The Imperial War Relief Fund (26 Gordon Street, W.C. 1)
has of late practically confined itself to keeping alive many thousands of the Christian Refugees from Turkish territory who are now in Greece. Though there will be need for continued charity to these wretched people until the League of Nations' Settlement Loan has had time to produce lasting results, the Fund has closed one or two feeding stations near Athens and pro- poses to put an end to its work in Macedonia and else- where before the end of this year. Lord Cecil and his colleagues commend other co-operating charities such as the Save the Children Fund for continued support, but make their own last appeal this Easter. NVe can vouch for its merits and warmly urge our readers to help. We agree that an emergency War fund ought not to be needed seven years after the Armistice. It is not credit- able to Europe that it has been needed for so long. The Fund issues a summary of receipts and payments from May, 1920, to December, 1924. The figures in either column reach the astonishing figure of £811,380, of which the Russian Famine Relief accounts for £200,000. We dare not boast and yet we cannot help feeling a thrill of pride at British generosity to suffering aliens during the years of " paying for the War " through which private and public charities at home have never flagged.
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