The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-12
RED CROSS WORKERS COMPILE REPORTSON ALLEGED DISTRESS
Reports in Detail Show True Conditions Existing Among Unemployed - Distress
 Less Than Claimed

Within 24 hours the people of Bir- mingham and Alabama will know the true condition regarding alleged dis tress and want among the unemployed in the mineral district and in the city of Birmingham.
 Informa ton to this effect was made public last night by Col. T. Q. Smith, chairman of the central committee representing every civic and com mercial organization of the city. Thv. report setting forth accurate and de tailed Information on conditions, com piled in Jefferson county by 15 trained workers, was completed yesterday and is now in the hands of Colonel Smith.
 This report, which contains 40
 typewritten pages on Jefferson
 county alonH, together with cer-
 tam supplementary reports. will
 be tabulated as quickly as possible
 today and the result will be made
 public without delay. Additional
 reports setting forth conditions in
 the other counties in the mineral
 district are also ready and will be
 added to this report.
 PLAN OF RELIEF WORK
 
 plan for enlisting the aid of every or ganization in the city and county to- ward securing whatever funds are necessary to care for those in need and plans have also been perfected for co-ordinating the relief work There will be no waste or duplication ac- cording to present plans, and ample relief will go to all in actual need but it will be so distributed that it will not encourage idleness nor create situation demanding continued charity.
 The accuracy and thoroughness
 of the report are expected to end
 the various conflicting reports re-
 garding conditions in this district.
 The work of gathering informa-
 tion in Jefferson county was done
 by 15 highly trained and unprei-
 udiced workers who were loaned
 10 the central committee by the
 Red Cross.
 FIRST-HAND DATA
 Boyce c. Edens of Atlanta. head of the Georgia board of public welfare. Was in charge. and he was assisted by a group of workers from that state. The information compiled by the work CTS in the mineral district was gained from first-hand data furnished by the men who had been on strike at the mines. The workers report that they mad no difficulty in securing full de- tails and that it was reliable and cor rect in every detail. They state that their report on each camp has the in dorsement of the leading miners at every camp.
 While the report will not be made public until it is tabulated it is known that it shows the exact condition of all families not only in the mining camps but in the city of Birmingham It shows how many are able to care for themselves indefinitely; how many need help at once; how many can run for one week, two weeks, one month how many children are now affected, and how many will soon need aid.
 PROVISIONS ON HAND
 The report shows in detail the stores of provisions on hand with the differ ent families, number of cows hogs, chickens, condition of gardens and all information of importance.
 As soon as the results of the reports are compiled, steps will be taken by Smith and the executive com mittee representing every civic organ ization in Birmingham to provide the relief. The work of distribu- tion will be carefully arranged, and meeting of every relief organization of the city has been called for Saturday. The Red Cross. it is reported, will have general supervision of distribution. and it's corps of trained workers will co- operate with the other organizations.
 While the number of families inl need now or soon to be in need has not been made public it is known that the total is far less than has been claimed It is stated that no one has starved, and there will be no starvation before the committee is able to cope with the situation.