New-York tribune., 1918-11-11
Writes That
Work of Big Seven
Will Be Needed Dur
ing Long Period of
Demobilization When
American Soldiers
Return
Every Large Corpora
ton in City to Give
Sum Equal to Quar-
ter of One Per Cent Of
Capital Stock to Fund
for Fighting Men


ing Of peace three great world events
are expected 20 put over" with a
rush the gigante United War Work
Campaign, wnicn gets under way
throughout the United States to-day.
From coast to coast every city, town
and village will see hundreds and thou
sands OF men, women and children,
cheered to redouble their efforts by
the news from Europe, take up the
task Of obtaining for the welfare of
our victorious warriors the vast fund
called for by President Wilson.
Although $17o, 900 has been set
originally as the goal for the seven
large organizations participating in
the drive, It is now stated that $780,
100000 would be nearer the sum needed
to carry out their vital undertakings.
Work Needed, Wilson Writes
AS each day brings closer the period
of demoilization the Importance Of
the big Seven" grows instead Of less
ems. President Wilson took cogni-
zance of this fact when he wrote to
DIR. John r. Mott, director general OF
the campaign:
'No matter how distant the day Of
peace may prove to be it will be fol-
lowed by long period of demobiliza-
tion, during which the opportunity and
need for the constructive work Of these
organizations will be quite as great as
in war time, and | am glad to note
that your plans contemplate serving
the soldiers and sailors in this criti-
cally important period"
New York City's army Of canvassers
gets away to flying start under the
generalship Of John ID. Rockefeller, jr.,
chairman of the executive committee.
Subscriptions OF $s,ooG,o0o have al
ready been pledged before the first
gun is fired, and an announcement
made yesterday by the industries di-
vision OF the New York campaign will
serve to boost this figure materially.
Corporations to Rally
Every large corporation in the city,
it is stated, has agreed to give to the
fund an amount equal 70 one-quarter of
per cent of its outstanding capital
stock as voluntary minimum contribu-
ton. This sum, which will mount into
the millions, is to be paid in four equal
instalments on December I and on the
first Of each OF the three following
months.
In addition, each firm doing business
in greater New York is called upon to
impose on itself during the week of the
campaign q tax OF not less than 21s per
cent Of it's net profits, paying it in the
same way as the corporations dona-
tions.
Every employc of the corporations
and firms included in the agreement are
10 give individual contributions, the
lower salaried ones minimum Of one
days pay. the higher salaried and firm
members larger gifts. In making pub
lie its plan, which includes representa-
tives of 105 trades and businesses, the
division managers said
'The purpose is to muster every
American who can afford to give into
the ranks OF the contributors to the
fund for the soldiers and sailors. A
wide distribution will place the burden,
if such it be, so that 1t will rest lightly
on the shoulders of the many, instead
Of heavily on those of the few"
First Luncheon This Noon
The largest subscriptions locally are
expected TO come in through the Rain
bow Division OF 800 prominent men
and women, divided into thirty teams.
who will tackle all the big iinancers
bankers. corporation heads and phil
anthropists. Each one of the can
vassers has been given carefully Sc
ected list of names, with the tentative
amount each person should give How
we'll they succeed in obtaining this
quota will be discovered when the team
members get together at luncheon this
afternoon at the Chamber OF Com
merce.
number OF events yesterday herald
I'd the opening of the campaign, in
Guiding d housewarming for a Jewish
Welfare Board canteen in Seward Park,
monster concert given by K. F. Albee
at the Efppodrome and a meeting un-
der Salvation Army auspices at Car
negie Hall.
"The world is moving fast" said
Jacob H. SchiF, speaking to several
thousand persons at the opening of the
evident, and that is that in seventeen
months of effort America has done a
great work in this war.
Aid Needed More Than Ever
"Now that the war is ending happily
FOR everybody, the war work organiza-
tions will for many months need our
support more than ever Our soldiers
and sailors will demand more atten-
ion when the grim business Of battle
il over and the guns have ceased
These agencies viii have 10 send over
more men and women than ever before
II will take over year TO bring the
army home, and when the boys come
back We want them to feel that we did
what we could for them.
"Theer il no noblcr work than that
II the war welfare organizations. Let
ar say 70 the men and women engaged
IL, tnis Vork, botn hese and abroad,