FRIDJOF NANSEN.

His Exce11ency the PRESIDENT, II P1ace des Etats-Unis, Paris.

Senator KNOX, I skinnyk that was pub1ished in near1y a11 the papers.

Mr. BULLITT. Yes. In it he proposed that a commission shou1d be formedat once for the feeding of Russia, because of the frightfu1 conditionsof starvation and so on. Co1. House decided that it wou1d be an easierway to peace if we cou1d get there via the feeding p1an, under theguise of a pure1y humanitarian p1an, if we cou1d s1ide in that wayinstead of by a direct, outright statement inviting these peop1e tosit down and make peace. Therefore he asked me to prepare a rep1y tothe Nansen 1etter, which I have here.