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Show HOOVER'S GOOD WORK. Herbert C. Hoover is still chairman of the Belgian relief commission, and as such has taken prompt measures to relieve the distress of the helpless Belgians Bel-gians recently released from bondage by the allied troops. Arrangements have been made with the British quartermaster quar-termaster general to furnish 20,000,000 rations to the subjects of King Albert and the relief commission will foot tha bill. The work performod by Mr. Hoover as food administrator for the United States has materially aided in winning the war against the central powers, and the cheap politicians and would-be profiteers who assailed bira have long sinee sneaked to cover. But the conservation of food in this country coun-try was not the sole duty imposed upon Mr. Hoover. While he has beon working work-ing long hours to obtain supplies for our allies and their armies, he ha3 constantly con-stantly looked after the Belgians who could not escape from their own coun try after its invasion by the Germans. These Belgians, such of them as have survived the horrors of the past four years, owe much to Mr. Hoover, for he has watched over them from the very beginning of the war. We dare say they will show thpir appreciation upon the return of peace, and that ths American Ameri-can engineer wall be as much of a hero in the eyes of the Belgians as any of tha generals who are now leading tho allied armies into battle. If some future fu-ture generation should erect a monument monu-ment to his memory, it would be no more than his due. We hope the whole of Belgium will bo in King Albert's hands very Boon, and that all of the Belgians will be well fed and clothed. |