Show I MAN AN RAPS FLORDA Governor aud and Real Redl Ef ute Men Interfere With York Relief Work Charge Charge- WASHINGTON W Oot Oct 1 I l Dy The Associated Pre Frees Press a from flom the governor go down n and real est ta c operator were were ac- ac ac accused CUed today b by John Barton Payne American nod lied Cross chair chair- chairman chair chairman man of o handicapping Red lied Cross relief plans through tho 11 l of ot losses In the Florl J hur- hur hur hurricane ri Th rh sentiments of Qt Mr Payne rayne vcr cre disclosed in ID n a telegram to toC toC toC C C chairman n of the nd Va Red Cros Cross charter nar I hh the financial needs I A ci tho tilo I The Thu poor people who sut d re regarded a ai all ot of o less leu than tho the hotel arid and Iid bu In Florida th the telegram sid said The Hell Itol Cross UP i f ds bound to go forward and nd do the job just the same as every on OM should help Our officials oh the ground to- to re report port tho the greatest re need since the San Francisco Francico disaster homeD hornea tot totally lly destroyed an and 1 impoverished hed Red Cross Is III given Riven- only on a a of actual need not losses loues The message was sent Bent ent In rop to an ao inquiry received from Mr which read rad ContInued on Inte Two ro RED CROSS MAN RAPS FLORIDA Continued 1 Prom From C One City of Richmond believing hot Miami and nd surrounding coun- coun country country iry coun-iry try had suffered Buttered greatly voted 10 to tho the stricken area orca the tho check being mailed by our mayor this thus Thursday to Mayor Rom Rome of Miami and Fleser of o Red Cross Tonight our mayor showed slowed me printed circular letter signed by 1 Mayor 1801 under date dale Septem Septem- September September September ber 24 29 saying wa was convinced II a very cry exaggerated Idea of ot real conditions had been created that thero there had been a 0 c hurricane md and some cheaply constructed louses had bad blown down and some lost The damage was not so great creat AS ns that Miami would not bo be open to welcome visitors as usual this winter The Tho sentiment of o gratitude or real needs seems entirety entirely lacking from the letter The mayor of Richmond was considering recall recall- recall recall-Ini Inc the tho heck sent eat bY W this city and asked If K we felt Justified In ac- ac accepting accepting ac accepting further contributions after arter reading Miami letter Wo We 0 received 1000 1000 from retail merchants as- as as association this evening evening- but will Ill not deposit until wo we receive your our Vice Chairman Fleser Fieser In a re- re report report re report port to headquarters said Florida r lIef work had bad been retarded b 7 persistent reports that the need as aa asset set ct et forth by his organization did not exist and that an Impression had been disseminated that the wealthy class rather than the wago Waco earner carner was hit This he said was contrary to facts The Tho Red Cross relief fund today totaled a little tUo more than Mr reiser Felser said ald twice that amount would bo be needed with thousands it f families without hope of recovery without aid ald Ifs He placed the tho number of families who ho needed help at and the In- In injured lured In-lured lured at Moro Scorn funds are Imperatively needed heeded he said Mid The vice Ice chairman said the tho Red RedCross RedCross RedCross Cross was as concerned only with re- re re relieving lieving distress and was not Inter Inter- sted In an any local sectional or po- po political po political titled thought affecting anyone any one TOO IlC MIAMI Fla ria Oct By I-By 1 By The Associated The Press Press The iThe Miami Dally Daily News l today published a opy of the message about condi condl- conditions conditions Hons In Florida sent by Chairman I John Barton Payne pane of tho the Amer Amer- American American ican can Red Cross to Mayor E C of or Miami In tn reply to the tatter atter The Tho communication follows follow Answering your wire Useless to give ghe out your telegram over my name We have ha been d dby by telegrams of ot Governor and other Florida people The Tho great pel's are aro represented In MI- MI MIami Miami Mi Miami ami and It If you ou and your asso asso- associates asso- asso associates associates have hove the courage to deal with the situation adequately call roll In these newspapers and give them an honest statement without attempt attempt- attempting attempting attempting ing to advertise ad Florida State Statement ment ments we give out are contradicted contradict- contradict ed by statements from Crom Florida |