The Washington herald., 1918-11-02
HUGE GIFTS GO
FOR WAR HELP
Half Billion Already Raised
Will Be Well Followed,
Says Holland.

will be possible 10 report thst sinds
the United States Joined the Allies m
the European war the Americsa p,e-1
( pie have contributed somewhat l. ~ /.
cess OF ssoo.coocoO for certain forrO
Of war work The aggregate OF this
money Gift is sure 70 be not far from
loan which was hosted IN this country
500. 10000
/ When Henry p. Dawson WAS called
to Washington for the purposs Of
placing him in charge OF the Red
Cross organization Of the United
States he was told that as much ~
100000 would be needed for Red
Cross work. With the intuitive sccu-
racy Of judgment which is character
istic OF him. Mr.. Dawson replied that
ten times Sl0.Oo9.oeo were needed. snd-
that he was confident that the Amer
lean people would gladly give that
amount after adequate organization
had been perfected by means Of which
the appeal 10 the people could -
made.
/ Mr. Davison's Judgment was scc~, !,
rate. His capacity for organizaiso- ;
was demonstrated. for IN a short tins
he completed an organization and uns<
tured plans by means OF which he
could forecast a speedy response ~
the appeal for 500 0oo.ooo -
Every penny Of that 81 900 coo 90 avgssc
wisely expended. None OF the money
went into the pockets OF the profiteers
or those who sought bonuses or com
missions. The expense account was "A
as accurately kept as Was that other
account begun and continued unosr ]
Mr.. Davison's eye, which J. p. Nor
gan Co. kept with scrupUlous care
after that house had been appointed
by Great Britain as her American
agent or representative for the puT-
chase OF the vast amount OF supplies
Great Britain was buying IN the
United States. This account is now
completed. The books are closed. But
after the war when parliamentary iR- !.
vestiEation Of the manner in which
Great Britain expended funds is iuV
progress, these accounts will be LAID
before that committee OF Parliament
and will show 70 the last fraction es-
actly how and why and where eNpen-
ditures through the Morgan house
were made.
Keeping Accurate Accounts.
Mr.. Davidson caused a part OF the
Organization he created 70 open books
and keep accurate sccosnts. which
some time in the future VIII disclose
to the last penny how this first gift
Of SlO0OO0.OO0 was expended.
Some months later Mr.. Dawson in
timated that u would be necessary 10 4
ask the American people for another
gift Of money. as much as SlooOoo0ce
more, in order 10 maintain the Red
Cross work In this country and sins
? Europe. He was on the eve OF ms
departure for Europe, a LftJes -1osH
being pending in the market when
he said that directly after this loan
had been absorbed another appeal
would be made 10 the American peo-
pie for $4,000 O0o, and that there was
no reason for apprehension that that
) call for funds would not be fully met.
II was met. even over-met. For the
, aggregate gifts amounted % a little
over one-haf as much again az the
100000 0D0 called for. All OF these
funds have been wisely disbursed and
accurate accounts OF receipts and dis
bursemeuts been kept There is. there
fore. a total OF a little over SO 600 100
which the American people have sub-
scribed in about twelve months tina
10 Red Cross war work needs. o.
Another Kind OF War work.
] 1AA IL W a. llldQt althf LNhA ouAEI0A
] Of the benefaCtions and moral men
tai and physical advantages which
the Red Cross work had secured. an
other opportunity for war work Of
high importance was offered This
was the work undertaken bv the
Young Mems and Young women's
Christian associations. Il was not 10
, compete with Red Cross work, but 10
supplement that work.
George ". Perkins two or three
years earlier had perfected an cf-sn-
tzation FOR the purpose OF securiI,T
within fourteen working days 1900 Oal
for the New York Young Mems Chris
tian Association endowment This
organization really pointed the way
at least in considerable measure for
the one which was later perfected by
Mr.. Dawson for the FED Cross
service. II was for this reason that
Mr.. PEI kIns was appealed TO TO UNDER
take the leadership OF a campaign
which had for its purpose the rsising
. OF SIS on zoo for Young Mems Chris
tisn Association war work He speed
lily quickened and enlarged the.
earlier organization he had created.
saying only 10 one or two friends that
instead Of SS5O10cO0 he expected TO
secure al least 81. 600 GDO HIS organ-r
ization did within few days obtain
from the American people in the ae-
! EreCate siNty-odd million dollars for
. Young Mems Christian AssociaAon
war work.
Here. then. within a year or a lt-e
tie over the American people esvs
iconsidcrab bly, in excess % SSef. .ooc ool
for Red Cross and Young Mems
T Christian Association war work
Standing by itself this contribution m
. its relative magnitude and in the
speed with which IL was secured snr<
passes the floating Of the four liberty.
, loans. for the money thus secured wsss
an outright gift. whereas the liberty
loans were investments.
Gain Through Unity.
Now these funds are practically e1t,
d hausted There are other war-woFs
activities which stand in need cs-
, funds. and as q whole they represent
all religious denominations. These
have combined and for the first time
. unity OF denominational activity has
} been secured from which may flov
influences that NAV serve herea fter
: to bring all Of the denominations
closer and closer together. There Rrs
seven different organizations and the
amount OF money which these orEsn-
izations, acting in co-operOtion, are
now asking the American people 10
contribute is $50 10000 Mr. Perti.s.
John d. Rockefeller. Dr., ana others
hnya created an crganfxafi0~, .nn