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eported widespread attacks on Hoover in the Belgian
press, "that President Hoover, during his Belgian Relief
days, had manifestly been party to a scheme to make
money out of Belgium."
Hoover was then appointed U.S. Food Administrator in
Washington. Although the operation was principally run
by Lewis L. Strauss of Kuhn, Loeb Co., Hoover still
depended heavily on his longtime associate, Edgar
Rickard. On Nov. 13, 1918, Hoover sent a letter to
President Wilson requesting authority for Edgar Rickard
"to act in my stead" while he was in Europe. Wilson
signed the letter Nov. 16, 1918, "Whereas by virtue of
exec. order Nov. 16, 1918, Edgar Rickard now exercises
all powers heretofore delegated to Herbert Hoover as
U.S. Food Administrator." Rickard assumed the title of
"Acting Food Administrator in Washington" according to
a letter from Herbert Hoover Jan. 17, 1919, "since my
departure to come to conference in Paris."
The U.S. Food Administration was then split into four
divisions, Sugar Equalization Board, Belgian Relief, U.S.
Grain Corp. and U.S. Shipping Board. On Dec. 16, 1918,
Wilson sent a letter to the State Dept. an executive
order, "Please pay at once to the U.S. Food
Administration Grain Corp. $5 million from my fund for
National Security and Defense." The order was referred
to the Secretary of Treasury for payment and approved.
Justice Brandeis biography by Mason notes, "Norman
Hapgood wrote Brandeis from London Jan. 10, 1917,