The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-06
FOOD FOR HUNS WITH
EXCEPTION OF FATS
Hoover Says Population OF Germany
Can Get Along Nitci, for SOME
Time.

Paris, Jan. THE population Q:
Germany undouot,o.y has eAoash
food for some tune, With the t't%cp
ton OF tafs. according TO statement
/ issued by Herbert &. Hoover. who il
! 10 have charge OF the worlds Nictual-
ling IN the postwar period.
Cooperating with officials of the
allied governments, Mr.. Hoover has
been invest igAting the food situation.
particularly in the liberated re2ious.
Speaking OF the German situation,
Mr. Hoover declares that the popula-
ton of that country "arc developitts
some conditions of disease ana great
IL al OF social discomfort"
The de.ernl!n nation of conditions
and measures necessary to relieve the
liberated territories. however, must h..
our iirst concern, the sta,eiAent con
tiaue@.
indicating the extent of the inves-
tiga hon. the statemt nj goes on TO say:
These territories comprise Bel
eiurl, Northern France. the Trentiro.
Serbia, Montenegro, Dunani CZecho-
SloNahl@. lngo- Siis VIA FoiaaA. Fin
land, The Baltic States Russia. Ar
fnenia and syria, comprising alto
ge.her populations agsreea ing ia, :
cat, zoe people
A|t{ enemy ~CFGip3 non anu ne
yaStation. their native production has
great diminished and f@toct@a2 81 food
that th"Y have rn;naFed to retain
tror9 the last harvest will soon he ex-
hau-.aa. more particularly in the
town populations, because the
peasants have learned bitterly enough
in the war the secret enough 10 take
care ~ themselves"
N..th the aid ~ tho var 'd@ps IT.
neut. tbs s't'efissst shows. America
has already dsr2 tciiaA 5000 TONS
or fooI "a yaFJoySS raTrs o. r.uror1y
and In addit ION. a steafv stream OF
- eco 'pf's a month tn Belgium ard
Nor bern France is being maintained.
The transpor alton problem il ore
of extreme dlttiGuliX and has LED un TO
tho Sending nj commissions into tho
var'ous countries needing supplies,
Mr.. HooNer sang. HALLWAY s. ocS all
over the area is dernoral 'Xed. Fer
instance. tsupia MIA nas less than ;oa
locomotives and Poland not more
thnn $50. Motsr trucks already
Northern France, probably will BE-
used a'se 80 distribute food to the
other localities
Another difficult, problem, Ia me
firarcss, Some Of the countries. po-
land FOR instance, have not received
leans from the United States
These people" says Mr.. Hoover
arc looking with hopes 10 the United
states for salvation from, starvation.
II 10 waiter beyond private charity
N"t II they arc 10 be saved. And IL
thero is any hope OF their building M
for themselves freedom and stability
OF so<ernmert IT becomes either
n'stfer of practical charity or Of Yong.
tmn credits from the United States :"
Foods'ufs in some cases cannot be
delivered excsnt such az made DOS
s'h'e by the 5000 900 appropriation
from Presiden' Wilson's private
funds. The allies are, in some IN
Stances, advancing food from their
stocks The statement shows
II is hardly up to us to sand by
Hnd say because they will not produce
gold or American railway securities
or foreign exchange, Of which they
nav" none. that we are going to allow
them to s'arve. when VIC have a SUI
hc'e9f surplus OF food 10 prevent the
loss OF life. Mr.. Hoover writes Our
merchants simply cannot furnish
credit or give away food in these
volumes. 1t Is a government func~
tin., -