New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-26
Society Will Deal With
Small Charities Only
Separately
Will Control Supplies
By September l
Organization Plans Pool OF
Shipments According to
Allies Needs

terday TO recognize the union oI
war relief charities and declared tha'
!, would deal with each separately
After September the Red cross WI"
he in complete control Of the war 'e
lief situation on the seas and IN France
It's policy is to bring together all nos,
initial and relief supplies in one vast
pool in Paris and to deal them out "c-
cording TO the needs Of various iocali,
tics without regard 70 the wlshes %
80 ,,bo made up the supplies in TINS
country r..
This was made clear yesterday after
roon after the joint meeting oil the
Council Of Allied War Relief Societies
and Judge Robert S, Lovett's Red cross
committee on cooperation at l65 Broad
way. c...oI
Society to Have Control
Judge Lovett stated that the Red
Cross would be in absolute control Oh
the situation, because American engi-
neers are at present building railroads
in France on which the supplies Will De
carried. and the Red Cross is making
plans for vast hospital marine SER
vice to carry supplies abroad. Backed
by the $1OO,OOOOOO recently raised ana
newly organized under the direction OF
experienced tinanclers, the heu CloSs
will command ships Of Its own, or Az
least bargain with ship owners LOT al
the bottoms available IL VIII reIuSe
~
filiated with II.
ave shall carry all these supplies
without expense to the societies VINO
are acting through US, not only for our
own men, but for the Allies declared
Judge Lovett. up TO the present time
we have depended upon the generosity
of the French Line and the french
RAILROADS to carry the supplies. 1t GER
tainly is not as gracious for US to make
the recipients of our bounty bear the
EXPENSE of it as for the Red Cross TO
transport all the supplies free OF eX-
pense TO our Allies.
Societies which have already re
ceived supplies consigned to partlcu-
lar hospitals will be bound TO respect
their contracts" and deliver the goods
on hand, "but after September l we
shall ask the societies which Co
operate with us not to accept goods
on those terms. They must rely upon
the advice of our experts in deter
mining the need of each locality.
Transportation a Big Problem
Americans do not understand the
increasing difficulty and danger OF
Transporting goods abroad. The raj
roads of France are strained beyond
their capacity in sending troops, mu-
nitions and the necessities of life to
the armies. We cannot undertake 10
send special small shipments of sup
plies to any one. hospital in the in
terror of France at a special moment
Perhaps that hospital at the time does
not need them, while some other hos
pital does, and would be obliged 10 go
without were we to respect the wish
Of the donors of the shipment"
Asked if national lines would be
wiped out and supplies made up Tor
the French could be detected for the
sake of efficiency to American troops,
Judge Lovett replied:
1--WE must learn TO think IN terms
of all the Allies"
ON the other hand, the Official
statement given out by John Morat
for the allied war charities showed
these organizations were still hopeful
Of making terms with the Red Cross.
1t said
will be made by the Individual socie-
ties which will recognize the sanctity
Of special trusts and yet preserve the
efficiency Of a central system of dis
trbution."
Paris Society Balks Plans
The society hardest hit by the Rcd
Cross system Of distribution. the
American Fund for French Wounded.
founded by Miss Anne Morgan and
Miss Elisabeth Marbury, sent A.
Parker Nevin to lay proposal before
the Red Cross yesterday. This was
that it would turn over 10 the Req
Cross its motor truck delivery system
and facilities in Paris, in return for
the privilege Of having a representa-
tive on the councils of the Red Croes
20 look out for its interests This
proposal has not vet been accepted.
Major Murphy. who is the director of
the Red Cross in Paris, has asked the
Paris branch Of this society to coop
crate on the usual terms-that is, Civ
ing the Red Cross absolute control over
its supplies and the society has re-
fused.
The American Fund for French
Wounded had the largest representa-
ton Of any organization at the confer
ence yesterday. Besides Mr.. Nevin,
there was Miss Elizabeth Msrbury, Mrs.
Lewis b. Stillwell Mrs. Ethelbert Nevin
and Mrs. Russell Tyson. II was this
society which demanded at the meeting
81 the Ritz-Carlton on Monday that in
case the Red Cross refused TO recog-
nize its independence it should "go il
alone" and try to deal directly with
the French line an the French govern
rent. Miss Marbury refused to say
last night what her next move would
be.
Felix Warburg. Of the Joint Distribu-
tion Council OF Jewish war relief So
cieties, said last night that his organi-
nation was comforting with the Red
Cross with the intention Of cooperating
wherever there was danger OF duplica-
tion. but that most Of the relief Of the
Joint Council was sent abroad in cash
and was therefore independent Of the
submarines.