Show HULL SUGGESTS I II I HITLER MIGHT I FEED ST Britain Refuses To Relax Blockade Rules WASHINGTON Dec 11 UP Secretary UP-Secretary Secretary of State Cordell Cordell Cordell Cor- Cor dell Hull indirectly suggested Wednesday that persons and organizations i in n t e ere r e s ted in sending food and r relief lief supplies to occupied German-occupied nations might ask Germany to contribute contrib contrib- ute to that cause Hulls Hull's remarks were made at a press conference in response to many questions on Britain's re refusal refusal re- re fusai to lift mt blockade restrictions on shipments of American food and supplies to such countries as Holland Belgium and France Germany he indicated might be approached by interested groups and called upon to contribute part of its food stores and clothing to the task of feeding and clothing any starving populations in territory terri territory territory tory which it has occupied Cites General Custom Such a procedure the procedure the feeding and sheltering of these people people- would be in accordance with custom custom custom cus cus- tom where one nation has conquered conquered conquered con con- another Hull said He emphasized that the United States has settled policies concerning concerning concern concern- ing the the- the relief relief of of- human of-human human s suffering in all ll lands but that it can can o only ly attempt to apply these principles in practical and feasible ways Hull said the persons and organizations organizations organ organ- in this country who are interested in the relief of German- German dominated nations by approaching approach approach- ing the German government view that problem in its entirety with all of the difficulties and obstacles brought to view Finn Issues Issuer Appeal The British refusal to ease blockade blockade blockade block block- ade restrictions for the relief of If the European continent enunciated ed Tuesday night by British Ambassador Ambassador Am- Am Lord Lothian brought a afresh afresh afresh fresh appeal for American assistance assistance assistance assist assist- ance from Finnish Minister Hjalmar Hjalmar Hjalmar Hjal- Hjal mar Procope Procope said Finland was in acute need of fats cereals dried fruits medical supplies clothing shoes soap and similar items Finland is certainly in need of help and assistance after the horrors horrors horrors hor hor- of war she had to pass through after the bad harvest and since her foreign commerce with the western world had been reduced to a minimum Procope said Finland he said contains no foreign foreign foreign for for- eign garrisons and has her own ships to move materials to the the ice- ice free port of Petsamo on the Arctic sea where they would be distributed distributed distributed for Immediate consumption under exclusive control of Finnish authorities Puts Need at He indicated Finland's immediate immedi immedi- ate need is approximately of foodstuffs and other commodities commod commod- an an amount similar to that furnished by the United States in 1919 after the World war Finland is deeply grateful to the United States for the assistance assistance assistance assist assist- ance she has has' got from her he told a press conference The help helpin in foodstuffs and other commodities commod commod- that that Finland got in 1919 is not forgotten It saved the Finnish Finnish Finnish Fin Fin- nish people from starvation and suffering And nd from those days das Finnish p peasants and workmen have given lard and the pet name Hoover and say that they put Hoover on their bread In announcing British rejection of relief plans sponsored by former former for far mer President Herbert Hoover and others Lord Lothian said that the risk of starvation in Europe this thit winter l has s been greatly |