Show NEAR EAST AD EUROPEANS RELIEF ARE SEPARATE organizations S because of widespread contusion declared to over purposes and names of two distinctly different organizations gathering funds in this territory tor relief overseas dr sherman L divine peyton building spokane has sent out an explanation of differences between the near east relief committee and the european relief council dr divine Is general chairman tor the near east relief in the northwest there Is absolutely no connection between the european relief council beaded by herbert hoover and the near east relief committee chairman divine explains each Is separate and distinct there is no duplication of aid given by the two organizations mr hoover Is undertaking to supplement the inadequate food supply and to give one meal a day to undernourished children of central europe germany austria and poland feeding them in their homes and schools the near east relief committee is chartered by congress to rescue feed clothe shelter and educate the orphaned children of our allies in asia minor and to succor the other thousands of hungry refugees made homeless and foodless by war massacre and famine that still continue in asia minor there are more than orphans and probably other refugees who are entirely dependent upon near east relief financed by american contributions but ions for food with no governments to help them no churches no schools and no homes in that country the near east relief ha taken over all red cross work in addition to orphanages it maintains 63 hospitals which give medical aid to people every month and 11 homes crowded with christian women and girie rescued from turkish harem slavery the object of mr hoovers campaign Is a worthy one but it does not contemplate aid tor the orphaned and homeless sufferers of asia minor which includes the old bible lands very little money has yet been raised in the northwest tor the near east relief and unless funds are given liberally we must curtail work that has already saved two million lives restored more than a hundred thousand orphans to friends and revived hope and honorable ambition among thousands of enslaved women |