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Show AN APPEAL TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE Three and one-half million children In 1'iistern wul Central Kurope have no nlternnthe to disaster between now and next harvest except American aid. For months these most helpless Mifferors In the truck of wur hsxo been admitted ad-mitted to Amcrlcun fecdlng-stntlons only If tragically undernourished, and lme received American medical aid only If desperately threatened by death from dlfceuse. Winter Is closing down. The money of many nations Is raluele.ss outside their own boundaries, Kconomlc nnd crop conditions mnke famine, with Its terrible train of diseases, u certuln visitor until next lmrct. Inevitably the helpless children will suffer most. No child can grow to health and sanity on the pitiful mnkcshlfts for food with which millions of European adults must content tlunnselu'fc this winter. It Is obvious thut the remedy can come only from outside. America saved 0,000.000 Kuropran children winter before last. Normal recuperation cut the need nearly In hulf last yeur, but unuouni conditions have resulted In scant shiliikiige of child destitution during the twelvemonth Just pnst. The rcspon-e of America must now decide whether II.Mhi.OOO of these charges, In acute dlstie", shnll hegln to be turned awny In January from more than 17,0m anjlums, hiopltuls, clinics and feeding-stations dependent on American Mippuit. There would be no tragedy In hlMor) to sweoplnj or so destructive of llm-e who can deserve no evil. The undersigned orcanlKiitliuis, wot king amonx every race and creed, ninny engaged ulso In other forms of relief, agree uuuiiiiiiouly that the plight of thee helpless children ohould have complete priority In overmen cluulty until the situation In met. This is an lue without politics und without rcllgtoiiH lines. There can he no danger of pNuperlratlou, for the J'j;t.000,000 for child food, and the $10,WH).OtX) for medical service that we seek, will relieve only tho critical i-jses. The mcdiml supplies, of course, must be an uiiiunlllled gift, 'jilt for every American dollar iiTd In child feeding, the governments and communities aided furnish two dollars In the form of transportation, rent, labor, clerical help, enMi contributions and such food supplies us i.re locally obtainable. America has not failed In the past In great heartedness. She has never had a more poignant call than this. Contributions should to turned over to the local commit teen which are now being formed for this nntlonal collection, or sent to Franklin K. I-ane, Treasurer, C-uarnnty Trust Co., New York City. EUROPEAN RELIEF COUNCIL Hirbirl Hoovsr, Chilrmsn Franklin K. Line, Trnurer Comprilngi Amirlrin IlIUI : Administration, by Kd- Pnlrral Council of Chiuch et Ctrlat la garlllchard. Dlreiaor Amrlca, by Arthur J. Drown Amor en Ited, Cross, by Llvlnfsroa Knlshts if rSi,. .S ? a .iWV&rN UlbUrd..In.r. y.1'jftWlMstrllRWCaiHlit.,bj T. W. c. a . by uisi Ssrak a. Lyosu.Ka- SUMHMMtak f'. it |
