Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-11-15 | Page 1 | German Women Appeal for Aid

MISS JANE ADD AM S of Chicago, to whom, with Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, German women have addressed ad-dressed an appeal for modified armistice ar-mistice terms. GERMAN III APPEAUOR 1 Address Wireless to Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and Miss Jane Addams. ' WASHINGTON-, Nov. It. Appeals addressed ad-dressed to Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and Miss Jane Addams of Chicago, on behalf be-half of the women of Germany, asking that the armistice terms be modified to prevent "unspeakable disaster," have been sent from the German wireless station sta-tion at NiLiien. They were picked up by the military intelligence radio at Haul ton, Maine, and were made public to 1 1 i g 1 1 1 by 1 1 1 e war d e pa r t m en t . The appeal to Mrs. Wilson said the women and children of Germany have been "starving for years," and that they "will die from hunger i by the millions" unless the terms of t he armistice are changed so that . sufficient rolling stock will be made available for moving food from the farms. It was dated at Berlin, Ber-lin, and signed by Gertrude Baeumer and Alice Solomon for the "National Council of Women of Germany." Text of Message. The message to Mrs. Wilson follows: "Berlin, Nov. 12, 111S. "To Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, White House, Washington, D. C. : "Madame: According! to the terms of the armistice Germany has to surrender a very large part of tho rolling stock of her railways. At the same time she has to feed the troops of her former enemies in tho occupied provinces of Germany. The German women and children ' have been starving for years. They will die from hunger by the millions if tho terms of the armistice are not changed. We need the rolling stock of the railways to bring tho food from the farms to the cities. It will be impossible to feci! the soldiers of the occupying armies if we can not get large amounts of food from overseas. Tho women and children all the world oer have boen the innocent sufferers of this terrible war, but nowhere no-where more than in Germany. Let it bo through you; madame, to Implore our sisters In the United States of "America, Who are mothers, like ourselves, to ask their government and the allied governments govern-ments lo change the terms of the armistice armi-stice so that the long suffering of the women and children of Germany may not end in unspeakable disaster." Ask Intercession. The appeal to Miss Addams was from Anita Augsburg at Poz. under date of yesterday. It said that tho German women, "foreseeing entire famishment and mutiny for their country," urged "their American sisters" to intercede to have the armistice terms modified. "We are all free voters of a froo republic re-public now, greet ins you heartily," the appeal said. Tho message to Miss Addams Ad-dams follows: "Poz, Nov. 13. 191S. "To Jane Addams. Hull House, Chicago: "German women. foreseeing entire famishment and mutiny for their country, coun-try, urge their A merlcan sisters to Intercede In-tercede relief of truce conditions regard-inn regard-inn terms of demobilization, blockade, wagons, locomot I v es. V e a re all free voters of a free republic now, greeting you heartily. Signed ) "A NIT A AUGSBURG." CHICAGO. Tov. M. -- Miss Jane Addams Ad-dams had not received a message of appeal ap-peal from the women of Germany up to a late hour tonight . She said that she had no intimation i-gardins tho Identity of Anita Augsburg, wno as reported to have signed (he plea.