A special construction loan in the amount of two milliard lei will be sought by the Roumanian government for the purpose of relieving the situation in the famine belt of Bessarabia, it was announced today.
The loan will be used to undertake public works, particularly construction of railways, which is expected to provide employment for a large number of men. This method is preferred to the distribution of doles. The Jewish population will be indirectly helped by the return to more normal conditions.
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