FOOD FOR FRANCE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 March 1941, Page 6

FOOD FOR FRANCE

LARGE FLOW ANTICIPATED BY AMBASSADOR THROUGH AGENCY OF AMERICAN RED CROSS. GRATITUDE TO PRESIDENT. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) (Received This Day, 12.15 p.m.) WASHINGTON. March 17. M. Gaston Henry Haye, the French Ambassador to America, after a conference with President Roosevelt today, predicted that a large quantity of American food soon will begin flowing to unoccupied France, through the medium of the American Red Cross. He said French needs were beyond imagination and indicated his belief that the British had agreed to permit relief. M. Haye added: "I suppose the President has received the British agreement, because he and his Administration are careful not to do anything against the rules of the British blockade. We are expecting the greatest tonnage possible, although it is impossible to say how much this might be.” M. Haye said he agreed with the President, in order that none should be suspicious, that all kinds of controls should be arranged regarding arrival, unloading and distribution. The Ambassador said France’s main need now is wheat, as the bread ration is diminishing every day and the danger to. health grows worse. "The feeding of France,” he added, “is not altogether a matter of charity. We are not asking for gifts. We simply want to use our frozen funds, or a small part of them, to buy food.” M. Haye concluded: “I am very thankful to the President, who has shown great human sense and the keenest viewpoint. I express thanks in .name of the children and women of France.”