Show I fiVE MILLION RELIEF FUND PLANS OF AMERICAN RED CROSS FOR WIDE NATION CAMPAIGN CAMPAIGN CAMPAIGN CAM- CAM IS ON American Ships Carry Succor to Millions Millions Mil MU- lions of Homeless and Stricken Japanese Red Cross Chapter Chapter Chapter Chap Chap- ter to Accept Contributions Washington A ton ton-A A fund of is 18 to be he raised In Iu this country by the American Ked fled Cross for relief work in Japan it was announced at nt the White House use Tuesday following a conference between President Coolidge Coo- Coo lidge e Secretary of Commerce Hoover noO and A Assistant Secretary of the Treasur Treasury Treasury Treas Treas- I ur ury Wadsworth All plans for the time nation wide campaign campaign campain cam cam- pain for funds runds were approved ed b by the tho president Just as American vessels blazed the trail to mediaeval al Japan Jalan half hal a century a ago o and opened up Nippon h to the commerce of tho the world so today are American ships leading leadin th tb world across the Pacific carrying carryIng- relief relief relief re re- re- re lief to the island empire in its hour of greatest need All over o the western part of the Pacific American naval and merchant merchant merchant mer mer- chant n vessels are speeding toward Japan to to carr carry succor to th the millions of pf homeless and stricken Japanese suffering from the yet half told horrors horrors hor hor- of the worlds world's greatest calamity The 50 vessels comprising the American Asiatic fleet are either en route to the de asted seacoast or are aro loading supplies of food medicine and clothing at the nearest available port shipping shipping- board vessels have been diverted from their normal schedules and ordered at full speed on similar missions from the headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters of the American arm army Inthe in inthe inthe the Philippines two army transports the tile Meigs Iel s and the Merritt are taking on reserve supplies and will shortly shortly shortly short short- ly be under way Americas America's response to Japans Japan s call caU for help was instantaneous I Meanwhile Meanwhile Meanwhile Mean Mean- while Tuesday saw the inauguration of a nation wide drive throughout hout the United States to l keep the relief movin moving in a steady stream Every TIed Red Cross chapter in the country is authorized to accept contributions of money food and clothing supplies for the millions of destitute The he nudes of wh what probably will willbe be one of the greatest relief funds in history is appropriated by b- the American Red ned Cross from its reserve funds More would be forthcoming forthcoming forth- forth coming officials said as time lifts the veils eils on the catastrophe and reveals re re- re- re eals the extent of or damage and suf suf- fering |