for the raising of monies by public subscription or with the disbursement of
this aid in such a way as to produce the maximum relief.
It is beyond the power of the President to name the members of the commission
for Polish Relief. The substance of the specific requests therefore has been
transmitted to the Commission for Polish Relief, and doubtless that
organization will communicate direct to the Holy See with reference thereto.
The personal Representative of the President has been further requested
to express the hope that the Secretary of State to His Holiness, the Pope, will
inform His Holiness of the deep sympathy which the President has for the
humanitarian purposes upon which he has so effectively engaged.