St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-09
A CALL FOR AID.
Gov. Merriam's Appeal for Eu-
ropes Starving Millions.

Gov. Merriam's Appeal for Eu-
ropes Starving Millions.
The narrowing reports of the starving
millions published daily in the news
papers have stirred the hearts of the
people of this country, especially in
the Northwest, where citizens have been
blessed with such bountiful crops. Gov.
Merriam will, therefore, be warmly in
dOrSed for the issuance of the following:
An Appeal to the People of Minnesota
The attention IF the charitable people of
Minnesota is hereby called TO the duty de-
volvlng upon them of taking some prompt
and efficient steps to send aid to the starving
people Of Russia. The facts regarding the
widespread destitution in that empire are
already quite we'll known. having been pub
lisned widely i'll the journals of our state;
and the statements have been confirmed by
official information received at the depart
meuts of the general government There are,
it seems certain 20,000,0J0 people in Russia
who are today in a destitute condition.
and large majority of them absolutely suf-
ferlng for food at The beginning of a long and
severe winter. The distress and suffering
which must ensue, unless these millions of
unfortunates receive speedy relief from some
other nation, is terrible to contemplate. and
appeals to the sympathy and generosity of
humane people everywhere. Something must
De done at once, or the suffering in Russia
VIII DG dDDdltllfS anu DertlHDS WHOte DOpu-
lations Will die of hunger and disease. A re-
cent writer in the illustrated American
speaks of the famine as follows;
In one village of $50 families, AZ people
died of hunger in a fortnight. Reports of
terrible sufferings come also from the orov-
lnce of Tambow. Travellers say that all along
the railroad, and especially around the sta
ti0ns, are crowds of thousands-gaunt,
hungry, dying. They have abandoned their
homes, where the last crum b has been eaten,
and have fiOcke d in DESPAIR 10 the railroad
recognizing in it the one link that unites
them with the prosperous world outside.
There they beg piteously of all passengers.
and there they are dying ana being buried by
their dying comrades where they fall. In
Samara only per cent Of the people have
winters supply of food. and more than one
third of the inhabitants are absolutely desti-
tute"
This country, overlooking as it is with
plenty, should not forget that Russia be-
kiended us III the time of our dire distress.
We are more favOrably situated perhaps
than any other nation to aid these starving
people. Our harvests have been unex-
ampled; our surplus of food products un-
precedented. Prosperity abounds on every
hand, and we should, as human people,
give our unfortunate fellow beings in far
away Russia some of the surplus substance
which Almighty God has showered upon US.
L have designated as committee to receive
contributions Of flour. wheat, rye, and other
breadstutfs, MessrS. w. c.. Edgar and Charles
Mace. Reeve, of Minneapolis, and George
j. Evans, of St. Paul The metropolitan
daily news papers Will doubtless be glad to
accept cash donations
|. therefore call upon the people of this
state TO make such donations for this purpose
as the means of each may permit
Let a generous response he made, for we as
people are abundantly able, and the bless
ings OF q divine Providence will be our re-
ward. W. R. MERRIAM, Governor.