The Washington herald., 1920-03-06
FIVE MILLION
BARRELSFLOUR
TO AID EUROPE
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operation of other nations. 1 be-
Iieve we should have their assist
ance."
Although insisting that he had
sufficient power under the act
creating the Grain Corporation to
dispose of the -four holdings for
credit once 1t was assured they
could not sell it for cash. Mr..
Barnes asked Congressional author
ization for the act. This would
give him undoubted authority, he
said.
Committee Decides Today.
The Rules Committee will decide
today whether or not to grant a
special rule for the bill providing
for the loan. At the same time 1t
may also decide to grant Mr..
Barnes request for special authori-
zation to send the -four to Europe.
Mr.. Barnes read into the record
a telegram from a representative
in Europe stating that the prospect
for cooperation among neutrals in
the distribution of the food was
very good. Conditions in Europe at
present were frightful, he said, and
immediate assistance was impera-
tive.
Mr.. Roover's support for this
resolution is inspired by the conyic-
tiOn that there is great suffering
abroad he said. I'D be very glad
to see you give the authority once
1t Is established that the flour could
not be sold for cash, to sell it for
credit"
The testimony of Mr.. Barnes was
preceded by a description of con-
dlt1ons In Europe which Philip p.
campbell, chairman of the commit
tee on rules, aptly characterized
later as enough to turn a heart
of stone"
Bankers Urge Action.
Representative Louis T. McFad-
den. of Pennsylvania, read the re-
port of Fred / Kent to the commit
tee on commerce and marine of the
American Bankers Association.
strongly urging quick action on the
loan. Supplementing this was a
resolution passed by the admins
trative committee Of the bankers
association that the government
take some action to meet the fam
inc.
FROM present appearances Po-
iahd is going to experience the
worst typhus fever epidemic in his
tory, said w. l.. CasteI. a repre-
sentative of the State Department.
and unless 1t is blotted out at ono"
IL VIII prove danger which will
threaten the whole of Europe"
The government of Poland was
cognizant of the situation confront
ing It. he said, but has neither the
nnancial resources nor sufficient
supplies to meet the present over
whelming emergency"
Whole Towns Crippled.
He told the committee that the
commanders of the Russian Boil
shevik government were Kidding
themselves of typhus cases by send
ing them in armored cars to the
PoIlsh border to be unloaded In
Galicia whole towns were crippled,
he said. and everywhere the suffer
ing was appalling.
No one knows how many cases
OF typhus there are in Poland" he
SAID the disease being every
where"
Doctors were unable to meet the
situation. he said. and the mortality
among them was as high as As ana
90 per cent. Among those who had
given up their lives in this work,
he named Americans
Miss Mary Mcdowell. of the Uni
Versity of Chicago Settlement House.
told the committee that only those
who had visited the stricken coun-
tries OF Europe could understand the
demand for relief
Tax me. if necessary, and I'll
pay my part" she said. We are
rich in this country. We are COM
Portable. We are happy. but we
are rather selfish. 1 wish YOU wouIn
approve the request for S125.000, 900"
Miss Louise Downs, of the Y. NJ.
{. A. who has just returned from
Poland. described terrible condi-
tions.
Poland will break unless relief
is given not later than April l."
she said. POLAND is suffering. The
children have pinched faces. crooked
legs. bad eyes, and all sorts of de-
formities. All children under 5
years of age have died and now
the hospitals without food are re-
fusing to admit other children"
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