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Show PRESIDENT PRAISES RELIEF- FUND " MOVE Says : Russian Revolution Opened Door of Freedom Free-dom to the Jews. WASHINGTON, March 20. President Presi-dent Wilson sent a telegram today indorsing in-dorsing the raising 0f a $10,000,000 fund for the relief of Jewish war sufferers, suf-ferers, in -which he said "the Russian revolution has opened the door of free dom to an oppressed people" and urged that they be encouraged. ; The- president 's telegram, sent to Julius Rosenwald of Chicago, follows: Your contribution of $1,000,000 to the $10,000,000 fund for the relief re-lief of Jewish war sufferers serves w democracy as well as humanity. The Russian revolution has opened the door of freedom to an op- pressed people, but unless they are - given life and strength and courage The opportunity of centuries will avail them little. Jt is to America that these ' starving millions look for aid and out of our prosperity, fruit or free institutions, should spring - a vast and ennobling generosity. Your - gift lays an obligation, even while 'it furnishes inspiration.. |