Arizona republican., 1919-01-21
THIS COUNTY'S
 RELIEF QUOTA
 SET AT S30,OOO
City Chairman W. c. Button Outlines Drive - Tells Urgent Need of Eastern Peoples-Former Work

Wallace c. Button, whose untiring energies in behalf of liberty loan and other patriotic drives has made him recognized leader and organizer in welfare movements, has been selected as city chairman of the United Drive For Relief in the Near East, February l0-17. 'Maricopa county must raise S30,000 if it is to do it's share in the $15o,OOO quota for Arizona said MT. Button in discussing the coming cam paign.
 This is comparatively small amount and especially so when we realize the vital need for relief among the persecuted Syrians, Armenians and Jews in whose behalf this drive has been planned"
 Further outlining the work of the campaign MT. Button said:
 February 10-17 marks the date for 1 the first strictly charity and humani- | tarian drive of national scope in the 1 United States since the beginning of l the war, and Arizona is called upon to raise $150O00 of $i5.00O,O0O fund to 1 save from starvation, and to rehabili ] tate the Jewish, Syrian and Armenian i sufferers in Eastern Europe and west ern Asia"
 "A state organization has been eff fected with headquarters at Phoenix ! and David Goldberg as state chair man, and county organizations are being built up as rapidly as possible. i The Jewish Relief association has for | several years been conducting relief work among the Jews of Poland, Lithu- ania, Galicia and neighboring coun- tries and millions of dollars have been | spent by the Jews of America, assist ! ing their people who have been driven from pillar to post in those countries, but the suffering brought about by the war has made the proposition so large that the Jews have been unable to entirely care for the needs of their people and are for the first time ask ink assistance from the American pub lie to participate in the raising of S15,- 00O,0O0 for this relief wor.
 Great Work Already Done
 The American committee on Syrian and Armenian relief which has spread it's activities so that it has received the adopted title of American commit tee for relief in the Near East, has been doing humanitarian work to pre- vent the eXtermination of Armenian and Syrians in Turkey ad eastern Asia, and as rapidly as funds could be raised have sent large quantities of food and clothing to those coun- tries. Where they have in the past done wonderful work, something more than the mere preventing of the star vation of 100000 Armenians and Sy- rians is necessary at the present time as it is desired to give them an op- portunity to rehabilitate themselves SC that they will not be constantly ob- jects of charity, but rather become self-supporting."
 "The Jewish relief drive was scheduled for January 12-19, with A Steinfeld of Tucson as state chairman and many Of the states which adhered to regular date have already gone over the top. The Armenian and Syrian relief drive was scheduled for Febru- ary SIG, and Dean Byron Cummings of the UniVersit yof Arizona was state chairman. Rather than have two drives close together, the joint com mittees deemed it advisable to have { united drive for the Armenian. Syrian and Jewish relief from February 10-1' and during this period S150,000 mus be raised. This will be divided evenl! among the two organizations. Tn,
 
 vid Goldberg of Phoenix as state chair man, and plans are under way for or ganization of the state so that Ari zona may do it's part as it has don, in the past war activities for the com ing drive"
 Appeal to Save Thousands
 There is no patriotic appeal; ther is no appeal to help our soldiers; ther is no glamor and excitement of wal but there is q decidedly strong appea in that the dollars subscribed for i will save from starvation race Q people who have been persecuted an driven about for years. The gruesom tales that come from the hunger stricken countries as to the condition are almost as bad to relate The fol lowing telegram recently sent b Robert Lansing, secretary of statt gives but a brief summary of the con ditions:
 "'For Gods sake, Raise all none Poland, Lithuania, one million peopl perishing from hunger and colC Death rate ten per cent. Soup kitch ems and asylums for aged and childre closed for lack of funds. Childre cannot attend school account eXtrem weakness and lack of clothing. An un exampled catastrophe faces the Polls Jews. America practically sole hell Signed: Senior and Bogen.'