The Archive · 1940

U.S. Organizes Relief Fund Spending Group

Washington, July 28.

President Roosevelt yesterday sign-executive order creating an organization which will spend US $50,000,000 for the relief of European war refugees.

Simultaneously, the President appointed the Secretary of Agriculture hind Democratic nominee for the Vice-Presidency, Mr. Henry Wallace, and the Secretary. of the Treasury, Mr. Henry Morgentha aet with the "American Red Crass for the purchase of Agricultural and other supplies for the "re-Het of refugee men, women and children who have been driven from their homes, or otherwise rendered destitute by the hostilities vasion."—United Press, S*hai-born Briton Decorated London, July 28. A Shanghai-born Briton,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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