Show UNITED STATES A TES ASSURES ENEMY OF FOOD SUPPLY I Steps Be Taken al alOnce alOnce Once to Relieve ve Want rant i ill l eri a n. n ov 1 sl Wilson Wil- Wil VIlson son has sen sent t. t a r reassuring message messa e to the 1 people of oC Germany In reply to the appeal from Chancellor Ibert Tie TIo pro promises to aid Germ Germany n In tl the c malte matter mat mal ter te teoC of oC food to d supplies and an iii relieving want Tile The reply was wat rent today toda b by Secretary Secre Secre- tar tary through Sulzer or of Switzerland who ered yester- yester yesterday da day Eberts Ebert's request for intervention Inter b by the nt to ate the fearful fear ful Cui conditions threat threatened through h en en- or of the armistice terms It IL sa says R steps arc to be taken at once to o olo organize r lIe work In tile the same samo systematic manner In In which It wa carried out In Il Belgium but that the Pre President d desires to he be assured that will bo be maintained In Germany an anti that n I equitable distribution dis- dis or of food can bo be clearl clearly guar guar- Text ot of l U. U S. S ot ole Secretary L Lansing's noto to the Swiss Swills minister dated 12 follows I I have the thc to led o I the ti-is receipt of our note or of today trails trails- I I. I to the Pr President the text o of a a. I I came U II mont ment Is ready to sen send foodstuffs Into Germany without dela delay if Ie pUblic or order or orIs Is In iii Germany an ablo distributIon or of food tood Is I guaran- guaran teed I be grateful It if ou ij would I transmit the t reply to the German government At n. n Joint ses lon of the two houses ot of Con Congress on November Xo II 11 tIle the Pros Pros- ot of the United States announced that the representatives ot of the 1 governments Jo in tho supreme war council at have b by unanimous resolution assured the peo- peo plea pIes of the tho central empires that everything ev- ev that is 18 possible S In the cir cir- will be done to supply them with food tood and e the distressing want that Is In so JO ml places throat threat ening their cry lIves f and and that steps are to be bc taken Immediately to organ orsan lie Izo these efforts at roller relict In the sune sanie systematic manner that th tile were or or- In Ole tle cane of oe Belgium e the J r ex- ex ContinUed on Page C 23 I UNITED STAT m GIVES ASSURANCE OF f f Continued Irol rein Page t. t that bj by till the pressed tho the opinion I central of ot the cen cenit Idle tonnage time the to be PS present it ought i lift time the fear tear of If utter seL i am and v oppressed ed populations for tor t I ire tree free minds an and energies tasks o of 01 I pol pOlitiC w an and amid hazardous face tace which now ery hand n e the time Present he be Is U re reconsider that me 1110 to state the ta w consider and to LIthe LI foodstuffs to Germany tile the with immediatelY Immediate the matter he be ne cI governments Provided pro i Js ht buS order that public A 1 I Iman t twill will continue to b be i di df diLion man many and that art an be clearly gu Lion ot of food can We sir the ren Accept of m ml highest HOllERT LA Signed was s scOt iS In iSto r message mesSaS' mesSaS to the tho I Iny ister sulzer ot of mr ny direction trAnsmit t honor to have o the lowing lowin cable If The German gov ot of tile the requests the Ger States State to Inform wirelesS b by Ebert that the lie be assured ma maY Is o of tile the United States delay It if foodstuffS without In inequitable tIer der is 18 or of equitable t I n teed fl i the Accept sir 9 r mt v highest consi consideratiOn |