Evening star., 1944-09-20
Allied Relief Ready
ForConqueredN Nations
When Nazis Collapse
BY JOSEPH BAIRD,
6tsr Staff Correspondent.

MONTREAL, Sept. 20.-If enough
shipping space is available, the war.
stricken peoples of Europe can be
adequately fed, warmly clothed anc
we'll doctored as soon as Germany
capitulates, it appeared here today
This was made evident by detailed
reports submitted TO the United Ma
tions Relief and Rehabilitation Ad.
ministral Council late yesterday by
the Anglo-American combined
boards on raw materials, production
and resources and food.
The reports constituted perhaps
the most exhaustive inventory of the
natural resources and productive
capacity of the United States, Great
Britain and Canada ever compiled
They dealt in staggering terms
hundreds of millions of tons of food
and supplies, items extending from
needles to locomotives. Running in
to tens Of thousands of words, the
documents added up to this con-
clusion-the Old World will be sue
cored from the waste of German
militarism, and largely at the ex-
pense of the New World.
Two Political Developments.
Meanwhile, there are two develop
mentS on the political front here.
The American delegation plans to
Introduce, possibly today, a resolu-
ton providing S5OO00,OOO for re-
stricted relief in Italy, and fight
on the plan NAV be expected from
some of the smaller nations of
Europe. British and Chinese sup
port is assured. But there is under
stood to be considerable opposition
from European nations which have
suffered under the Axis and dislike
anything being 6one for former
enemy power.
China's attitude is interesting.
When the Chinese were approached
about the plan they approved it, ex-
planning that 1t was necessary in
the interest of humanity and that
UNRRA was a humanitarian or
ganization. Asked if they would
be willing to see the same sort of
aid extended to Japan, the Chinese
delegates answered that, for hui
manitarian motives, they would ap-
prove even that
Under the American plan aid
would be restricted, so far as food
is concerned. to children and ex-
pectant mothers. A large part of
the work would be medicai-the
wiping out of epidemics and in
sanitary conditions in parts of Italy
that are considered dangerous to
the health of Europe.
The Star learns exclusively that
the Polish delegation plans to intro
duce resolution which. if approved,
has dramatic implications. In the
report of the combined Raw Mate
rials Board yesterday it was stated
that raw materials were much more
plentiful than manufactured prod
ucts. 1t follows that the former can
be supplied to stricken areas in
much larger quantities than the
latter.
The Poles point out that in areas
of Western Poland still under Ger
man domination there are many
large manufacturing plants, partic-
ularly textile mills. They plan to in
troduce resolution asking UNRRA
to request the supreme Allied COM
mand to warn the German govern
nent that if these factories are
destroyed by "scorched earth" pol
cy, the Allies will requisition such
hings as clothing, shoes and other
necessary supplies from the Ger
man people and give them to the
Poles.
Give US the raw materials and
save our factories from the Germans
and we can supply ourselves with
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