Food Relief Backers Start New Campaign

Final plans for organizing a Harvard effort to aid the national program of feeding Europe were whipped into shape yesterday afternoon by the Harvard branch of the National Committee on Food for Small Democracies.

Biggest feature of the forthcoming drive is a debate scheduled for April 9 in which Bart J. Bok, associate professor of Astronomy, and Henry J. Cadbury, Hollis Professor of Divinity, will support the affirmative side of the question, "Should we feed the European Democracies?" Speaking against them will be William Y. Elliott, professor in Government, and James A. McLaughlin, professor of Law.

Will Circulate Petition

Other plans of the committee call for the circulation of petitions during the next few days calling for support of the movement, and meetings, planned for each of the Houses, which will be addressed by members of the faculty and other prominent persons favoring relief for Europe.

Edmund P. Spaeth '42, chairman of the Harvard branch of the Committee, outlined the biggest task which faces his group as being that of "making the College aware that a food problem really does exist." "The problem is much more serious than is generally recognized," said Spaeth.

Members of the committee include: Hugh S. Barbour '42, Boston Chairman; Charles S. Borden '43; Carleton Burr '43; E. Langdon Burwell '41; Seth C. Crocker '41; John Dorman '36, proctor in Matthews Hall; Richard D. Edwards '41; David D. Henry '41; Eric W. Johnson '39, proctor of Thayer Hall; Eugene D. Keith '42; Thomas Lacey, 2nd '42; W. Rhoads Murphy, 3rd '41, John Richardson '43; Edmond B. Spaeth, Jr. '42, chairman.