THE SUFFERINGS OF THE REFUGEES IN GREECE.
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]
Sin,—Last Easter I appealed for the relief of the refugees in Greece in the hope that my appeal would be the last for that object. Unhappily the loan for their permanent settle- ment has not for various reasons yet been floated, while their present condition is being worsened by a further influx of about 200,000 souls under the Exchange of Populations. There are therefore some 700,000 who are still destitute. With the near approach of winter their general situation is serious in the extreme, the individual suffering is appalling, and I fear that even with the issue of a loan many months must elapse before the weight of this regrettable burden can Le removed from the shoulders of the charitably disposed. For the past two years the British people have been feeding about 40,000 of these unhappy people daily at an actual cost of less than one penny halfpenny a head, and now not only are funds required for the continuance of this work, but every message from the workers in the refugee camps shows that increased help will be needed this winter, is indeed needed now.
The British record of relief will not, I am sure, be dimmed
by a lack of adequate response at such a critical time. I am certain that the readers of the Spectator will once more stretch out the hand of charity to these sufferers. I shall be very glad to receive donations at the offices of the Imperial War Relief Fund, 26, Gordon Street, London, W.C. 1. Parcels of old clothing and material, which are also urgently needed, should be sent direct to the Imperial War Relief Fund, c/o New Hibernia Wharf, London Bridge, S.E. 1.—I am,
President of the Council, Imperial War Relief Fund.
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