New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-19
Warburg Suggests Nation
Wide Way to Aid All
Sufferers Abroad
COMMISSION WOULD
SUPERVISE MONEYS
Banker HOnored by Jews
Starting Campaign for
Another Million

Felix ~ Warburg has suggested
movement TO raise slO0,000.000 for
war relief Ills plan, which includes
all sufferers OF whatever nationality
or creed, and puts all United States
efforts under the administration OF a
national commission, was announced
last night at dinner given 70 him
at the Hotel Biltmore.
The dinner was in recognition Of his
efforts in behalf OF the 100000
raised for the Federation for the Sup
port OF Jewish Phisnthropic Societies
and to start tho campaign for another
100000.
Ills idea, however. kindled the i'm
aeination to a degree which dwarfed
any efforts by one creed or group in
behalf of another single creed or group
and made a single million seem trivial.
Jews. Gentiles. French, German
/ Turkish, British. Russian and every
/ other wsr-harried nationality would be
merged in Mr.. Wsrburg's plan. Banks
in every community would be deposit
aries for the huge sum that organized
American philanthropy would raise FOR
suffering humanity.
/ Work Of Few Weeks
/ From the work OF the committees
which had lsbored for the objects OF
the Jewish federation, with its proof OF
tho efficiency of organized campaign
ing. Mr.. Warburg plunged boldly INTO
the bigger subject.
"Is all denominations and committees
would cooperate" he said, what a
saving Of energy and what tremen'
dous result could be achieved within a
| few weeks, with decreased expense
and no waste. A fund of Slo0,0OO,OOO
for war relief could be obtained by
setting the wheels in motion and by
seeing to it that no cogs slipped.
II should not like TO be the one 10
run such a campaign, but let your
Imagination travel and see before you
instead Of concerts, balls and rldicu-
lousy extravagant pageants OF fabu-
lous expense, business organization
established by opening accounts with
all the reputable banks of the United
States, for war relief, the officers OF
such banks to be the local committees
10 receive contributions.
They all would receive designation
blanks with the names Of the different
committees on the same, so that the
giver might designate, as 1t is done By
means of our federation blanks
whether he wishes his contribution to
be given to French orphans, to the
blinded in battle, to the Poles, TO the
Jews, TO the Russians, or whatever
other reputable committees there may
De in the field.
President Might Appoint
Have the President of the United
States appoint a distributing commit
tee; If he so pleases, let him appoint
the Secretary of the Treasury honor
arv chief treasurer. BY doing this you
appeal Cd 10 the charitably inclined
who want to help; (2) TO the local
pride TO show what can be done in each
community: (3) to each individual, Civ.
ing him a chance TO say 70 what fund
he may wish TO SUBSCRIBE; (4 you
start a healthy rivalry which will no
doubt bring up additions to figures that
will be encouraging and startling, espe-
cially if these amounts are not for the
damage done during the war. but the
American contribution OF all Americans
10 repair the damage, to restore people
to their homes and to rehabilitate
peaceful habitations, which they en-
\ loved before this terrible war.
III simply mention this plan, which
Nanny Strauss. who has been of such
value in our campaign, has discussed
with me, and if there are any energetic
people who feel that they would like to
take a hand in plan like ours. only
magnified, and if our government IS
willing to make such an offer, | feel
that the lesson which We have learned
can easily be used to advantage by
others for this broader proposition
than ours
Among the 800 at the dinner who In
terrupted Mr.. Warburg's speech with
enthusiastic applause were financiers
who could grasp the vastness and in
herent simplicity OF the project that
had been outlined to them and men OF
wealth and influence who could give 1t
impetus.
Other speakers were Leo Arnstein,
Emil Baerwald. Mrs. 5. c. Borg, j. l..
Battenweser, Joseph II. Cohen, Judge
william n. Cohen, j. J. Dukas. Mrs
William Einstein, BENJAMIN NJ; FeinerI'
DR.. Lee X. Frankel, DR.. II. G. Fried
man. Or. julius Goldman, DR.. William
Goldman, Emil Goldmark, Justice
Samuel Greenbaum, Paul NJ. Herzog'
Mark LYMAN, DR.. ]. L. Magnes. Morti-
mer Schif, Judge Otto II. Rosalsky,
Jacob II. Schif and DR.. Stephen b
. Et-o