New-York tribune., 1918-08-26
Roosevelt Gives Nobel
Peace Pri Prize to War Charity
i>eo Cross T. NJ e. A. K of c. and Allied Nations Are to
ohare IN oum Awarded Former President for Activity
IN Endng the Russo Japanese Conflict

OISl Elk BAY. Aug. 25.-Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt to-day made public the
amounts OF money he is to give to war
charities, this money being from the
Nobel peace prize, which was awarded
MN for his action in connection with
the peace of Portsmouth which closed
the Russo-Japanese War. When the
Colonel received the prize he turned il
over TO the government with the idea
OF establishing a peace commission.
Nothing was done with this idea. and
several weeks ago Mr.. Roosevelt asked
congress to return the money to him,
This was done, and then the Colonel
turned it over to war charities.
The Colonel tells what he did in a
letter addressed to Congressman James
A. Gallivan, which says:
I'm accordance with the terms of the
Congressional resolution introduced bv
you IN the House of Representatives
and by Senator Johnson, acting for
Senator Williams, in the Senate. Secre-
tary Redfield, for the commission. re-
turned to me the Nobel Peace Prize
Fund. The securities, when sold. plus
the cash in hand, amounted to s45.-
48283. l have disposed of this sum as
follows:
ITO the American Red Cross, through
the treasurer, John Shelton Williams
$500 (The American Red Cross and
possibly some other war charities or
war activities will receive further sums
CT money from my royalties on certain
scenarios of motion pictures to be
shortly produced by the Mcclure Com
pany. All the royalties I receive from
the pictures in question during the
period of the war will be thus used.)
TO Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. ir.. now
working in the Y. NJ. C. A. in France.
$1,000 As Mrs. Roosevelt is working
IN the Y. NJ. c. A, suppose that some
or most OF the money will be used in
connection Herewith, but the DISPOSAL
Is absolutely at her discretion.
10 the Young Mems Christian Asso-
clatlon National War Work Council.
$4,000
Gives $4,000 to X. of c.
ITO the Knights of Columbus War
Activities Committee, $4,000.
To the Jewish Welfare Board for
war activities, $4,000.
TO the Salvation Army war fund,
$4,000. Have sent this check through
Major Atkins. who has been doing ad.
mirahle work in the battalion of the
10th Infantry, in which my sons, Theo-
dore, jr., and Archibald, have been
serving.
ITO the Young Women's Christian
Association War Work Council. col
ored, through Mrs. Henry P Dawson.
$4,000. | have asked that Hiss Eva
Bolles be consulted in the disbursal
Of this item. Ny wife and were very
much struck with the work of Miss
bolles IN connection with the colored
hostess house at Camp Upton. and I
have requested that the money be used
troops and in work among colored
women and girls in and about the
camps and cantonments.
ITO Miss Emily Tyler Carew, at
Porto Maurice, Italy. for work in CON
nection with the Italian Red Cross.
$1,000. | send this sum merely as a
token Of my admiration OF the high
gallantry and efficiency Of Itay's ac-
ton.
Helps Czecho-S Slovaks
ITO Langdon Warner, acting Ameri-
can NiceConsul at Harbin and Vadi-
vostok for the Czecho- Slovaks, the ex-
traordinary nature Of whose great and
heroic feat is literally unparalleled.
SO far as l know, in ancient or modern
warfare, $1,000. In this case, as in all
the cases that follow, the value of the
money contribution amounts to so lit
tie that it seems hardly worth sending,
but the money was given TO me by the
Nobel Peace Prize Committee for my
action in connection with the peace Of
Portsmouth, which closed the Russo
japanese War, and l wish to use it in