Evening star., 1922-10-09
PRESIDENT 0. KS
NEAR EAST FUND

Creation of Near East emergency
fund with an appeal for nation wide
contribution to relieve distress among
the thousands of refugees in the Near
East through the joint ministration
of the American Red Cross and the
Near East Relief has been authorized
by President Harding. A special
committee to raise the fund. headed
by former Postmaster General Hays,
was announced by the President yes
! terday following conference be-
tween Mr.. Hays and officials of the
two organizations at the Ebbit House
Saturday. at which it was agreed they
would cooperate in the relief work.
Ofhcials of various other organiza-
! tons interested in relief activities in
; the Near East are included in the
committee.
President's Statement.
The President in his statement said
"a recognized and most appealing
emergency exists in the Near East"
that the two organizations. as the
logical instrumentalities through
which this relief may be extended"
should take care of the situation.
,bera in % order der.,s, to meet the situation
known as Near East emergency
fund This special fund is to be
raised by a nationwide appeal,
which appeal is indorsed and viii be
Cross, the Near East Relief, the
Young Mems Christian Association.
Young Women's Christian Associa-
tion, the Federal Council of Churches,
the Knights of Columbus, the Amer
ish joint distribution committee and
other organizations having interests
in the near east.
Money may be sent to Eliot
Wadsworth. treasurer of the Amer
lean Red Cross, Washington, D. C.;
Cleveland H. Dodge, treasurer Of
Near East Relief. 151 9Th avenue. New
York. or the Literary Digest. 354 4th
avenue, New York. A special en-
ads d1r,a and APPEAL ba for for, funds ns will be
american Red Cross in November.
Checks in each instance shall be
made payable to the Near East
emergency fund.
Special Committee Named.
"a special committee has been
named to assist in the emergency
Joint appeal. consisting of the heads
of the organizations above mentioned.
This special committee consists of
Mr.. Will H. Hays. chairman; Judge
John Barton Payne of the American
Red Cross. DR.. James l. Barton of
the Near East Relief. Mr.: R. J. Cud
dihy Of the Literary Digest: Mr.:
James A. Flaherty of the Knights of
Columbus, DR.. John r. Mott of the
Young Mems Christian Association.
Mrs. John French of the Young Wom-
ems Christian Association. DR.. Rob-
of Churches. Mr.. Felix Warburg of
the Jewish joint distribution COM
mittee and Mr.. Herbert Hoover of the
American Relief administration.
f@f IL al
will be followed at once by most
prompt ministration which the Amer
lean Red Cross and Near East Relief
can bestow in co-ordinated efforts.
proceeding on the assumption that
the heart of the American people will
respond generously in enabling these
agencies Of relief to meet the crying
emergency
Indicating his personal interest in
the relief work, Mr.. Harding person
ally handed copies of the statement
to the newspaper correspondents to
whom he paid a visit in the press
room of the executive offices OF the
White House.
the Near East Relief to cooperate In
relief measures resulted from extend
ed conferences held Saturday at the
White House between officials of
those organizations and Mr.. Hays.
who previously had been invited by
the President to head the committee
to obtain public contributions for the
work. The conferences ended Satur-
day night and recommendations were
made to the executive.
Announcement that additional meas
ures for relief in the near east al
ready had been taken was made last
night by Charles v. Vickery of New
York, general secretary of the Near
East Relief. Three purchases Of
cargoes afioat have been made and a
fourth ship, the Sargus, is now load
ing at Philadelphia for Constanti-
nople. One Of the cargoes bought at
sea was that Of the steamship Clon-
tart, which has unloaded flour, con-
densed milk, other foodstuffs and
clothing at Constantinople. The other
two cargoes are now nearing Con-
stantinople