The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-14
In the Land of the
Pure Ldtihs

pv Nargaret Murphy NcCollum
remember some busy days In
London. remember helping the
comm ssary department OF our small
party stock up with beans and hams
and bacon, tea, coffee and timed
fruits. remember buying some
suits of clothing. strong and sub
stan'lal, some flannel underwear
and good stout socks which were "a
be added TO the 40 pieces OF luggage
and carried In to Rumania TO re-
ward some faithful functionaire,
who had looked after the lease ma
chinery during hectic days while
the Germans were in control. re-
member an immense amount OF
wire pulling TO get these goods out
Of England. through France and
Italy and into Rumania without pro-
hbiiive export and import duties,
But best Of all 1 remember the dap
per little functionaire who met us
In Fiat car at the Bucarest station,
clad in beautiful blue serge and pat
ent leather shoes. We never deliv-
cred the good, stout clothing"
The beans and coffee were never
unpacked. We turned them over
to the hotel keeper in bloc and
Mbssted on tenderloln steaks and
roasted chickens cavier and patie
De Fol gras. One OF the best din
ners OF the writer's life was slowed
away on the first evening in Buca-
rest whore in the company Of the
American minister to Rumania we
ate l2 courses with n change OF wine
In every one. to the strains of a Won
derful Gypsy orchestra, and listened
to tales OF hardship In Rumania. II
maud haya ha.n ifnnOeSfhla n .
semble such a meal in New York,
London or Paris at that time. Food
was still being consumed on q vol
untary ration in America and COM
pulsory one on British ships. There
was no butter in London and pre-
olous little sugar. but there was
plenty Of both In Rumania.
The Rumanians said, What do
the Americans expect 10 get for all
this charity?" But what about
your poor?" asked. "Are there not
many starving In Rumanla?" "Oh,
yes" they answered, but there al
ways have been"
"But the naked?"
"oh, well. the segans (Gypsies)
never wear any clothing until
they're lS, and precious little after
that" =
Perhaps, then, after all there was
nothing to get excited about at the
shop window display OF nice ging-
ham pajamas with calico crosses In
Ied over the breast pockets--such as
had seen good, American mothers
.lrning out In the sweat Of their
Drows In Tulsa--all over the country.
Ihere was immense consolation In
lhe fact that they were no longer
needed In American hospitals in
France.
And the Jam In nice little eight
ounce tins which were plainly
marked Canned for the American
hed Cross" and which we bouglt
10 Rumanian shops for 20 lei each
" was good 20 think It was no long
er being distributed as a luxury to
ured and dirty and perhaps Grip
ped American doughboys in Red
cross cantonments.
-. An American colonel. colonel in
ne regular army, told us that a
vnarltable estimate figured 33 per
cent the maximum OF the food
Hnhlpped by the Hoover mission into
humanla, which got into the hands,
%la stomachs, OF the hungry poor,
itne rest OF II was stolen. In carload
,oS some Of 1t. and from that down
'''''hNo NoAiAaA QudIlllltS. Inc
process started from the moment
.he food ship docked In the harbor
snu su ended with the assistants who
neiped In the feeding stations. One
pel stunt was 10 switch a car, en-
route from the sea to the distribut-
ing center In Bucarest, be It sugar
W clothing or beans, dehydrated
Vegetables or whatever. and divide
'S contents between the trainmcn
ana the guards whose collusion
MADE the trick possible.
bnt ~ was good stuff for the
american royal party. In other
WORDS nt the beautiful queen, Being
queen is a big job" and she was
.yserlalnly working hard at It. Many
Wsiones had wabbled or were wob-
ouns prior to 1919.
4. ne Rlmanian in general had
.oeas "s about our charitable intent,