sct
Party lines were enaced in the House [
demands by opponents OF the bill for
more specific information regarding
Ie OF nhTep1sed ,eaSpsndisure and cri!icsnis
and Vance Mccormick, chairman of the
noa, War Trade n Board. a special rule re.
passed. 2to to Is. ,flSs s.
The only amendment accepted was
charge Of the measure. which permits
use Of part of the fund for relief in
coThfries ThfT M2 co2atignous to Europe.
sufferers in the Near East gsZ4e
FOOD IS KEY TO WHOLE
s,t. EUROPEAN .SFrUATIDS
II IN. nFmessage to-daS solemniy - urg tnnlE &
G4Rapean sdd9
ptresidsnt F. Wilson said Bolshevils ilsisnms, ISM
sbeeadty be- stoypaa adavanneing IN sarN could
stopped BY food. Food relief. he SAID
Was Was the key to the whole European{
,Ha1,en essar and ,rot to the solutions Of peace
Der OF the American peace delegations!
10, to she State Department said the
yshevikism" dominated the entire BuL q
ropean situation above all else and that.
II was OF the utmost Importance that
once. ,s.sltcss
"Bolshsvikism." Mr.. White said. ..now
completely controls Russia and Poland,
and apparently the only effective bars
rier is food relief He added it waa
simpossibie 10 inaugurate the peace con-
ference under proper auspices without
previous adequate provisions to cone,
with the situation. stff6f
MESSAGE Is SENT TO 49, -
MARTIN AND SHERLEY.
The Presidents message, addressed.
TO Senator Martin, OF Mjrginia, and
Representative Sherley, Of Kentudky.s
chnirman Of the Congressional .Appro-s
White was read in the House by.18ir.,
Sherley during debate on a special rule
to give immediate consideration to the.
Mr. Sherley Informed the House az,
interallied council composed OF two
representatives each from Great Brits
States will supervise the food distriSsi-y
tion, but this statement did not sat-
s1x Ge OF Of as s hefss se
might cost 2 brlIon dollars. and r,dYpRSssa Rsp-
asserted that no information was given
that the fund was needed to promote
peace. r. J:g.7
SAYS "oSxS1t Mosr Is sxFnNs1yn fGHNTHs's suxua.
;, References TO Food Administrator
Hoover caused Representative Wood,
Of Of lndiana. Republican. TO declare Mr.
ever fastened on this country eountrs." 0N !. ~
Foiiowing is the Presidents mes
sage: g
urge upon the Congress The appropria-
ton for which Mr.. Hoover has asked
Ior the ADMINISTRATION, of food relief
Food relief is now the key to the
whole European situation and TO the
solutions of peace. ass.
"Boishevikism is steadily advancing
westward. is poisoning Germany. It
canno; be stopped by force, but It can
be stopped by food. and all the leaders
that concerted action in this matter
is of immediate and vital Importance.
USE MONEY TO SEND
FOOD TO Our HUNGRY FRIENDS
The money will not be spent for
food for Germany itself. because Gera
many can buy its food. but IL viii bt
spent for financing the movementsof
food TO our real friends in Poland sand
the Austro- Hungarian empire and TO
our associates in the Balkans. ] beg
tHal you VIII present thlS matter with
all possible urgency and force to the
Congress
II do not see how we can find dee
finite powers with whom TO conclude
peace unless this means Of stemming
the tide OF anarcfSm be employed."4
Mr.. Whites message said: r,ssl
~ feel I should no longer DELAY
laying before you condition, wlisi,
has been gradually forcing itself upon
our deleEation and which now domiv
rates entire European situation aboya
I'll else: namely, startling westward
1T now, compieteiy controls Russia
Germany. The only effective barrier
lief As Boishevikism thrives. only on
starvation and disorder. I consider&it.
therefore. OF the utmost Importance
that the Presidents request FOR $10e.-
100000 appropriation for relief bs
granted at once. Impossible to ,tn~5
auSurate neace conference and proper
auspices without previous adequate
provisions TO cone with s:tuation!
WOULD USE5EOOD g,s5 <.
ACCUMULATED IN AMERIc.Ns
Aside from the s,oppage OF Boishe-@
vtkism, understand there Is In the
United States considerable surplus OF
TODD accumulated at high prices, niatrsn
tenanee whereof guaranteed our R6Sl
ernment or assurance SunderSSita aSiss
pices, and that u is fnecessarSs TO dfa&s
pose OF th!s surplus In order togreIfeySS
Warehouse and financial factlIties, al
~eii as prevent serious fa,i In ptscas