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Western Newspaper Union Staff Cor. respondent. (Copyright, Western Newspaper Union.) Paris.Backed by $100,000,000 voted by congress, Herbert Hoover Is here directing America's big part In feed ing the famine-threatened nations of Europe. But it is not the policy of Mr. Hoov er's commission to give food away to flte peoples now so sorely pressed with reconstruction problems. They must payat once, whenever possible. When they cannot pay, they are to be given credit, with security that will insure America against total loss. Any other policy would mean the pauperization of Europe, and Hopver has no intention whatever of conduct ing a commission that would quickly put the millions of Roumanla, Poland, and Serbia, to say nothing of the en emy nations, into a mighty bread line. With this fundnmental policy as the basis of conducting a gigantic relief commission, Mr. Hoover first of all needed money and authority to start the machinery. He had come to Eu rope with $5,000,000 apportioned from President Wilson's contingent funds to finance such immedinte relief work as was found, upon investigation, to be absolutely necessary for the salvation of Europe's new democracies, the Czecho-Slovnks, the Poles and Serbs, and also the Roumanians. HOOVER FACES TASK OF FEEDING STARVING NATIONS OF EUROPE Sacked by $100,000,000 Voted by Congress He Is Directing America's Part in the WorkTrusted Aids Make Personal Inspections of Food Situation in Poland, Serbia and Austria-Difficult Problems to Solve. By LLOYD ALLEN, Congress Votes $100,000,000. When Hoover had had a chance to look around, he discovered that $5,- 000,000 was just about enough ito finance food shipments for one of, these nations. He did not single out one na tion, however, but ordered cargoes ag gregating $15,000,000 rushed from the United States at once. He trusted the American people to provide the capital needed. Ami when he got the first news of the final pas sage of the $100,000,000 appropriation in congress, an expression of relief came into his face that had not been there for weeks. With a small stafT, Mr. Hoover has headquarters in the Hotel de Crillon, in Paris, which has been turned Into a combination office building and hotel for members of the American commis sion to negotiate peace. Some of Mr. Hoover's most trusted aides are making personal Inspections of the food situation in Poland, Serbia, and Austria. Dr. Alonzo Taylor's report from Vi enna Is' very Interesting. He found the output of coal and agricultural' products In Austria-Hungary seriously reduced during 1017 as the result of he war, and still further lowered dur-1 ing 1018., Auetrla-Hunflary Badly Crippled. I As a result of the war and llio allied fund- blockade, the stocks of commodi ties of nil kinds, especially textiles, fiavf! hern dangerously depleted and i n iiivomit of the short production of n the railways of the Austro-Hun irltm stii'es are badly crippled. Ilnv 'ng'efficient railway transportation is i. Important factor In moving foods -\*rt tiny are most urgently needed. -Aii.tMiug for the O.eohs must pass ihvoiich what is left of Austria proper. Austria-Hungary 1lHM divided ll,l uto live separate political areas. Tay- l.c!i"\cs that this action has for -.He time l.i-iug greatly reduced the re.- ".'iiin-es of all this territory. Each -i.ite M-t* up barriers against the oth ilc found the food distribution xapjiiy which f.miierly was ti mat r of cM'hiiuge among the separate M.i:t almost at a stumlstlll. One sec '.'.n .i-ill have coal, another some an-' i!..r, a'lot her some grain, but each un fit., i*. "cury on" because of lack of hat the others have. In such a sit t.iiito.i. one state, iiicincleiu, and with 5 i''riucia sjstem paralyzed, will Live }1 nty of civl. hut no food, while ,-.ii having some food cannot dls- l'il'ist- it because its railways have lui e.ittl. I All oT v!ilch cau-scs such general nh- I "iu|.!oj:i:- :it as to approach the dun i'T pel, Irians Wjthout Hope. Tn the exMiitlally Austrian lands rnuiiitlon of apathy. No one '-cms to hive hope. The people wait nd In Vienna make an attempt nt r.ilety. Of Industry there is none. In rugo-SlavIa and In O.echo-Slovakia here Is an entirely different psyehol uy. These liberated people have faith the fufnre and are reaching out and struggling to build up prosperous i.atlons, while the German-Austrian peoples drift along In an apathetic ate, and the Hungarians live in a ilhze of proud resignation. Galicia and eastern Hungary, that have been i.iken over by Roumanla,have become Mticeless. Doctor Taylor found the food short ge most serious in German Austria, here the people are on a very low '.iily ration with extremely short sup Mies in stock, or In sight Tn Cfcecho-Slovakia