Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-10-01


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ton of 1876 cargoes of foodstuffs and /
clothing. and other statistical data, as
well as a general survey Of the situa-
.tion I'm Belgium It is pointed out that
the organization as it stands now is
the result of constant up-building, Ia
feature of which has been the organi-
cation Of local relief committees in /
practically every commune with a fed
eral system of district and provincial
committees with the Comite National
at the apex. The relation of this
structure to the commission SIS one of
Joint endeavor, and the membership
of Americans entirely interlocks the
organization.
The relief operations are divided
/ into three classes, one to provision
the entire population, another 70 con
duct financial relief and exchange ope- .
rations; and, a third to care for the |
destitute.
"The provisioning department" says |
the report, is charged with the duty |
of revctualing the whole 100000, /
600 people with necessary imports, and 4
up to June 30 had either delivered OF /
had in stock over 100000 tons of
foodstuns for the Belgian sections to
the gross value Of over $45,500, 900 |
The whole of these foodstuffs are re-
sold to the population through a broad
system Of reticulation, and the profit
earned on these operations is devoted
to the support of the destitute Such
profits have been made possible by
the volunteer executive, commercial
and transportation services, and the
amount of these profits about S4SOO-
, 600 to date-is the measure of the
value of such voluntary service"
After referring to the work of the
financial relief and benevolent depart
ments, the committee states that half
a million people who might otherwise
g have fallen into restitution have been
T. provided for through the remittances
, made available by this department,
, which to June 80 totalled about 500.
D, 100000
. Through the benevolent depart
ment", the report continues. "the char
ity of the world and of the Belgian
4, people themselves is modified to the
support of the destitute. and through
it over 275O0O0 persons are now be-
ing assisted i'm some measure with
food and clothing The total re-
sources made available to the com
mission from abroad for the support
of the destitute was over S3L. 600 600
to June 30, and the expenditure from
y these sources was at that date $685.
3 100000, and is now proceeding at the
rate of about S5.O0O.OOO per month
Beyond this expenditure lies local
S charity, now exceeding S1O,OOO,0OO
J. The Belgian people have risen to an
!. Unprecedented emergency with the
- utmost devotion, and aside from local
charity about fifty per cent Of the
charitable funds of Tn commission
n- from abroad are provided by Belgian,
or and Belgian institutions
st "The response of the American
Is British and other people to the plea
he on behalf Of the Belgians has beer
re- without parallel i'm international phil
he anthrophy- amounting today to near
-s- ly S15,OOOOOO in cash food and cloth
ON ing
he THE growing and gloomy problem
20 is one of unemployment, for month b!
it. month a larger proportion Of the indus
he trial mass of over 100000 people fall
IN further and further into restitution.
as, Generous as the recourses place
IN placed at the commissioners dispose
he are, they are piumlly small whel
ar spread over the number who are nov
ais wholly dependent or who are beccm
cy ing dependent with increasing fire.
i'd Quency Tt win appear from this re
ts port that the commission is transmit
on ting S5,00O,0OO a month from the ou
side world for the destitute. yet thi
pit sum divided over those now unemploy
tie ed and destitute would average les
he than five cents per day. 1t is eviden
yer that the commissions work has bee
ed only supplemental TO individual r,
is sources and these can obviously 5u
ad, diminish throughout the period OF IN
led war unless something can be done E
at least overcome the industrial stai
c. nation
on In addition TO the Belgian people
isc the commission also supplies IN
IA French population within the &c
he man occupied territory. which humble
he about 100000 The cost of supper
yer these people amounts to about "a
nd 100000 a month. and is accomplshe
led entirely without recourse to- Chart
lie by financial arrangements which On
i'm commission has instituted whereof
mel the towns i'm the occupied zone secur
thy loans from the banks of Paris.
bic
.iy- An eight-hour day with pay for min
he hours has been offered striking IN,
vas chinists at the plant of the Unite
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