The New York herald., 1920-12-30
AQdinal Gibbons, Three
Senator'S and Many No
tables Are Members.
.gae,r
STARTS WITH $500, 900
Food, Clothing, Building
Material and Medicines
Will Be Sent.
TO, GET RELIEF STATIONS
Judge O'Brien Heads Com
mittee of Is of National
Committee of 36.
TO GET RELIEF STATIONS

A nationwide campaign to obtain
funds for the immediate relief of the
women and children of Ireland along
lines similar to those followed by Her.
bert Hoover in Belgium has been
undertaken by "The American Com
mittee for Relief in Ireland" organ
lied in this city yesterday at meet
ing of representative citizens of Irish
ancestry. The new organization is
strictly non-political and non-sectar-
ian. i In its ranks are representatives
of the Catholic church. headed by Car
dnal Gibbons. three members of the
United States Senate, prominent mem
bersc of the bar. bankers, editors and
manufacturers. Presidents of both
national Irish societies in this country
also are included.
The tentative organization consists OF
a national council of thirty-six men from
all parts of the country with specific
powers vested in a temporary executive
committee of fifteen, Of which former
Judge Morgan j. O'Brien is chairman,
Judge Richard Campbell is secretary,
and ]. ]. Pulleyn. Is treasurer. The
committee includes also James Cardinal
Gibbons OF Baltimore Nicholas +.
Brady. Martin J. Gillen. Lawrence God
kim aThonas J. AIaloney. John D.. Ryan.
Thomas i. Ryan. and John Quinn, Of
New York city; Senator Davld-I. Walsh.
of Massachusetts Senator Thomas j.
Walsh, of Montana; Senator James D.
Phelan, Of California, and Edward L.
Doheny, of Los Angeles. president of the
American Association for the RecoSni-
tion of the Irish Republic.
tOther prominent members Of the ma
tlonal council are George NJ. Cohan, Ed
ward. Hines and Edward y. Hurley, for
mer Chairman of the United States Ship
ping Board of Chicago James J. Phe-
lam Of Boston; Richard Tobin Of San
francisco: the Right Rev. Michael J.
Gallagher. Bishop of Detroit. and nation
al president Of the Friends of Irish Free-
dom; George c. Dempsey. of Boston !. J.
X. Mullen and John r. McGauren, of
Denver
Headqunrters to he Here.
Preliminary fund of 100000 has been
underwritten to complete the work of
Organization and start relief. Head
quarters will be established In New
York as soon as possible, distributing
agencies will be arranged in Ireland
after necessary overtures- have been
made with the British Government. and
ut the earliest possible date, food, cloth
ing. building materials and medical
supplies Will he rushed to the Emerald
Isle.
This is strictly non-poltical organ
sZation" said Senator Walsh OF Bos-
ION, in describing the committee last
r4gtt- "We are concerned solely with
relieving distress in Ireland, and we are
rot quibbling over atrocities. or charg-
ing that any one side is responsible for
conditions in that country
This movement was started by n
group of Americans of irish ancestry
who believed that II relief we're OBJ
tanned for ireland the men Of Irish
Hood and sympathy should first organ
aae and present their appeal to others
on strictly humanitarian lines regard
lass of religious and political considera-
1iuns and political affiliations"
Individual members of the American
sranch of the Society Of Friends have
promised cooperation with the new COM
,nittee and already have volunteered for
1GlCI MOFk III lItAdUu. -AINOlUpdug lllE
the announcement of the formation OF
the American committee was an appeal
made over the names of members of the
executive committee in part as follows
ITO the American People--In Ireland
to-day thousands of women and children
have been driven to the pitiful refuge OF
the fields and open country. Balbriggan
Grannard, Tralee. Templemore, Trim
n'obercurry, Lisburn, Thurles and numer-
l,,t-
burned and are in ruins. In Cork alone
ncres of business buildings and homes
have been wiped out by fire. A grim
winter has overtaken the homeless.
lover forty creameries. the coopera-
tive plants Of great and small communi-
ties built by the Irish farmers. have
been razed to the ground and the eco
Ilomic units they served have been para
lived.
Fires Make Many Idle.
THOUSANDS OF workers have been
thrown out of employment by the burn
fng Of factories and creameries and in
consequence Of the generally disturbed
conditions IN Belfast alone thirty
thousand shipyard workers and their
families are on the verge OF starva-
fion. The transportation system has
Broken down. so that 1t Is difficult 70
distribute even such supplies as are
available in ireland.
ITO meet this appalling situation and
TO cope with Il before It reaches a point
where Il may menace the very existence
Of the irish people. the American Com.
Jhittce for Relief in Ireland has been
formed This committee is a non-po-
lltical and non-sectarian body, solely
Humanitarian In aim. which seeks the
cooperation Of all those In whom human
suffering evokes sympathy. This Amer
1tan committee purposes to supply relief
70 the women and children In Ireland
without regard TO political or religious
distinctions, through trained relief work
efs. distributing foodstuffs. clothing
building materials and medical stores
II Is requested that all checks and
1boney b sent TO Judge Richard Camp
hell, "a wall street secretary OF the ex
eeutive committee. or to the treasurer
J. !. pulleyn. president of the Emigrant'
Industrial Savings Bank, 81 Chamber.
street
In accordance with resolution passed
liy tho Board OF Aldermen, Mayor Hylar
tili confer the freedom of the city upoi
Mrs. Muriel MacSwiney at 2:30 to-mor
tow afternoon at City Hall. Mrs. Nor
ean~T OBrien will head a committee o.
women TO escort Mrs. MacSwiney from
ghe 81. Regis Hotel TO City Hall