Evening journal., 1919-06-25
SAYS FOOD CONTROL
HALTED DISORDERS
Hoover Aid Points Out
Europe Soon Must Finance
Own Supplies
HELP ONLY FOR
THE CHILDREN

NEW YORK, June 25.-Enoush food
viii have been shipped from this coun-
Try by July TO supply the liberated
countries OF central Europe until their
fan harvest Is available. Aiier that
Europe must finance It's own food pro-
gram as the SiO0OOOOO0 fund that the
United states government placed at the
disposal of The american Relief Admin
-.:atica covers the period up 90 July
only
Theodore +. Nhitmarsh. director OF
the relief administration, who has Just
returned from several months passed
studying the conditions abroad said
yesterday that Herbert Hoover. director
general OF the American Relief. has or
ganzed national food administrations in
nine countries 20 carry on the work.
These countries are Rumsnia. CzechO-
slovakia, Greater Serbia, Poland. Fin
land. Esthonia, Lithuania, Latyia and
German Austria.
This years harvest viii support these
countries. until April. 1920. Mr.. Whit
marsh said, and then 60 will he a ques-
ti0n OF finance, ships and distribution.
A return 90 peace conditions. when
Europe normally imports large guam
iity OF gr5n and meat from America Is
looked for in the spring and summer Of
1920
The American Relief Administration
however. VIII continue until August i5l
90 carry on it, child relief work. Chill
dren require special foods, such as milk,
cocoa and sugar. Since April OF this
year 20i3000 children In the suffering
countries have been supplied with one
meal a day.
Mr.. Whitmarsh told OF the great work
That the relief administration, with the
assistance Of the American army and
navy, has been doing 10 reorganize the
railroads, telegraph. telephone and wire /
less communications in the devastated |
regions.
New nations created after the col /.
lapse OF the German Empire were
brought face 10 face with the immedi- /
ate necessity OF organizing an indepen- |
dent economic system. Railroad and /
telegraph lines were cut of 40 the from |
tiers, and one OF The most important /
functions Of the Hoover administration /
Mr.. Whitmsrsh said, was the re-estab-
lishment Of communications and the |
The Danube has been opened up and 1
the railroad from Trieste to Vienna and .
Vienna 10 Warsaw is now operated by I
The American Relief Administration. /
which Is required 20 furnish guarantees /
10 each country through which IFS drains I
pass that the cars and locomotives own
I'd by that country viii be returned % it /
Food regulation has put stop 10
local disorder. Mr. Whitmarsh said. In /
Vienna the people know the food sup I
ply will be cut OF IN case OF a revOlu-
lion. This city Is now entirely depen-
lent upon outside help, as tho rear
Of Europe by the Peace Con- 4
ference has reduced the population Of |
German Austria from 100000 TO $780, [
100.
Another work that the relief admin |
slration has taken mp is the exchange 1
of food between The countries under I
rs control. Trade In grain, potatoes 4
and other products has been developed /
In an enormous extent under Mr.
IIoOver's direction. Representatives OF
hc American Relief report from all parts
lf Europe how much food Is available
'O- redistribution and arrange trans
lOrtation 10 wherever 10 is most needed.
Mr. Whiimarsh passed most Of his /
lime in France. Except IN the devas
lated areas there is little lack Of en-
ne said. The crops are good
md everywhere France appears TO be
from tae effects of The war.
The trenches are being filled in and
nc fields that were No Mans Land
While The war was in progress are rap
dly resuming their former appearance.
jerman prisoners. under The direction
'f the French soldiers are doing this
work, Mr.. Whitmsrsh said
lie brought back with him two large
maps. now on the walls OF his ofilce In
> Broadway which show twenty-five
God stations Of the American Relief and
he various steamship and railroad |
'outcs over which the food is dislrib-
lted.
Since the signing OF the a7mistice.
ie said. the United States has provided
800 100000 worth OF foodstuffs for the
PEOPLE OF Europe. ENGLAND has sup