The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-01-09
TO COST BILLIONS
TO FEED EUROPE
Hoover Says sI,500,00 900 in
Supplies viii Be Sent to War.
Torn Countries.
WILSON CONSIDERS QUESTION
German ships viii De Used to Garry
Supplies From Ameries and VIII
Take United States Troops
Home.

Paris. Jan. 6.-IIerbert e. Hoov,
who has been appointed director e.
allied food relief In newly llberatr''
neutral and enemy territories In Eu
rope. talked about the work hefor,
him 10 the press.
lie said the German ships totnling
nearly 100000 tons will be used e.
carry food to Europe. and that Ger.
man passenger boats will be utilized
10 send American soldiers home.
Food worth Sl.5OOUO.OOO must h.
imported into Europe to provide
against actual needs between now and
July I, and the financing Of the project
Is n stupendOus task" said MIR. Hoo
yer. Liberated territories will be fed
first. but much of this territory has no
other government than that OF seat
tered municipalities, II has no credit.
and Is unable TO pay for food.
poland. Armenia, Czecho-Sloynkia
and the Jugo-Slav republics are A. this
condition rs well as mnny other suf-
fering sections. Most Of the necessary
States, and representatives Of that
government are comforting with those
Of the allied powers as to means for
paying for this food"
Wilson Considers Question.
When asked how the United States
will raise the money to meet the I'm
mediate demands OF liberated terri
tories. Mr. Hoover said that the presI-
dent has the matter under considera'
ton. and that Il was outside the do
main OF the food commission. Norman
Davis was named as the other Ameri-
can member OF the council. while
France has announced the appoint
ment Of EtIenne Clementei and NJ WI.
grain. The British and Italian mem.
bers OF the council have not been
named as yet.
Replying to an Interrogation as Ia
whether congress would be appealed
TO In special message. Mr.. Hoover
said that President Wilson alone will
determine how 20 raise the funds. hut
he added that the amount probably
would be wholly beyond any sum that
might he contributed by individuals or
organizations.
The problem of financing food SUP
plies for neutrals. the central powers
and the entente nations Is less difficult
than that involved In feeding liberated
territories. Although the credit Of the
central powers Is shattered, they have
securities To pay for food In liber-
ated countries alone. Mr. Hoover said
there are l25.OO0.OOO persons 10 be fed
living chiefly IN towns and cities. Ru-
raj populations generally have stored
food and will be able TO care for them
selves
Probe German Situation.
In discussing the food situation IN
Germany. Mr.. Hoover said that the
United States has thlrty-elght officers
travelling through that country con
Quoting an investigation. He said
that he had received from officers Of
entente nations reports stating that
the supply Of fats presented the chief
trouble. As yet reports are not sufii-
GENTLY complete for n definite state
ment on the German position. but he
thinks that immediate relief will prob
ably not be Imperative. In amy even
ne indicated that Germany must walt
until the other sufferers ARE fed.
In exchange for the use Of German
shipping. Germany will gradually he
allowed to have food Mr.. Hoover snld
adding that the United States Will
grant to Germany the use Of freight
tonnage equivalent to the passenger
tonnage required 10 transport Ameri
can troops home.