The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-06
Ill CONTROL
III VAR CHARITIES
nf0Gc senate Ia Rrtng tSntrthu-
S4 tions Vnttcr tsovcsnment
Regulation.
srNpNa WAR MEASURE
& A4kAns Of Greoktsi Men ie ts@
1nnssainsssi I'm Interest ef General
HAnatu and severe Penalties VIII
aUA Inflicted fHr FRAUD.

#s yeAsAiHs3as. Get --~0eVprH "a eat
asFsi ef ali war charities. or oil
~ md all private organizations eet-
h 4oHtina money FRONT the pusiia
tile United States for any
r&rPese in connection with the WAT
N4o provided for in a bin introduced IN
|#4no senate to-day by Senator Henry
EE Astare, nf Arizona The bin is
4 aid 10 have the enforcement Of tine
anu 1T with tre rtis'te'i
~ sreedy ,ae,io< as war measure
Ell WAs referred IN The committee on
Enlfitary affairs
The bill places all the war chhrl-
&fiea'. OF every description under the
4utrcl OF the department Of Justice
SEomplete financial statements show
#tnk both receipts and expenditures
nuet be nlea monthly with the de
#nartment These statements are TO
IN made under oath and are to b."
with information as 10
E4hk persons making up the respective
those on the pay ron
AAnd also giving the names Of confirm
@311urH The department ~ lusil'e If
sE&npcwered 10 control the amounts
raid out for expenses IF fer overhead
ssEhAfEes and 10 suspend The operations
#SAf any war charities after hearing.
IN penalty Of IS coo fine or two years
&4mpri.onment lis provided for a Vio~
%aMtton OF The act
VIII Prevent Fraud.
@v The hill w3s introduced AT me suE
kleeStion of tbs American victory union,
n patriotic organization. OF $50 Mas
It'll street. New YORK city
William Bullock, director Eenerai OIL
k4he ION. brought "A draft Of the pro-
NbUecd measure to Washington and IN
"A ~ "a ip9lpJGt -
#Alcn and many democrats and repun-
n tixaa senators fin it lie had inter-
xRtteks with Franklin X Lane. serre-
@4Asf of the interior Raymond ~. foS-
E1trk. chairman OF the commission on
%ffaining camp activities, and Ihlfd
n assistant Secretary Of war heppeL
" Afndifieat in the bill were MADE
saae result Of these interviews, ana 'h'
hill has been introduced according To
the views of these and other members
Heof tho administration
b In the view OF mem bers az IN"
SsAmerican victory union and Of la"
ssUIlicers I'm practically ayrry rorT1rT1 fft1ftF
81 III the country. the biti is a war meas
saure and an essential one. The pas
gxace OF such "A measure IS necessary
& Ill, restore public confidence In honest
and worthy war charities. Money col
b lectfons fer The alleged hfneilt or inc
Y xcltilers and 81 ilars of the United
n state and sf ctr allies are being
made daily all over tho country 10y
Il Hundreds Of private organizations.
L There has been 50 much grating ana
& crook ednesa on the part Of many "t
@4heAxs ORGANIZATIONS HAT federal leg
q iNlation has become imperative TO
4 meet the growing evil The opera
ffnns OF these alleged charities extend
,vnr many states. and only federal leg
4 fslatien can reach Inc mean SF"i'ei -
Worthy Bodies suffer.
Th. silieniId and worthy orsaniz7
B finns like the Red Cross the Knights
81 ~ Columbus. the Y NJ. G A.. the
Nv. & A.. the national Catholic war
II aua,rsrif the dew ish welfare board, the
American library association and such
other competent associations or or
xaIfix8tions equipped 10 do real chatl-
#ss table work. suffer by reason ot the
81 ilcompetent or crooked organizations
Even the honest and worthy charl~
u table ORGANIZATIONS, whiFh BACK eN~
81 kssssse &ss.a essa1pnlant for the woEh
IL hey have undertaken. spend tooneY
1eesaaesstv that might so so ih@ larger
ORGANIZATIONS and earn It's weight in
n charity.
II In estimated thai more than 5000
n Aeg 600 has been collected fer war
nbarf,iess other than the great chart
ffe@ nAfnea above Testimony taken
& before New York grand jury shows
u hat ma iority Of sac collecting or
81 EXAMINATIONS are undesira BILE and un-
II aeceSsarS,
Many of them have been under con
SSaroi OF INSCRIPTIONS persons who nave
& generated them for their own proht'
xii OF these organizations have itt=4-f u
h Appealing for funds on the ground oi
Il fhe lpftiest and most unselish patriot
fxm. and sworn testimony shows tha'
1f11e of the money given ny the pa
Htftotic public has been paid out fof
ssfurs and the silk stockings" OF those
SMtn control.
Solicitors for these charities have
Nst,een paid as high as 70 per cent OF
q tho collections. and most Of these col
Ns1ectors demand and re@eive AL least
SaEt Der cent Of all The money they col
N x1cE
M II has been proved that the Ameri-
6sran defense society, one OF the fore
ssnoat OF these private organizations
Il Ind nation wide in its activities, with
SIsaAodore Roosevelt as honorary pres
Il t6ent, has paid - per cent commits
" afnxa to it's solicitors.
The bill soon will be introduced in
I'm house OF repr essen tatiyes, and Will
~ urxed for immediate adoption III
9a HAxh houzas of congress.