The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-15
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REQUIRED TO
SEND RELIEF
TO STARVING
Supreme Council Decides
Minimum Sum to Provide
for Liberated Nations-U
S. Share Above Estimate.
BULK OF FOOD FROM US.
(Dy Associated press)

PARIS, Jan. 15-The supreme
council of supply and relief which
has been engaged for the last three
the liberated countries. stretching
from Belgium to Poland and Armenia
has concluded that the minimum sum
necessary to feed these people until
next summer is 400 million dollars.
The council has asked the treasury
department of the associated governs
ments to determine how the money
can be provided. The allied govern
ments in Europe it is said have agreed
to undertake their sole responsibility
in the matter.
Considerable difficulty, however.
arises from the fact that the bulk of
the foodstuffs must come from the
United States and while the allied gov
eminent can pay for transportation
and can furnish clothing and other
services, the payments made in the
United States will greatly exceed the
100 million dollars which President
Wilson has asked congress to appro-
pirate. Herbert G. Hoover, director
general of international relief. has
proposed that a commission represent
ing each of the four great powers. be
established in each of the coun-
tries to be relieved under the general
term of relief to liberated countries"
Peace Council Reeonvenes.
All the countries which have set up
democratic governments are strug-
Cling to maintain order ard to estaD-
| lish themselves permanently. Any
| failure on the part of the United States
10 he
of the commission are said to believe,
will bring ruin in Europe beyond any
| thing since the middle ages.
The supreme council of the peace
congress resumed its session at 10: 80
o'clock today. Those in attendance
were Premier Clemenceau- and For
eign Minister Pichon for France:
/ President Wilson and Secretary of
/ State Lansing for the United States:
Premier Lloyd George and Foreign
| Secretary Balfour for Great Britain:
/ Foreign Minister Domino for Italy.
and Viscount Chinda and Baron Ma
thini for Japan.
With the resumption today OF the
meetings preliminary to the peace
conference it is apparent that the
movement to create a league of ma
tions is being carried on by two
forces. having the same object, but
, differing as to the means for making
effective the decisions of the proposed
world society. One of these repre-
sents the contention that the decisions
! of the league must be backed by its
combined physical forces, while the
/ other represents the view that its
findings can be. enforced without the
aid OF a common world police force
Move to Common Ground.
Diplomats. watching the movement
of the two ideas as they come into
bearing before the conference. seem
impressed with the view that both are
moving toward common ground.
which. for example, might provide that
tn nations could reserve for each in
dlv1dual case their decision whether
they would utilize armed force or
avail themselves of other means.
| There is reason to believe that
such an arrangement would meet witt,
the support of some of the European
statesmen and there is nothing to in
dicate that it would be rejected by
the American representatives.
This is the feature of the situation
as it exists today.
Object to Apportionment.
While the apportionment of dele
gates to the peace congress has not
yet been officially made known. the
list published after MONDAYS session
OF the supreme council has caused an
unfavorable impression among scme
OF the missions, according to the
French press. The Serbians and Bel
gians are notably dissatisfied with
giving Of three delegates to Brazil
while they are only permitted two
each.
i In the case of Belgium. the three
seats allotted ner by the French plan
admitted of the nomination of a rem
resentative of each of the parties
Conservatives. Liberals and Socialists
With only two delegates, the represen-
: tative OF one party must needs be
dropped
Logically, it is pointed out. it ought
: to have been the least important party
thus TO suffer, but it is impossible To
drop from the delegation the foreign
. minister, Paul Hymans. a Liberal.
Consequently The commentators say il
, would seem to be Emile Vandervelde
: the Socialist minister OF justice. who
. will be the one eliminated should the
: Belgian allotment stand