The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-03-03
HOOVER HEADS
GREAT RELIEF
President brp1;ats Him DiTec-
tor in Europe.
He WILL FEED NATIONS
He VIII Control the Fund Of 500, 000,.
600 Voted by congress-Mr. Wilson's
Order

He VIII Control the Fund Of 500, 000,.
600 voted by consress-Mr. Wilson's
Order
Washington, March 3. - Herbert
Hoover has been appointed by Presi-
dent Wilson as director general Of
the Amer can relief administration
created under the new 100000, 600
European famine relief hill, with full
authority tc direct the furnishings Of
fOodstuffs and other urgent supplies
purchased out of the relief fund and
TO arrange for their transportation
distribution and administration.
Mr.. Hoover. who al; a,ly had been
made director general of allied relief,
under the commission Sittin. at Paris,
also was empowered by the president
to determine to which of the popul,-
ti0ns 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,
provided in the relief act.
In making publ" the presidents ex-
ecutive order. the fnOd adminis ration
announced that Edgar Richard and
Theodore F. Wh;tmarSh. who have
been directing the affairs of the food
administration during Mr. Hoover's
absence in Europe. has been appoint
eu ny him joint directors in the Unit
ed States of the newly created relief
administration.
The presidents executive order fol-
lows:
I'm pursuance of an act. entitled.
AN act for the relief of such pOpula-
tons in Europe and countries contigu-
GUS thereto. outside of Germany, Ger
man-Austria- Hungary. Bulgaria and
Turkey, as may he determined by the
president as necessary, approved Feb
ruary 81, 1919, I hereby direct that
the furnishing of fnodstuffS and other
urgent supplies and the transportation,
distribution and administration there
for provided for in said act shall be
conducted under the direction Of Her
bert Hoover, who is hereby appointed
director general of the American re-
lief administration, with full power to
determine to which of the populations
named in said act the supplies shall
be furnished and in what quantities,
and, further. to arrange for reim-
burSement so far as possible, as in
said act provided
"He is hereby authorized to estab-
iSI,
tiOn for the purpose of carrying out
the provisions Of said act and to en-
plOy such persons and incur such eN-
penscS as may he necessary for such
purpose. to diShurSe all sums anpro
priafed under the aforesaid act OF
February a, 1910. and appoint dis
bursting officer with that power. and
particularly to employ the food admin
istration grain corporation, organized
under the provisions of the bod con-
troll act of August 10, 1917, as an
agency for the purpose of transporta-
ton and distribution of foodstuffs and
supplies in the populations requiring
relief.
"He is hereby further authorized in
the carrying out of the aforesaid act
of February "a, 1919, to contract with
the food administration grain corpora
ton or any other person or corpora
ton that such person or corporation
shall carry stocks of food in transit tn
Europe and at points in Europe In
such quantities as may be agreed upon
and as are required to meet relief
needs, and that there shall be paid to
such person or corporation in advance
from the appropriation made in the
aforesaid act of February "a, 1919,
any sums which may be required for
the purchase and transportation of
fOodstuffs and the maintenance of
stocks"