The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-14
HOOVER DISPENSES
$95,OOO,OOO IN FOOD
Record for March 388,041
Tons, Divided Among 12
Nations.
PAYMENT TO BE DELAYED
Economic Council Chief Gives
Summary of Months
g. Work.

rector General Of Reiief, has issued'a re-
View of the Measures carried out by
the United States, Great Britain, France
And Italy during March through the CO.
ordination Of the suprenie Economic
: Council. The total value OF supplies ais
tributed in the month was approximately
t95. 900, 900, OF which all hut about "a
soo,Ooo was furnished on basis Of de-
ferred payment.
The supplies Amounted to 3SS,oI tons.
divided as follows: Cereals, 81e.24s
rice. 1859: peas and beans. 4s,o53 ;
fats and meats. $s.17e; condensed milk,
ii.122: clothing. Asa; miscellaneous.
1882.
Poland received 5l.745 tons. Under
the terna OF the Armlstice arrangements
for shipment through Danzig. says Mr..
Hoover, have proceeded with great
srnoothness and despatch. as high as
900 tons a day by rail- from Danzig to
Warsaw having been transported All
sections threatened with critical famine
conditions have received relief. 4.
Finland during the month received
t6.sA tons Of supplies. About 10000
tons were furnished under replacement
agreements with northern neutrals.
Distribution is gradually speeding into
the outlying points, and the straw bread
formerly in use Ia rapidly disappearing.
Some difficulties have been met with
from ice and mines, one ship having
been lost and another badly crushed. A
summary follows:
Baltic States-Preliminary measures
for the establishment OF regular supplies
20 the coastal areas in the Baltic States
have been undertaken. Two thousand
seven hundred and fifty three metric
tons OF breadstuff were actually deliv-
cred during the month.
Csecho-slovakia Gets Help.
Czecho-Siovalia received 20al1 met
rio tons. including 26,2SO tons OF bread
stuffs The distribution in this territory
was less during the month than had
been hoped for, owing to the difficulties
Of railway transportation from the Adri-
attic. In order to secure regularity OF
supplies arrangements have been made
for shipment through Hamburg. by way
OF the Ebe. into Bohemia. The FIRST
shipments from Hamburg were des-
patched on April 3.
German Austria-The total deliveries
from allied sources during March were
Ss.156 metric tons. Supplies amounting
20 about TO- 600 tons were also made un-
der replacement arrangement from
neighboring countries. The situation at
Vienna is extremely bad. and measures
have been taken to increase the arrivals
to 1000 metric tons a day il transporta-
ton permits. r..J I'D.
Greater Serbia--The relief Of the en-
tire area Of Jugo-Slavia, Montenegro and
Serbia Is conducted as a single unit. The
total distribution in this territory
amounted to $500 metric tons. Surplus
supplies existing in Ranat and the north
ern countries of Jugo- Slavia have en-
abled relief OF the interior sections OF
this area without heavy shipment far
inlsnd.
Difficulties I'm Rumsnis.
Rumania-The total deliveries for the
month were 26.o67 metric tons Of bread
etuffs. Owing to ice In the Danube and
the reduction In railway rolling stock
from about 1000 locomotives under pre-
var conditions to about 100 actually in
use during the month. adequate distribu-
ton inland was rendered impossible
This situation is being remedied by the
cooperation OF ali the allied govern
ments. and is expected 10 show improve
nent during April.
TNlrkey-Foodstuffs 20 the amount OF
s2ss tons we're distributed during the
month in Constsntinoplc. The military
authorities are making further dlstribu-
tons inland.
Armenia-The Relief Administration
supplied 5.251 tons of bresdstufrs and
condensed milk to Armenia. In addi-
ton. three shiploads OF food. clothing
and medical supplies have been delivered
for the Relief Commission. Here again
GifNCtIltiaq Of tra
der assistance difficult.
Relzium-In Belgium supplies to the
amount Of 146.60< tons were delivered
during the month. This included ll3lT3
tons or breadstufrs. The energetic de-
'elopment OF the Belgian Food Ministry.
says the review, has rendered il possible
FOR the Government TO undertake at an
early date its own purchase of supplies
and transportation. although OF course
Belgium must continue to receive her
principal aid and tonnage support from
the associated governments
Northern France--The progressive re-
sumption of the revictualling Of the &C.
cupied regions by the French Food Min
istry has proceeded 30 far as to render
II possible gradually to withdraw meas-
ures which have been continuous for
over four and one-half years, and such
withdrawal should be complete by May
]. During March a total OF 1896 tons
o. foodstuffs and clothing were sent into
che devastated areas.
Food Sent 10 Germany.
Germany tonnage and
food arrangements were completed A.
Brussels on March II. the first German
ships arriving at allied ports aboct
March %, and on March % foodstuffs
were actually delivered inside German
territory, consisting Of 6.7S7 toAs OF
treadstufts and $40 tons of fats, Tho
available supplies from headquarters. Il
IL stated, should permit the import into
Germany OF approximately 100000 me-
tic tons during April.
Other relief measures have been in
augurated relating to Bulgaria, Russian
prisoners in Germany. refugees from
south Russia, and in other directions.
Mr. Hoover, in his review. dwells upon
the progress made in the organization
OF allied food missions IN the various
countries under relief. and the improve
nents in distribution through control Of
the railway movements in the old Aus
TRAN Empire. He deals with the impor-
tant question OF child feeding, saying :
I'm order to cope with the very large
amount of malnutrition in the liberia ted
areas in central and eastern Europe
plans are under way involving the med
icel examination OF the children Of the
poor. and provision for regular and sys.
tematic feeding from special canteens.
These measures will involve the direct
care OF between 100000 and 1000. 900
children.
The large expenditure involved places
such wholesale measures beyond the ca