Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-20
100000 IS COAL
SET FOR ARIZONA
IN Relief DRIVE
State Expects to Raise Large
Sum to Aid in Caring for
War Shattered Peoples Suf-
fering in Near East, ,

ESPECIAL CONSEQUENCE ~ MORNING JOURNAL
Phoenix, Jan. 19.--ln the Interest
of Il campaign which has for its oh
ject the raising of $4,000 in thi;
state for the relief of war-shattered
peoples in the near east, r. Z. Dun
lap, state superintendent of the Chris
tian church, left this city today for
the purpose of organizing the work
in the northern tier of counties.
| Mr.. Dunlap is intensely interested
! in the coming drive. His connection
with missionary work has made him
| thoroughly familiar with the terrible
4, conditions during the war and are
now intensified.
In discussing the aim and object of
the movement, Mr. Dunlap said:
February 1917 marks the date
| for the first strictly charity and hui
manitarian drive of national scope in
the United States since tine beginning
of the war, and Arizona is called upon
to raise $150,000 of a $4,000, 900 fund
to save from starvation and to reha-
bilitate the Jewish, Syrian and Ar
menian sufferers in eastern Europe
and western ASIA
Organization Effected.
"A state organization has been eff
fected with headquarters at Phoenix
and David Goldberg as chairman, and
county organizations are being built
up as rapidly as possible The Jew
ish Relief association has for several
years been conducting work among
the Jews of Poland. Lithuania, Cali
ella and neighboring countries and
millions of dollars have been spent by
the Jews of America in assisting 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 en-
tirely care for the needs of their peo-
pie and are for the first time asking
assistance from the American public
t. participate in the raising of SIS,
100000 for this relief work
The relief committee on Syrian
and Armenian relief which has spread
its 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 prevent
the determination of Armenians and
Syrians in Turkey and eastern Asia
and as rapidly as funds could be
raised have sent large quantities of
food and clothing to those countries.
Where they have in the past done
wonderful work, something more than
the mere preventing of the starvation
of 100000 Armenians and Syrians is
necessary at the present time. as it is
desired to give them an an opportun-
ity in rehabilitating themselves so that
they will not be constantly objects of
charity, but rather become self-sup-
porting"
United Drive Planned
The Jewish relief drive was
scheduled for January 1919 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 Sy-
rian relief drive was scheduled for
February $40 and Dean Byron Cum
mings of the University of Arizona
was state chairman.
Rather than have the two drives
close together. the joint committees
deemed it advisable to have united
drive for the Armenian, Syrian and
Jewish relief from February 1917 and
during this period $4,000 must be
raised This will be divided evenly
among the two organizations. The
combined committees have elected Da-
vid Goldberg of Phoenix as state
chairman, and plans are under way
for organization of the state so that
Arizona may do it's part as it has done
in the past war activities for the COM
ing drive"
There Is no patriotic appeal; there
is no appeal to help our soldiers there
is no glamor andeXeitement of war;
but there is a decidedly strong appeal
in that the dollars subscribed for i'll
will save from starvation race of
people who have been prosecuted and
driven about for years. The gruesome
tales that come from the hunger
stricken countries as to the conditions
are almost as bad to relate. The fol-
lowing telegram recently sent by Rob-
ert lansing secretary of state, gives
but brief summary of conditions;
+" For Gods sake. Raise all money
yu can, Conditions indescribable. Po-
land, Lithuania, 100000 people per-
ishing from hunger and cold. Death |
rate 10 per cent. Soup kitchens and
asylums for aged and children closed
for lack of funds. Children cannot at
tend school account extreme weakness |
and lack of clothing. An unexampled !
catastrophe faces Thea Polish Jews. |
America practically sole help. Signed,
Senior and Bogen.
No Help From Congress.
There is pending before congress a
bill to provide $100,000,000 for Euro !
pean relief, but it is impossible to eX-
pend any large portion of this money
for relief work among the Jews, sy-i
rians and Armenians as the peoples
whom it is desired to help are peo-
pie without a nation and it is impos-
sible to make loans for their condition
as can be done with the stricken coun-
tries of western Europe. The Red
Cross has found itself unable to reach
the people of these countries and
what work has been done was accom-
plished through the American COM
mittee on relief in the far east. Now
while the bill for relief in Europe has
passed the house, it is now being buff
feted about by the senate.
THE proposed movement has AM
from President Wilson;
i has received the unqualified en-
1orsement of H. P. Davidson of the
Red Cross The Investigations of Her.
bort Hoover has led other recent ship
nents of. food to the stricken coun-t
.ries and the steamer Mercurious
'ailed from New York January 16
With food. The steamer Pensacola will +
sail January 90. The endorsements
If practically all the prominent men
n public life have been received by
he relief organizations. All govern
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