Suggestion to Supply Large Amounts of Wheat Washington, Mar, 1. the total revenue and expenditure for 1915, 1916, 1917 and 1918 of thirteen Government Rail-chow, Peking-Suiyuan, Shihchiachwang, Taokow-Chinghu: Long-Hai, Kirin-Changchun, Cantor Kowloon, Hunan-Hupeh, Sipingchi Taonan, Kiaochow-Tsinan and Nat jukiang Lines, are as fol-
Senator William H. MeMaster of South Dakota to-day introduced resolution which provides for the Federal Farm Board's expenditure of not to exceed G§25,000,000 in the Purchase of wheat flour for distribu. tion in China famine areas, provided that the Chinese Government agrees to reimburse the amount spent with-ju the next ten years, on terms which the Farm Board' may consider adequate, This resolution is meant to replace the Nye Resolution which provided for appropriating such an amount from the U. S, Treasury. The Nye measure was never acted upon, Senator Charles L. MeNary of (Oregon, chairman of. the Committee on "Agriculture, has approved the plan and set a hearing for next week.
In explaining the reasons behind his resolution, Senator McMaster aid that it would help to solve the farm problem in the United States and that it would also help expire the, China famine victims, oonart Saving that some doubt the extent HjGNEus fof the China famine, Senator Mo-
$51,406,365 Master went on: Ins "Cam sure that millions of Chi-—Kuo Min. nese children are under-nourished jand need our help, I do not know lof any better policy that the United States can adopt than to supply B.OT,
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