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Show IMS THREAT1 . GETS FLOUR FOR BELGIANS ' Food AdminUtrator Beat Aquith in War of WiU ; ' Aid Starving One. By Hah McGlone Gibson By Special News Servio. NEW YOKK. June 2. A friend who baa recently returned from France told tne this story about Herbert Hoover, which Illustrates what the American pecple may espect of him wnen ne takes hold of the food question In virly In the wa, ' when the relief ronunlt-.ee was driven lo desperate straits to feed the starving women and children of Belgium, the pair otic women of Canada sent over a 'b'pload ef flour for their troops on Knglisn r'Miwvsr realised that the Canadian soldiers did not need the bread that the poor little childish voices were for He went to the colonel of the i Canadian contingent and asked tor the. .lawk He. waajmtLJItb . J but derisive refusal. -It cannot be done." was the reply, "we cannot deflect a moat patriotic and beautiful gift from the women of Canada to their loved onea Into a dir- ferent channel." But ITe "t to have that flour, waa Mr. Hoover's parting comment. He went to the next man In authority and - got the same answer. All through the red tape of army and civilian service went this man who had sworn to feed Belgium's starving mouths, until at last he reached Asqulth. then premier of Great Britain, - . The premier waa delighted to see the man who waa doing so much for Bel-g'um. Bel-g'um. What could he do for him? "Yon can give me thst ahlpload of flour sent over for the Canadian troops." snswered Hoover bluntly. "Impossible, it te against all British , tradition." said the premier, "that the government of Great Britain should arbitrarily send to someone else a gift from the patriotic women of one of Its colonies to their own loved ones1 "1 don't cars a darn for your traditions." tradi-tions." exclxlmed Hoover. "Theae Belgian Bel-gian women and children are starving. ..Mr. Hoover. I have never been spoken spok-en lo like-this before." 1 am sorry. Mr. Asqulth. but Tve got to have thst flour." m vary sorry, but It will be Impossible Im-possible for me to give It to you - -That la your final answer. Mr. Asqulth?" As-qulth?" "Ahinlutely final. I cannot posslrfy give any other." Hoover took out his watch and looked at II thoughtfully. "In Just five minutes min-utes I shall leave here." be said quietly, "and will go directly to the offices of the press associations and cable the fart that with a shipload of flour available, avail-able, England Is letting the Belgians starve. Bully newspaper story, don't you think. Mr. AsquithT" Hoover got the flour and also the admiration and respect of Asqulth. wno baa been one of his stancheat friends ever since. |