Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-18
An AMERICAN RUSSIAN REFUGEE

, reminds US that no Russian has come
to this country to tell what Russia
has done in the allied cause. and that
! no Russian, except herself, has come
to beg.
Because the Russians are proud. tho
American Central Committee for Rus
sion Relief. as the Princess commit
tee is called. tries TO find them work
when possible, rather than send money
and necessities TO help support them.
In some European cities there are
shops and factories where mono but
russian refugees are employed. In
Faris. some OF the dressmakers' assist
ants. and the salesRirls and models
In the big embellishments arc refugees
STARTING REFUGEES IN
BUSINESS.
How tho committee puts refugees to
work II shown IN the story of group
in Berlin. Germany IS no. .ympathc-
tic to the Russian who is anti-Bolshe-
I viz. and many refugees there have had
difficulty finding employment One
| woman in Berlin wrote to tho commit
tee asking for 81 600 to start work
shop for some Russians there. The
/ money WAS sent. In three months a
case of toys, carved boxes. and en-
| broidered articles was sent TO the
York and Chicago department stores.
| and another 3l,ooN was mailed to the
shop. Then word came back not to
send any NOR. money. as the shop
had sold goods amounting 10 900, 900
marks and WAS self-supporting.
| Comparatively little OF tho commit
tees work has been done among reru-
gees in this country Immigrant. ar,
not admitted IL they are destituta and
! or those who have come from Russia
pfac,,calIy M nave been able to shift
| Tor themselves. y number have an
piled TO tho committee for help in
/ finding employment. And several hun
/ dred dollars has been spent by tn.
| committee In dental ard medical v.or <
for refugees. But only A. application,
Tor financial relief in this country
have been received and tho amour.
loaned or given comes TO only 5000
The amounts that tho committee has
been collecting and sending to dcsti-
tute Russian, seems small to some OF
uT. accustomed as we arc to thinking
OF relief in millions OF dollars Fifty
thousand dollars. TO Constantlnoplc. is
the largest sum sent BY tho committee
TO ono place during tho two years OF
its work. Poland has received the next
largest $4,000. Besides $50 cases OF
clothes. tools, and food. tho entire
amount OF cash distributed hv tho
| committee has been around 500 OOg
Yet relief workers find that an Amer
ican dollar can be stretched srrpris-
ingiy in countries whore tho currencv
has deprecated in value.
] Princess Cantacuzcue explains .h,.
her work !, urgent because no othor
organization is especially concerned
with tho scattered and needy Rus
slams. There is no duplication OF work
in this field. Tho recent congress
sional appropriation OF $50. 900. 900 for
Russian relief was limited TO Russian
territory. Since tho bin expressly
authorizes the money to be used Tor
those in Russia, mona Of Il can bc
spent to aid Russians who have lcf,
the country.
y ono fact which this committee
4 points out is Of interest to Americans
who have been besleged SO often by ro-
lief organizations. That Is overy cen,
I OF the money that is being donated
goes TO some Russian family, There
is no deduction for upkoep OF head
quarters. as this overhead Is maid nv
members NJ tho board OF directors Of
4 tho committee.
Tho new headquarters Of tho rom,
mittce is in an old building across tbs
street from the War Department. Con
eral Grant had his Headquarters hero
during the civil War. and the bev
window where Princess Cantar,izero
now works every dsy was Grants +,
vorito corner when he was the Soc.
retRry OF War.