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Show AN APPEAL TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE Three and one-half million children In Eastern and Central Europe lia no alternative to disaster between now and next harvest except American ;;.: Kor months, these most helpless sufferers in the truck of war have I.. en ui! mitred to American feeding-stations only if tragically uirlernuurished, an-have an-have received American medical aid only If desperately threatened by deui.-1 deui.-1 1 cm diat-ase. Winter Is closing down. The money of many nations Is valueless outside their own boundaries. Economic and crop conditions make famine, with its terrible train of diseases, a certain visitor until next harvest. Inevitably tin helpless children will suffer most. No child can grow to health and sanity i, the pitiful makeshifts for food with which millions of European adults uius; content themselves this winter. It Is obvious that the remedy cau come only from outside. America saved 6,000,000 European children winter before last. Normal' recuperation cut the need nearly In half last year, but unusual conditions have ; resulted In scant shrinkage of child destitution during the twel einoni h just: past. The response of America must now decide whether H.,)Uu.o(iu ot these; charges, in acute distress, Bhall begin to be turned away in January from more than 17,000 asylums, hospitals, clinics and feedinit-stations dependent!, on American support. There would be no tragedy In history so sweeping or ! j so destructive of those who can deserve no evil. ( The undersigned organizations, working among every race and creed. ' many engaged also in other forms of relief, agree unanimously that the', plight of these helpless children should have complete priority in overseas j charity until the situation is met. This Is an Issue without politics ami ; without religious lines. There can be no danger of pauperization, for the! $23,000,000 for child food, and the $10,000, 00U for medical service thai we seek, will relieve only the critical cases. The medical supplies, of course must he an unqualified gift,, but for every American dollar used In child j feeding, the governments and communities aided furnish two dollars in the!, form of transportation, rent, labor, clerical help, cash contributions and such j food supplies as are locally obtainable. i America has not failed In the past In great heartedness. She has never i had a more poignant call than this. Contributions should be turned over to j the local committees which are now being formed for this national collection, j or sent to Franklin K. Lane, Treasurer, Guaranty Trust Co., New York City. I EUROPEAN RELIEF COUNCIL j Herbert Hoover, Chairman Franklin K. Lane, Treasurer Comprising: American Relief Administration, by Ed- Federal Council of Churches of Christ In gar Richard, Director America, by Arthur J. Brown t American Red Cross, by Livingston Knights of Columbus, hy Jamea A. Farrand. Chairman Flaherty, Supreme Knight American Friends Service Committee v, n u mhharri int.r. (Quakers), by Rufus M. Jonea. Chair- M. C A., bv C. V. H.obard. Inter-limn Inter-limn national Committee Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, by T. W. C. A., by Miss Sarah S. Lyon. Na-Fellx Na-Fellx Warburg tlonal Board |
