Denial of Thousands of Tons of Grain for China Rotting statement made by Judge John Payne, Chairman of the Red Cross Society of America, that thou sat fof bushels of grain purchased wit relief money for the famine suffer~ ors of China is rotting not far from Peking, is incorrect and misleading.
The CLF.R.C. says that two small lots of grain suffered through rain Fast summer while in transit to the famine areas, but the damage did not amount fo more than one per cent. of the total quantity of grain which passed through the C.LFSR.C.
Grain belonging to other agencies was also damaged by rain, but the damage was very limited, as) these agencies moved their supply soon after the rain stopped. have lost no grain owing to the difficulty of transport," adds the LF.RC, "and no grain whatever ing away, as.feared by the Agriculture Committee of the United States, it will be recalled, recently decided to, consult Judge Payne and Mr. J. V.'A. MacMurray, formerly Minister to China, yegarding the proposal of the "United Siates Farm Board to buy $25,000 (000 of corn to send to. China for famine relief—Reuter,
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