New-York tribune., 1874-11-19
THE NEBRASKA FAMINE.
LOCAL AID FOR THE SUFFERERS.

| BOtAL AID fOh ltfE SUIT EhBhS.
THE STATE RELIEF SOCIETY DEFESDED-DOCBTFUL
| REPORTS or DEATHS FROM sTARyATIoS-GRgAf
| SUFFERING IMMINENT
| To the Edftor or The Trt6une
SIR: In your paper of Saturday morning,
under head of Horrors Of the Nebraska Famine"
| appears q letter 20 the Editor from Harlan
County, Nebraska making charges against the Nebraska
Relief and Aid Society, which. II not corrected
planned, may prevent good and benevolent people
from sending aid the suffering people % that part OF
the country do not charge your corresponding with
wully misrepresenting the Society; bur believe that
he has been imposed upon by persons who have been
disappointed In their desires 20 handle the articles sent
for relief II is great done 20 the active, noblo
workers OF the Relief Society call them Ring"
to accuse them OF desiring or trying N any way TO
speculate in the sufferers the devastated districts.
Not one dollar has been demanded for money or
supplies sent from outside the State Il is trne that
when the business Of supplying the sufferers first
menced, and when 10 thought that tho people or
Nebraska alone would be able furnish all that wonld
be needed, notes were taken from all those who
supplied, promising TO refund the amount whenever
they might be able 10 DO so; and this done with
expectation OF receiving back dollar from those
who were not able and willing to pay but mainly be-
cause parties came for relief who said they did
to be considered paupers beggars and only asked
loan. This. however, lasted but very days. for
just the Society that they would have
declaring that everything sent for relief. whether
money, provisioua clothing, should be free Offering.
made this apply to all who had here ofOgc received
aid, well those who shoud thereafter
WISH ALSO the writer's statement in regard
the Organization OF the society," which ne calls stock
company. The facts that the Society not organ
ized at Omaha or by Omaha men alone. hut was or
ganized Lincoln the OF OF the state,
and by gentlemen called from the different parts OF the
state-caled by the Governor to meet for that pur-
pose. 1t IS called stock company. aud that course
taken after careful confederation, ald for the
purpose OF evening any speculation or cances Tor
anything OF the kind Now every person wio pas oae
dollar or upward becomes member of the company,
and mas vote for each dollar so gwen, IA Tue lns-
ag ment OF the company and In the selection OF ls
ohcers, SO mat II any party or ring sdoHd acsIie to
control the company IN tneir own Interests tAey would
have drst 70 Dest0w IN charity more tlla al me oeis
But aside from al want OF chances or OpgfHniles 0t
the Relief Committee TO take adyaniag" Ot ter posi-
ton, do believe there Is a among them
who would under any circumstance Apply one "oar 81
the peoples gifts In other than Tor The purpose
pleased to say that believe the writer u also
mistaken when he asserts thst seyerIi have already
made public. but they have been traced 10
any Trustworthy source, aud have before me two
letters written from this part OF the country aud
both written since the date OF your inormanPs letter.
aud the writers enphatleally assert that there nave
is denying the fact tina great suffering must aud VIII
cI"5e and W ie1 tIeni tronSh the coming winter and
indeed till crop raised. Tle people that
settle the countries generally pojr they 10
there for he purpose taking homestead where they
can become Of land without money, and but few
of them can live II they lose crop. TIE land ~ rch and
fertile aud they don't want to give up their homes Even
they disposed, most OF them hot able 10
get away, aud cOnseq lentiY tney must have AMI or
suffer aud possibly die. / these facts because
am assured by friends here thai there many
kind hearted people In New York AMI y-iJy wa have
read OF the OF the 1Oppcr, aut who are
wiling aud ANXIOUS TO give bOth money and eOiniug.
aud would do 81 IL tncy were only certain tIaJ tncIF
gifts wOut 20 to the proper people. Iexp1Ct 10 remain
In the city week two and can be fOnnd during
business lours vi tue daY az the baBkinghOuse OF
Saunders d IIirienbergh No l2 Broadway, and IN the
evenings al tue AstOr House, where Will be glad 10
ueet any who may fuitAer inl0rnItion on
this 81 ecl, may VISA TO s-n- any .ref 10 tAo
sufferers. ALVIN -AuAD-Es,
Treasurer of the Nebraska Reiici Ala society
NEG OfK, NOV. IL, Io,4.