The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-16
MASS MEETING
FOR SUFFERING.
AMONG POLES
Cause of Stricken People Pre-
sented Sunday Evening
ADDRESS, BY Mr.. SELlG
Representative of War Relief Com
mIttee VIII Speak at Second
Congregational Church.

The mass meetins>at the Second
! Congregational church Sunday even
ing, Nov. 18th will be the best oppor-
tunity thus far given to learn the real
conditions existing among the War
Sufferers of Europe.
Henry l.. Selig of Boston, the prin-
oipal speaker is one of the most
eloquent orators in the United States
and 1t is doubtful If the people OF
bennington have such another oppor-
tunity The meeting will also be I'D
dressed by the chairman, Frank e.
Howe and By Rev George q Mills
and patriotic hymns will be sung,
Mr.. Selig will speak chiefly OF con-
ditions in Poland He comes TO Ben
nington as the representative OF the
central committee organized months
ago for the purpose of relieving the
distress and privatiOn among a peo-
pie whose sufferings have reached
depths paralleled by the degradation
&c war in no other land on the strick-
en- continent.
AL Washington yesterday President
wilson assured committee OF prom
nent Jews of America who called up.
on him that he would do his utmost
TO aid them in forwarding funds for
the relief of the suffering people OF
Poland. 48
The committee consisted of ex.
Ambassador Henry Morgenthau,
Ahram Elkus. Oscar Straus, Jacob H.
Schiff, Judge Otto Rosalski Alexan-
der Kahn of New York, Judge Julian
Mack of Chicago and DR.. Cyrus Adler
of Philadelphia. DIR. Adler and Mr.
Morgenthau presented the plea lof the
committee i4isrrc, sld
This committee was formed several
weeks ago to visit the president and
urge upon him the necessity nofamak-
ing some arrangements through~di
lomatic channels of the United
States which would permit the send.
ing Of relief to the population of Jews
and non-Jews In Poland, which is
now under German control.
This statement was issued. explain
ing the situation and the purpose Of
the visit:
THE committee urged upon the
president to see whether the United
States Government could not extend
its aid in this direction, as was done
by the Belgian commission. 1t was
urged by the committee that they
would supply the proper funds and
necessities which may be distributed
by such commission as he may desig-
nate and which would be considered
trust worthy III every way. It was
shown that the State Department
could be of very much assistance in
this regard. l'.s
"The committee left the White
House after halfhour conference
full of confidence and hope that the
President would do his utmost in
granting their request. 1t appears
from all Indications that the Presi-
dent was very friendly and felt much
interested in this matter and would
probably see the machinery of the
government in motion to bring this
about, provided there would be
enough bottoms and other means
of transporting these necessities and
funds to Poland 1t is hoped that
something substantial will result
from this visit.
consists of representatives from the
three Jewish relief committees ii
America. the peoples relief commit
tee, the central relief committee. and
the American relief Jewish commit.
tee. Up to this time the Joint dis
tribution committee has collected
s11 900 900 s9,O0O,000 Of which they
have already distributed for this year
alone.
"a campaign has been going on 80
collect S100O0000, two thirds ~
which sum has already been gathered
and the remaining money is expected
to be over-subscribed by the end or
the year. Mr.. Julius RosenwaId has
given s1.000,000 to- this fund. Mr.
Alexander Kahn of the committee is
chairman of the peoples rellee, which
has 200 branches in the United
Gtntne