The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-24

war poured gifts into its Golfers and
storehouses in an avalanche of gen.
crosby that staggered the world. And
then, in 1920, on the 3Oth day of
June, long after all hostilitieS had
ceased across the waters, we are in
formed and verify believe, that of
that vast amount of wealth SO gen.
erously bestowed upon the American
Red Cross by mothers and fathers
who could all afford it, it still had on
hand wealth as follows: Cash in bank
in the United States $25, 917 ,549.8
cash in Europe $4,747, 048.41, cash in
Red Cross divisions 81, 613,124.05, Sc
curities owned $I,817,072.83, endow-
ment fund $2,51 3.960.50 estimated
cost of supplies $35, sos 900. reserve
fund Liberty bonds $4,000, 900, max
ing in all the neat sum of l $685.
755.6 SO.
Now we naturally presume that
this sum was given to the Red Cross
by donors who expected it would give
it away to the boys overseas; and
was not given with the expectation
that it would be sold to them at a
profit: and, had 1t been handled as
intended by said donors, no such an
| enormous sum as herein before emu
merated would have been on hand
at the end of the war. Just whose
money is this that Mr.. Payne objects
so strenuouSly to giving to the miners
and their starving children? We
wonder-Oh, perish the thought-if
it can be possible that Mr.. Payne is
afraid to exhaust the funds and
thereby deprive himself of a very
lucrative position.
If our statement is true with refer
ence to the amount on hand at the
close of the World war-and we be.
lieve it is-then to the best of oul
knowledge, information, and belief
the American Red Cross has never
at any time, during any year since
the Armistice was signed, spent fol
charity's sake even the interest OF
this gigantic sum. At 4 per cent pei
annum, the interest would amount tx
IS, OOO, 900. We wonder If children o.
miners and other working men art
not as much entitled to a part OF thu!
huge sum-even though they canno'
! directly attribute their dire necessit.
to an act of God-aS are those wht
are so wicked and sin ridden tina
they can easily see that God had !
in for them when he caused the ca
lamity that befell them.
We wonder, if Mr.. Payne were II
a state of starvation-which he vii
never be as long as his Job holds ou'
but if he was, and had sent out thu
S. O. S., we wonder II he would lik'
it If the one who was to Succor hin
would ask, before delivering tn
goods. whether or not Mr. Payn'
thought God had anything to do witt
his plight. 49,.
we are informed, and we STATE
upon information and belief, tina
when one does ask aid Of the Ret
Cross, that before it is Forthcoming
one is visited by a representative O
that organization and thorough!
examined before any relief is ex'
tended. We do not know the actua
nature of the examination; but WI
presume that the representative goe
over the petitioner carefully; feel
over the little tummy, and, if it feel
like it could hold Csc worth of food
it is furnished. and then the repre-
sentative gets three times that mucl
for the time spent in the investiga'
ton. Great system 1t Is, but hard OF
the patient; and, especially if the!
are real hungry when they begin II
wall.
Yours for less red tape and NOR
real help.
J. N. McCARTER.