Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-08-20

who could do nothing but lie down
and die.
zone of the greatest needs just at
present is to facilitate the sending of
individual remittances. There are
hundreds of thousands of Jews
in America who have come to this
country recently from Europe and
who have left relatives behind them.
They are eager to hep support their
people abroad But during the war
they were cut off from communica-
ton with them and now, after five
years of struggle, many of the reia-
tives have been scattered far from
their old homes. The Jewish relief
agencies must get the Jew on this side
in touch with his relatives in Europe.
That is in itself huge task, but an es-
sential one. The mere thought that
private banking in serving as the for
warding agent for such remittances
might make profit from the terrible
suffering of the foreign Jews seems
horrible to those who realize the eX-
tent of that suffering.
Railroads Destroyed.
Another great problem which must
be met is the question of the actual
distribution of the food. In Lithuani1
and the Ukraine for instance, the
Bolshevists have destroyed the rail-
roads to such an extent that this
means of transportation is non-eXis-
tant. The supplies have to be car
RED out to the small towns and vii
lagos in motor trucks and small ma
chimes. A load here and a load there
is the only possible method
"A fact that many people in this
country do not appreciate is the desir-
ability of having Jewish workers
handle the cases of Jewish restitution
abroad, and in Poland especially The
Jew has been so long prosecuted in
many countries that uniform, Or
even strange face, fills him with
misgiving. This natural suspicion can
best be allayed by some one who can
speak his language. and explain the
situation to him. This matter of Ian
guage plays an important part in re-
lief work, and then too there is the
natural understanding that exists be-
tween people Of the same race.
Supplies from America
'Tcrom now on America will he the
logical place from which to send re-
lief supplies. During the war and
even after the armistice for a long
time there were no ships to be had,
It was possible to get supplies from
Paris and much Of our clothing came
from the liquidation board Of the
army or the American relief admin
| istration. But now the shipping
situation is clearing up and supplies
from this country can easily be taken
abroad. In spite of the high cost Of
everything in America, supplies cost
more abroad than they do here. Amer
| lea must now be the source of relief
shipments.
"This does not mean that other re-
lief organizations have not done Won
! derful work among the Jews, or that
our own organizations could have ac-
complished what they have done
without the splendid cooperation OF
the army, and especially of the Amer
| lean relief administration, under the
direction of Mr.. Herbert Hoover.
'In view of all this situation, the
coming campaign of the American
Jewish relief committee is move
| ment that is worthy of every dollar
worth of support that America can
give to it. 1t is doing a, great WORK
that must not falter at this critical
stage through lack of funds.
earnestly hope for an enthusiastic re-
spouse to its appeal"