Evening star., 1939-10-13
Red Cross 10 Send
S1,000,000 for Relief
In European War
German, Polish, British
And French Units Ask
Aid From America

Chairman Norman H. Davis an
nounced today that 100000 had
been appropriated by the Ameri-
can Red Cross for immediate re-
lief needs in the European war.
IF the need develops, we will
have to make regular war fund
drive" Mr.. Davis said. "The Red
Cross Is ready to do everything
practicable that the American peo-
pie want it to do"
The approximately 3,700 Red
Cross chapters in the United States
have been notified they may accept
relief contributions, which may be
designated for expenditure in any
particular country.
Since the war started, gifts of
about 100000 have been received,
the largest, $150,OO0, from the Polish
Alliance for the Relief of Poland,
the chairman said. Y
He added that from $30O,0O to
$400,0 900 already has been spent by
the Red Cross in connection with
the war. This has been used for
initial succor of Polish wounded
and refugees, for relief of survivors
Of the torpedoed liner Athena and
for evacuation and repatriation of
Americans abroad.
Four Countries Ask Aid.
After detailing war relief moves
already made, Mr.. Davis said re-
quests for medicines, clothing,
blankets and hospital and other
supplies have come from the Po-
lish, French, British and German
Red Cross.
Medicines and bandages were de-
livered in Poland at the start of
the German invasion, but since
then difficulties of procedure have
developed which an American Red
Cross delegation of three at Geneva
is trying to iron out with the Ger
man and International Red Cross.
Lots of supplies" already are at
sea, Chairman Davis said, others are
awaiting transport in New York
and some supplies were purchased
in Europe.
The Red Cross yesterday Or
de1ed 10000 suits of underwear and
5000 blankets for Poland and
Lithuania, he said.
Outlays thus far include S25, 900
to aid victims of the Athena and
to repatriate stranded Americans;
S25, 1000 to evacuate patients in the
American Hospital in Paris: $25,O00
for the Red Cross of Estonia, Latvia
and Lithuania, and $4,000 for the
Polish Red Gross. In addition, the
American delegation at Geneva has
been authorized to spend $25 900
additional for medicines to be used
in Poland.
Repatriation Aided.
Repatriation work is being done
in cooperation with the State De-
partment, Mr.. Davis said.
The 81 900 900 which the Red Cross
has allocated from its general fund
will be mainly expended for hos
pitals, medical and other supplies.
including blankets and warm cloth
ing. Red Gross chapters, he added,
are already producing surgical dress
ings and refugee garments, which
are being shipped as rapidly as pos
sible.
Mr.. Davis said that although
there were millions of women" de-
sirous of taking active part in relief
abroad, no units were being sent, as
was the custom during the World
War before the entrance of the
United States into hostilities.
The ALLEGATION of the Sl,O0O,OOO
and the decision to accept contribu-
tions was decided on on receipt of
reports from a Red Cross delegation
which went to Europe last week by
Clipper plane and reached Geneva
Tuesday.
The reports specified needs for
more than $1,000 Polish refugees in
Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary and Ru-
mania. The delegation is composed
of Ernest j. Swift, vice chairman of
the American Red Cross; James T..
Nicholson, director of the Junior Red
Cross, and Wayne Chatfeld Taylor,
former member of the Red Cross
Central Committee. The three men
conferred with the International
Red Cross Committee and the
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