there was snffl -lent food to carry the nation through 'he worst of the winter, but a short 'tt before the new harvest was inevi (able. Austria-Hungarywith fatalistic at titudeseemed Unable to start recon struction not knowing and scarcely caring what became of them. Polit ical bitterness and financial paralysis completed the picture. Out of this chaos, as director gener al of the supreme council of supply and relief. Hoover must find some method for distributing American food stuffs. Feed Him Before He Faints. For the new nutioiis, the Czecho slovaks and the Poles and Jugo-Slavs, that have no money, the scheme for selling American foods on credit is simpler. Should any emergency arise in tbese countries demanding the prompt dis tribution of food, it will be distributed on the principle of "feed him before he faints." The communities or nations must pay. Where they have no moneyand the new democracies have little or no money worth anything -outside their own bordersthe food commission will take over some commodity produced in the nation. Some time must elapse before the Americans can trade with Austria even on the basis of getting money or its equivalent for every pound of Ameri can-bought food that is distributed, be cause Austria .was one of the nations against which America declared war. Until the blockade is lifted American interests cannot trade with the Aus trian?unless perchance the situation develops to a point where red tape must be cut to save the lives that oth erwise would be lost on account of the inroads of famine. While the peace conference was building up a machine to settle prob lems arising from a war-torn Europe, Poland, one of the new democracies, was suffering from lack of foods that could only be supplied from America. Saved From Starvation. Hoover sent Dr. Vernon Kellogg to investigate the situation. Kellogg re ported "Poland must have Immediate assistance from the outside world (which meant America) if the poorer inhabitants of the large cities and the unemployed workmen and children in the Industrial centers were saved from starvation." Under normal conditions, Poland is self-supporting, as regards food, but four and a half years of war had brought the nation to desperate straits. German looters stripped all machines of copper and belting. Scores of ma chines were wantonly destroyed. Tons of stuff were carried away by the Ger mans. In all Poland, with its 4,000,000 peo ple, the danger of starvation was a dolly menace from December, when the peace conference started, until food from America arrived. Take Security. It is with such nations as Poland that Hoover has to deal. 'There was only one way to obtain some kind of compensation for American foods dis tributed. This "one way" entailed con siderable risk when one thought in terms of millions of dollars. But mil lionsin the old war game were mere pawns in the gigantic enterprise of war. And in the first reconstruction days they had to he viewed from the same standpoint. The one just meth od, according to the Hoover policy, was to take some kind of security from the nations benefited by American sup plies. Each nation had a different se curity, Roumanla had oil fields which formed a basis of credit. If the world (America) sent food In time. The world needed oil, and Roumanla need ed food. In Warsaw there was another kind of security the woolen mills, which in peace times were ninong the finest In, the world. Factories could not re open, however, until the employees were fed. The population was weak ened from hunger. "Feed the people they In turn will feed the securltiSF' was the Hoover policy. The first need has been met by a gift ship from Amer ica, but it is only a drop in the bucket a This number includes a mor tallty of 4,000,000 from pneumo 5 nia and Inflaenca. Allied losses are placed at 5,- 500,000, excluding'a large hum bcr of French civilian dead. Italy's losses were 300.000 from S disease In the war zone, or Jews were massacred by the Turks, Serbian civilians to the num- S her of 1,000,000 died through 5 massacre, hunger or disease, Germans are held responsible for deaths of 7.500 neutrals. aiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiHiiiR i'i?