The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1921-11-23
Food Drafts for Soviet
Russia
JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMIT
TEE OPENS NEW DEPARTMENT

distribution committee opened its De
pnrtment for the sending of Food Re
nittanceS to Russia rhru the American
Relief administration Under the ar
rangement made with the latter, the
Joint Distribution committee is given
power to receive food remittances for
Soviet Russia not only from individ-
uals, but also from I.andsmanschaftcn
which will he afforded special facili-
ties. The letter from the Hoover Adj
ninistration which confirm the agree
Inent states in fact:
THE American Relief Administra-
ton will he glad 10 cooperate with
the Jewish Joint Distribution commit
tee in the matter of handling Food
Kcmittances in bulk from Iandsman-
schaften or any other groups in this
country, to specified towns and locali-
ties in Russia including the Ukraine
and White Russia. The Joint distri-
button committee may announce to the
various Landsmanschaften that the
American Relief Administration will
guarantee the delivery and distribu-
lion of such supplies in the specified
towns and localities among the Jews
in accordance with the terms govern
ing Food Remittances to Russia
At the same time as the agreement
with the New York office of the \.
IL. a. was completed. the Joint Dis
tribution committee received the fol-
lowing cable from London from Mr..
james Rosenberg. the President of It's
European Executive Council:
'"The American Relief Administra-
tiOn has received word that Mr.. HoOv
cr approves the plan of J. ID. G. co.
operation in food delivery to Russia.
This means that thru the Food Draft
plan arrangements can be perfected
for delivery of large quantities OF
foodstufs in Ukraine and White Rvs
sin. For the first time, therefore, in
sirumentalities exist thru which suf-
fcEing people in those areas can act
ually be reached. We believe This OF
great Importance. and if American
.lcwry is prepared generously to aid
its suffering brethren in those areas
the opportunity for such service and
humanitarian aid Is now presented as
It result of the splendid cooperation
Of the Hoover organization and its
European Chief, Walter Lyman Brown.
1t is to be hoped that American Jews
will he informed of the above
Upon receipt of this cable the exc
cutive committee of the j. ID. &. sent
the following cable to Mr.. Walter
Lyman Brown, European Chief of
the American Relief Administrn-
tion, who. as it will be re-
called, signed OH its behalf the Rign
agreement on Russian famine relief:
1.-THE Executive committee gratefully
received yours and Rosenberg's com
munications advising the completion
of most satisfactory arrangements to
deliver individual and bulk food re-
mittances. The committee formally
desires 70 express thanks for your
valuable cooperation which. we are as
sured. will bring incalculable relief to
tie suffering multitude
For the convenience of the Jewish
public, the Joint Distribution commit
tee will have application forms print
ed both in English and in iiddish.
Moreover the applicants will obtain
all che necessary information in iid-
dish. The food that will be deliver
cd against remittances sent thru the
Joint Distribution committee will con-
tain exclusively Kosher articles.
In addition to its warehouses in
Pctrograd. Moscow and several cides
in the .volga and Ural regions, the
American Relief Administration has
now established warehouses in Kiev
and in Odessa. so that the Jews of the
Ukraine can now benefit by the food
remittances. 1t is further planned tc
open a number of warehouses in White
Russia The delivery of food will
thus become possible 70 practically
all important centers of Jewish pop
ulation. While the warehouses will ut
first be confined to few large Cities
from which the food deliveries VIII
have to he effected to the smaller To-
colities. warehouses will gradually he
established i'm the latter as well, wheii'
ever. this is warranted by the amount
OF remittances sent by their respec
tive Landsmanschaften
The Food Remittance Department
Of the Joint Distribution committee
will he located at its Office, 1873
broadway 1t will function under ui-
rect supervision of DIR. Frank f.
Rosenblatt, Executive Director OF
Joint Distribution committee and Will