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Show BELIEF COUNCIL HELP EUROPEAN PEOPLE The work of tho European Ilcllcf Council In Austria has meant no loss than a physical and moral salvation of a wholo nation, former President Selnz of vthe Austrian republic declares de-clares In a letter to Gilchrist I), Stockton, who served as chief of the American icllef administration thaa country. "Tho American nation arilved Just in time to lay tho ghost of starvation which threatoned the lives o'f our children," Mr. Seltz adds, referring to the fund or 133.000,000 to save tho lives. of 3. GOO, 000 )oungs(ers In cential and eastern Europe. Mr Stockton was first on the staff of Admiral Sims American fleet com mandcr in European waters and was then drafted by Herbert Hoover for relict work In Austria. Mr. Scitz was president of Austria during part of Mr. Stockton's mission there. Ills letter follows: "JDcar Mr. Stockton. The American Ameri-can relief work for children In Austria, Aus-tria, which will bo forever connected with your name, Is celebrating lt on' nlvorsary. It is with a feeling ot slnccrest gratitude that we Austrians think of tho large minded initiators ot this humanitarian scheme. The American, relief work, with Its feeding feed-ing of tens of thousands of our children, chil-dren, means preservation of' and ros- -' - . . . .torutIon,to health of nil classes, .from tho Infants tn urms'to adolescents "It meansno less than the "physical "physi-cal and moral salvatlo'n of a whole nation, which, wo hope, has ' been saved for a brlghtc'r f uCuro ' Tho . -,t , - American nation arrived Just In time, to lay the ghost ot starvation which Jurpaened the lives of our children. The people of Austria Vro' Indelibly. Impressed with what Jou have done for tho nearest and dearest our youth and I am happy to be their inouth-plece In thanking 'you. tho chief of tho American mission, tn their behalf." i ' - |