-i'''% '",l^3^i^ PLEASANT VALLEY. Mrs. Levi Foster went to Bemldji last week on a visit" to her new grandson, oaby Hedgland., Ira^Cook waB" a business caller In Bemldji Saturday. Joe Pete hauled in ties to the rail road last week. Quite a^few saw logs are being put in at the mill. In the not distant future we hope to have some new, modern houses in this community. The Literary club met at the F. Y Gardner home last Friday evening and spent a most ,pleasant time with program'and lunch, Misses Nina Cook and Gladys Pete spent the day at C. W, Clark's Sat urday. Horace Higgins of Nebish was visiting Normari Gardner at Boston Lake. Clyde Fuller Is Tn the hospital at Bemidji having successfully ^under gone an operation for appendicitis. He will doubtless be home soon. Earle Cook has gone, to Emerado, N. D., to spend the summer, F. V. Garduer and Geo. Edwards made a business trip to Bemldji. E. R. Lee and Mr. JWcClellen were callers In Bemldji last week. Mr. and Mrs. A. A, Randall and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wardon made business trip to Bemldji recently. R. R. Dickens made a business call in Bemidji last week. Bemldji is surely our home town from the way our people are doing business there. Clarence McClellen is home from Minneapolis wuere he has spent th6 winter mostly in the hospital, where Properly Dressed You Can Look the World Squarely in the Eye MANY, 0 |||ll*Mr{F t^ Mail Orders Filled Same Day Received he had his ankle straightened. He feels very proud to be able to walk without his usual limp. We congrat ulate him. Mr. and Mr3. Joe Pete gave a tafTy pull at their homo recently. The young folks, and tome, of the older ones, too, report a very pleasant evening. Rev. Palmer conducted services at the Watson school house Sunday the 16th. Sunday school is re-openad and attendance urged each Sunday at 10":30 a. m. LAKE EATTIE. Erick Landgren, W. G. Cook and Sam Boyd were recent visitors in Bemidji. Mrs. Signa Spragg is working for MVs. D. C. Searl. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Allen enter tained the J. W. Heggie family at dinner Sunday. L. V. Harpel and H.' Tiara are cut ting their summer's supply of ice on Lost Lake this week. Miss Grace Stillwell resumed her studies at'the high school in Bemidji, Monday, after a very pleasant visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Stillwell. Miss Genevieve Boyd who 3pent the winter with Mrs. Gust Hoglin* and attended the consolidated school, has returned to her home in Lake Alice township. S. J. Horner, accompanied by his sons, Velmar and Gerald, returned Saturday from Shek'ahl, Iowa, where they have visited fur several months, to prepare for the seasons work on his large farm. many men have a secretphilosopy about the character of clothes they wear. They know that power is largely a matter of consciousness, and that a man must win his own approval before he can command the approval of others. If, for any reason negligence, a false sense of economy, -or lack of good judgmenta man clothes himself in garments that misrepre sent his taste, or feeling, or knowledge of relative qualities, he knows that he loses some of the power by which men achieve success. In providing for the clothing require mentstffmen of every age we specialize on each type or class and carry it to the utmost degree of intelligent development. Suits that accentuate the aggressive spirit of youth, or suits that add dignity and char acter to the man of mature years are offered in the advance selectidn of Spring. Our familiarity with the requirements of our patronsmen who are representative of practically every calling coupled with the best tailoring, has produced garments which will be a creditable addition to any man's wardrobe. THE BEMIDJI- DAILY PIONEER FRIDAY'EVENING, MARCH 28, 1919 WW,'* W. G. Cook has discontinued his logging operations on Schoolcraft River, on account of the thaw. He and his wife have again taken up their residence on their, farm at Fernhill.v D. C. Searl and family, who have been living on W. G. Cook's place during the latter's absence, moved Wednesday to their, own home near the Lake Hattie town hall. M. E. IBERTSON Funeral Director and Licensed Embalmer PICTURE FRAMING A SPECIALTY Phone 317-W and 317-R 405 Beltrami Avenue BEMIDJI, MINN. STAHL-JACOBS Furniture Renovators All work guaranteed. Work called for and de livered. Genera} Repair Stop Phone 488 ill 6th St. It's as much to our advantage to sell exceptional clothes as it is for you to buy them. You're sure of complete satisfaction. "STYLE HEADQUARTERS" Where Society Brand Clothes are sold The Largest Distributors of High Grade Clothing in Beltrami County feorfetg Irani. (Cintl)^fi Mr. John Mickalson and Mrs. Bessie Pearson were united in the holy bonds of matrimony at Bemidji, Wednesday, March 20th, 1919. Both of the contracting parties were among the earliest settlers of this vicinity and their jnany friends wish them unbounded happiness and pros perity. They will reside, for the present, on the bride's farm near Be midji. E W. HANNAH Licensed Auctioneer I Sell Anything Anywhere, and Get Top Prices. Special attention given to farm sales. 206 Minn. Ave., Phone 129W HUFFMAN & 01EARY FURNITURE AND UNDERTAKING H. N. M'KEE, Funeral Director PHONE 178-W or Money Cheerfully Refunded ^V f= A \K -I Ht*b 1 M. Defective