Show For Utah Relief 1 1 of auditors who ha have ve been r viewing reviewing the financial operaS opera ns of relief work In the Dingham snowe snow snow- e disaster come more or less in the nature of a a. surprise to the Utah public including the i majority of contributors The auditors recommend mend that the residue of trust funds now in connection with the relief wor work accrue to the state to form the nucleus for future V and not to the National Red Hed Cross Crossas is as now contemplated The surprising elc- elc ment in the report is the revelation of the Plan an to convert the re idue of these trust t i s to the uses of the National Red Cross I is without the Such a plan entirely binon of the contributors and without the of the The money presented in these funds is distinctly Utah It was raised for Utah relief and Utah annually donates to the funds of Red Cross it asked this organization for nothing but supervisory aid in the Bingham disaster There is no reason real or ent why what remains of this money after it has fulfilled its mission should go to the thet t 1 Na National Red Cross As indicated in the auditors auditors' report what remains of this fund should go o to a t Utah Ii relief agency provided of course that it cannot cannot can can- not be returned to the contributors on a prorated prorated pro pro- rated basis This latter procedure would be dIfficult ii if not impossible We Ve doubt ver very I much if these contributors would object seriously seri seri- I to the money being held by the state f fd r similar work in the future On the other and we can appreciate a howl of protest if his money is diverted to the uses of the He Red Cross Cross without consulting the Contributors f In recent years Utah has been visited by au nt least three disasters In each case our ur own I cuple have been quick to respond with relief donatin of their time and money for for the i of suffering and distress In no Ci they appealed to the outside world t 4 national organizations for financial help On the other hand they have responded and liberally to relief funds for other sections Ve Vc do our bit for the National R d Cross year by year and we can see no why our assessment should be increased In n the measure proposed in the plan to give e residue of these trust funds to the National Na- Na t anal Red Cross The money should remain n r- r Utah where it was raised and where it ls s intended to io carry relief If the funds the National Red Cross are inadequate and andt t is desired to have more from the people t Utah our people at least should have the privilege of donating it direct to the Red ss treasury |