The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-12-20
PLAN PROPOSED
TO HELP GERMANS
aRepresentatives Would Appropriate
7O,000,00O. Appeal BY Newton,

oNoP'eSohUuNoo Vouiu appropriate
7O,00O,000. Appeal BY Newton.
Washington, Dec. 14.-Appropria-
tion Of $7O,000,00O for relieving famine
conditions in Germany and Austria
was proposed in a resolutio nintroduc-
ed today by Representative Newton
Republican, OF Missouri.
The resolution, which declared the
people were in despair, provides that
the fund be expended for purchase OF
food supplies in the United States, to
be distributed by the American Red
Gross with the assistance of Red Cross
organizations in Germany and Aus
tria.
Introduced in behalf Of 21 members
Of congress. the resolution recited that
widespread starvation even now pre-
walls among the 70.000.000 people Of
Austria and Germany" and that un-
less relief is immediately extended,
hundreds Of thousands If not mil
lions will die OF hunger and cold dur
ing the coming winter"
Bread riots already have occurred
in number Of German cities, the res
olution continued. Sixty per cent Of
the children Of the two countries arc
undernourished, and the death ratio
from tuberculosis, stomach troubles
and other diseases have increased to
an alarming extent"
The resolution declared that the
allied repaations commission had es-
timated 100000 tons Of grain would
be necessary to prevent starvation in
Germany. and that with the low value
of the mark twice the present circu-
lation Of paper money in the nation
would be required to pay for it.
In a statement accompanying the
resolution Representative Newton said
that under the terms of the peace
treaty Germany had been required to
| relinquish milch cows, heifers, goats
and sheep essential to her food sup
ply and that in addition the great
bulk of her coal was being taken to
France and belgium, with conse-
quent shu, down of factories.
"We are Christian nation" Mr..
Newton said, "and our religion teaches
charity, even unto an enemy, and
while Germany and Austria were our
enemies, they are now our fallen foe
and l am sure that America is not
willing to see their helpless women
and children die Of cold and starva-
ton
The people who are now suffering
in Germany and Austria are not the
people who started the war, and they
had no control over it's conduct"
Quoting President Wilson as having
said that the United States had no
quarrel with the German people," the
statement continued:
Our government continued. during
the war. to pledge it's sympathy for
the people Of Germany and to de-
nounce the milltarism and ambition
OF the Hohenzollern monarchy. The
morale OF the German army broke
down; they drove out tho kaiser and
set up republic resembling our own.
Surely now we should not abandon
them In their distress and drive them
to Bolshevism. If we force the Ger
man people, were Of industry. organi-
zation, chemistry, military discipline
and skill into, the resources and man.
power Of Russia the result to the rest
of the world may prove disastrous"
Mr., Newton cited relief measures by
the United States in behalf of China
Armenia. Belgium, France Russia and
the Balkan states. declaring the coun-
try should not now permit women
and children in Germany and Austria
to die OF cold and hunger"
The following representatives, gil
Republicans, sponsored the bill: New
ton, Sweet, Stephens, Rhodes, Roden-
Der, Roach, Fairfield, Hull, fukriede,
Patterson (MissourD, Atkeson, Knut-
son, Hayes, Britten, Voigt, Sinclair,
Beck, Lampert. j. M. Nelson, Thomp-
son, Wurzbach.