Chapter 154.
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CHAP. 154.— JOINT RESOLUTION Requesting the President of the United States to designate and appoint a day on which funds may be raised for the relief of the Ruthenians (Ukrainians). March 2, 1917.[[S. J. Res. 201](/us/bill/64/sjres/201).][[Pub. Res., No. 52](/us/bill/64/pubres/52).] Whereas in the countries situated in the eastern part of Europe, the Relief of the Ruthenians. Preamble.theater of devastating war, there are at least one million of Ruthenians (Ukrainians) in dire need of food, clothing, and shelter; and Whereas hundreds of thousands of these people have been forced to abandon their homes and their property, and being deprived of all opportunity to provide even for their most elementary wants have undergone disease, starvation, and indescribable suffering; and.
Whereas the people of the United States of America have learned with sorrow of this terrible plight of great numbers of their fellow beings and have most generously responded to the appeal of humanity for assistance whenever such appeal has reached them: Therefore be it *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That in view of the wretchedness, President requested to appoint a day to make contributions for.misery, and privation which these people are enduring, the President of the United States be respectfully requested to designate and appoint a day on which the citizens of this country may give expression to their sympathy by contributing to the funds now being raised for the relief of the Ruthenians (Ukrainians) in the belligerent countries.
Approved, March 2, 1917.