The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-01-24
near EAST RELIEF.
TO STAND ALONE.
President Hopes Subscription
VIII Not Be Interrupted.
sN
HOOVER ALSO SENDS CABLE


Wilson In Message to Head Of Relied
Committee States That Appropria
tion Asked Of Congress In No Way
interferes With Work Being Done
For Rehabilitation Of Near East
Ohio Asked to Raise $1,64o, 900
Half to Come FromTWar Chests.
New York.-(Special.) )-Presid snt
Wilson has advised the American
Committee for Armenian and Syrian
Relief from Paris that his program
already presented to congress, foi
$10O, 900, 900 for food supplies for Eu
rope should in no way interfere with
the plans Of the Armenian Relied
Committee to raise $4,000, 900 by
popular subscription the week of Jan
9th for the relief and rehabilitation
Of prosecuted Armenians and Syriaas
In the Near East.
"The appropriation asked Of
congress for handling food relief
Is not intended In any way to
take the place Of the subscription
being asked for relief and re-
habilitation in the Near East"
President Wilson cabIed to
Cleveland n. Dodge, treasurer Of
the Armenian Relief Committee.
~ hope that this subscription
will not In any way be inter-
. rupted. The need is immediate +
and very great.
"(signed) WOODROW WILSON,"
Herbert Hoover, American food ad.
ministrator. also cabled from Europe
urging that the governments $780,.
100000 food relief program should in
no way interfere with the relief work
planned by the Armenian and Syrian
Relief Committee in the Near East.
His cablegram follows:
"The world relief program now
being developed by the United
States and the allies contem-
plates that while the bulk of the
relief work to be done will be
financially the countries affect
cd, through the medium Of loans
or other government assistance,
nevertheless distress and suffer
ing exists in many areas where
payment for relief supplies can
not be made. These charity cases
will still urgently need private
benevolence.
"This Is the situation with re-
gard to the Armenians. There 10
probably no greater suffering to-
day than among the prosecuted
peoples of Asia Minor. who have
no other funds and can not secure
government loans and have no
credit. 1t 10 to aid this distress
ing situation that your Commit
tee for Armenian and Syrian Re-
lief is making its appeal to the
generosity OF the American peo-
Pile. With your financing accom-
pIished, your committee repre-
senting these stricken people can
come under the direction of the
new interalIied world relief or !
ganization and will receive it's
cooperation In the purchasing
and shipment Of supplies.
arrangements are now being
made to assign one complete
flour cargo now en- route for
southern Europe to the order Of
your committee and further sup
plies will shortly be allotted to
you by the irteraIIied committee
az soon as we are assured that
the necessary finances have been
provided.
"(sisned) HERBERT HoovER.v
These messages were cabled by
President Wilson and Mr.. Hoover as
soon as it became evident that the
general public supposed that the gov
efnment's huge food relief program
would supplant the work contem-
plated by the Armenian and Syrian
Relief Committee. Mr.. Hoover's ca
blegram was received through the
Federal Food Administration at
Washington.
President Wilson's emphatic state
ment was made in response to the
following cablegram sent him by
Cleveland H. Dodge, treasurer of the
Armenian and Syrian Relief Com,
nnittee:
"The. campaign for $3o,o00,o0o
for relief and rehabilitation In
the Near East to which you called
upon the people Of America to
subscribe Jan. 9th 10 being Wig
orousIy pushed. Your request to
congress for $1oo,oo0,00o inter
preted by tho public to mean that
our campaign 10 unnecessary. II
you want us TO proceed, definite
n urgent statement from you by
cable absolutely necessary to
success. <Hope you can do this.
"(Signed)