The sun., 1918-11-22
EXTEND WAR WORK
DRIVE TO MONDAY
Committees Redouble Efforts
to Make Up Deficit Of
100000 Here.
PLEDGE BY SUBSCRIBERS
Philadelphia Accused Of
"HOlding OUT to Await
National Figures.

Because New York city still IL short
100000 Of it's $4,000 goal in the
United War Work Campaign the drive
again has been extended until Monday
AFTERNOON In the hope OF collecting the
deficit. There has been s3l,752,e22 col
lected.
In tho event that the deficit IL not
made UP in the extended time a grou
Of subscribers has agreed to underwrite
half or the sum. 1t was announced yes
terday by John d. Rockefeller, Jr., chair
man OF the local campaign committee
at luncheon in The Chamber OF Com
merce. National figures are not avail
able yet, the national headquarters said
yesterday.
Philadelphia, which operates with the
war Chest, has resolved itself into q
hope chest for the national commit
tee. Vague stories are floating around
to the effect that the Quaker City "is
holding out on the campaign" Itsauota
II In said. Is $4,000, 900. which should be
paid from the War Chest. But Phila-
delphin, one story goes. is holding out to
zee what the national deficit will be and
thereby retain a few millions in the
chest.
Whether the story is true ia coniec-
ture. The same authority says. on the
other hand. that the national committee
is holding out on Philadelphia to force
her TO contribute \her quota before an
nouncing the total figures. It's a wait
ing game. 1t seems, and the story is fur
ther borne out by the declaration from
headquarters that Philadelphia has not
reported and that the national figures
cannot be made public until she has
No further returns have been received
from 81. Louis. Minneapolis and Chi
cago.
China Gives 100000.
George W. Perkins OF the national
campaign announced during the lunch
con yesterday that China has already
given 100000 and Russia has con-
tributed $1,000. Cuba donated 3250.-
600. Japan $4,000 and Mexico $685.
900.
II the national campaign does not pro-
duce more than s170.5o0. 900 the Amer
lean Navy. the French, italian and Rus
sian armies will be deprived OF the work
contemplated for them by the united
war workers, DR.. John r. Mott. national
director Of the campaign. said. for those
fighting forces had not been provided for
in the budget comprising the quota. 1t
was the intention of caring for them
with the so per cent. over subscription
that didn't materialize.
The local headquarters issued a state
nent covering New York city. declaring
its intention to make up the quota. It
said:
New York is not going to rest under
the distinction OF falling short of its
quota. This Is certain. The teams and
divisions have declared that they will
get the funds to make up the deficit.
Chicago, Philadelphia. st. Louis and
Minneapolis have had to have extern
sions because of influenza or other rea-
sons. and are therefore not yet over the
top. New York may have excuses that
seem sufficient at home. but that will not
provide funds or appeal to the parts Of
the country which have gone beyond
their quotas. We must sustain our rep
utation for giving"
Captains OF various teams said that
they believed they could go over their
ground once more and garner in hun
dreds OF thousands OF dollars once the
people realized the shame OF not SUBJ
scribing to the city's full quota.
Noble Response Needed.
The street collectors too said they
believed the people would respond nobly
when they knew OF the big deficit of the
city.
Preceding the reports that showed the
deficit two records were presented to
Mr. Rockefeller. one bearing the mes
sage OF Gen. Pershing to the American
people, in which he urged full support
Of the campaign, and the other was Mr..
Rockefeller's own speech on the same
subject. which was reproduced in some
eight hundred churches last Sunday
The records were of bronze plated with
gold.
Menu cards inscribed with signatures
Of notables in the French, English. Bel
gian. Russian and Japanese Commits
sions. which were to have been auc-
toned for the benefit OF tho FUND, were