アイルランド系アメリカ人とアイルランド独立戦争(1) : アイルランド救済アメリカ委員会とアイルランド白十字

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The Irish war of independence, which started in 1919, intensified towards the end of 1920 and many Irish people suffered from distress caused by the war. In December 1920 some Irish-Americans in the U.S.A. held a meeting to discuss about Irish relief operations and decided to found the American Committee for Relief in Ireland. The Committee made forty eight state committees in every states in the U.S.A. in order to extend its influence and started a nation wide campaign for Irish relief fund in March 1921. The campaign resulted in $ 5,069,194.39, most of which was sent to the Irish White Cross in Ireland. The Irish White Cross, established in December 1920, relieved distressed people by three ways. First, the Irish White Cross distributed about £740,000 by 'personal relief (grants and weekly allowances). Secondly, loans (about £ 270,000) were granted for 'Reconstruction'. It enabled people to repair their houses. Thirdly, the Irish White Cross relieved the people by 'specialised forms of relief'(about £200,000): feeding of school children; the support of infant welfare societies; provisions of means of employment through workrooms; aid given where economic distress prevailed; children's fund; grants to children's hospitals and hostels.
大阪産業大学の論文
2004-10-30