The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1919-01-15
THE ARmENlAss AND sYRlANs.

The appropriation Of 500, OOO. 900
asked sof Congress by President Viii
son to help feed the destitute .peo-
pies of Europe lis not intended in
any way to take the place Of the
fund Of $50, O0O, 900 which the people
of the United States will be asked
to subscribe during the week of
January 1919, for relief and hehab-
ilitation work in the Near East. /.
This fact was made clear in a
cablegram from President Wilson,
Paris, to Cleveland H. Dodge, of New
York, treasurer of the. American
Committee for Armenian and Syrian
Relief work, copy of which was
forwarded to Governor Burnquist,
chairman of the Minnesota branch of
the committee, this week.
President Wilson's 4 statement
which was cabled to an appeal from
Mr.. Dodge, explaining that some
misunderstanding had arisen in the
minds of the people as to the pur-
pose of these two relief funds, con-
tanned the following assurance:
''The appropriation asked Of Con-
gress for handling food relief"
President Wilson explained, "is not
intended in any way to take the
place of the subscription being ask
ed for relief and rehabilitation in
the Near East. / hope that this SUBJ
scription will not in any way be in
terrupted or reduced. The need is
immediate and very great"
The fund of $3O,00O,DOO which it is
hoped the people of the United
C%o% b. LII
the sufferings of 100000 starving
peoples Of the Near East, is to be
spent in supplying these peoples
with food, clothing, fuel, medical as
sistance and means of self support
within the next six months. It is ex-
pected, if sufficient funds are made
available at once, that all except
100000 little children can be made
self-supporting within the year.
The fact that there are no estab-
lished governments in these lands to
whom the government of the United
States could make loans of money
for the relief of the destitute war
sufferers and the rehabilitation of
their homes and businesses, makes it
imperative that the people of the
United States should, by voluntary
subscrip tion supply the money
which is necessary to save the lives
of these starving peoples.
Every dollar subscribed goes to
the relief work, as the expenses of
the campaign are being met private
lv and all administrative work in
Asia is under the direction of Amer
lean consuls, missionaries and other
responsible agents who give them
selves to relief distribution without
expense for salaries or compensation
from relief funds.
All the work of the committee is
conducted in consultation with our
own State department and all remit
tances to the field being sent under
license from the War Trade board.
The Red Cross is not organized for
relief work in these devastated Sec
tions-
The state committee in charge of
the campaign for $175,O00, Mime
sota's quota in the relief fund, COM
prises Governor Burnquist, chair
man; Joseph Chapman, Minneapolis,
treasurer; Richard r. Price, Mime
apolis, vice-chairman; N. Martinson,
Minneapolis, E. B. johnson, secre-
tary; John r. Allen Minneapolis,
President Marion L. Burton of the
University of Minnesota; B. O. Chap
man, St. Paul; Miss Gratia Country
man, Minneapolis; the Rev. Anton M.
Hanson, Owatonna; L. M. King, Min
neapolis;t E. B. Kirk, St. Paul; Cyrus
Northrup, Minneapolis; S. L. Prem
tiss, Winona; Miss Maria L. Sanford,
Minneapolis; w. L. Smithies, Duluth,
and DR.. George E. White, president
of Anatolia college, Marsovan, Tnr-
key.
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