The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-04-21
Relief For Russia.
The following letter received Sy B7yym
Dawson is self explanatory
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|, 732 FOURTEENTH STREET, D
WASHINGTON, ID g., April ,, $50.
| To the Mavor and CouncU or ottssr Sf9yf
authorities Of HiiSboro, Ohio.
GENT LEMEN--llie nirie full anea SS4ss-
mite our Information eonoernisss ahr
famine in Russia, the more aPrASsn ny
and horrifying it appears. No,biws hsss
1t has occurred III Caucaslon hlsasys-
Millions Of people have at times lasnsn
more or less deficient through ksi,Hcc ~
| crops, but in Russia sidir0ti0@ 10 gscs
only staring tens ui millions n ii,.s ,ssaf-.
but is this moment claiming its Gx.'lzsssss
in large numbers.
Mr. does this dreadful fainirv sss,Yx
its W. rk of death unaid.d by altsN5aYnt
horrors. The fierc,. winter, with giS as
involved of suffering, is now iDA,ss4 ga
a thing Of t4,e past, but it Is G,OsU 1Sa2a
replaced by the cieasag ,ei p,Sss 1a n
disease from which few escape,
The picture is still that of nsA ieass nj
gaunt, haggard, desolate, d, iig Esssi1s n,
vi children appealing 10 wyvrisa..
mothers. whose agony of distr, ss, szAssgts
sole answer in waillngs and ks.as rita
tions; OF fathers relingulshiGg. SM3I II
share oil fast diminishing stores sigssgTss
| farewell to wiv.S and ehil9s2I Els.rg
cannot save, and going forth in asDsaS 1sss
| quest of food enough to save tbe yssSsiss So
of numbers in every village ncS. s&I,v
starving but sick with famine teY4y :BJma
| pleading through tears tor The hasssSiVgrS
of death they cannot escape sleSias
| of loved ones dead in many u saeSSa2s-
| home where there is not ssgHlaysta
enough in those who survive xc. s,esrr
them forth to burial.
The Russian Governments ia sssa1xs
h<r< ~ ~A. a. Il
| But its resources, great as they ave .ssy18s
the shrinkage through successive saiAysrr,
| of crops by an amount said To hts 1s1
less than hundreds OF millions, ass, 1n.i
sufficient to cope with calamity SuGs%ss-
ing nearly fourth of the who = E&Ss.s-
lation of the Empire. The worS3,. asn.
civilized world, must come Ia. asYq;s-
rescue or millions will perish.
There is at last partiai awahez.STscs IF
the nations. Thoughts OF hSas2,asys,
among all peoples, OF human tn8as<,,,.
hood, and of that exalted ant sl.s+,sw
sentiment we name humanity --aastst.
are now moving the hearts Of .ksa, a3haisi-
rem of men.
But in Europe the scarcity os sSss- Isszss
season has been general. Thera.Ssssssssaia
surplus anywhere.
| The heart of hope in Rrasia 9prssss
own happy land, where plenty ss4rsa,.s,
and looks to people large N,Gsass>eA)-
sympathetic, and ever ready to, r4ssgexnn3
! to the cry of want from. " whaa&rri,r.
quarter OF the world. The hope pa 1yest
vain If America has been slow IVA H5asss
case it has been through lack * SwiTy-
| nation and because of much MAiGsRikssY-
| nation. She is at last awake, anaA at
! some OF the great centres is novi ss:.'e ii5,
| zeal which, if it become consa95sas,, sas
| it should, will rescue the nsiltisssas AL
Russia, and gladden. the hears 81 a,s.
civilized world.
The freighted ships already se2Aa 5rsi,
have made noble beginning. iisG
other ships must follow. One log sssaa
month until after the harvest wosaysa at,s,
fitting and possibly sutlicis1ss rs~-
sponse from this great and prcrksnzx1s
| nation.
Will not the people OF youx sssxsGly
beneicent work? And will E@s ass
Honor the Mayor and the IAonsa.is Ia.
Council find pleasure in themssbySfs n,-
augurating the blessed work os sa&s3 ssy
calling meeting Of citizens io9 asar rysss-
pose of informing and aronsin.; 14sqza,
| and by selecting colnmAtes' -ats,9~-
| office it shall be to CANVASS the y,K,,,
and to use other effective meas,aT-a saaaaIl
| the contributions shall have fSlEg as.x
| the demands OF high and moss &sAycss-
ian sense of duty to their sutFex.lss. xna
dying fellowmen?
If it be asked through what as,anss
the gifts OF Americans can I've sad s.,s ~ as-
veyed to those who suffer, Es- aSlint
with high confidence to the wG4isSaKsas.
organization, the Red Gross, Of Sssa.s.s.
an organization sanctioned Eg sasgss.
forty international treaties, wAi IA A.xH
its American branch, knowEA NJ 11u.
American National Red Gross, wiasu fis,
distinguished and philanthrnsss. Ifwss
Clari Barton for President, an.S slssss :nsa
Russian branch, presided ovey Sgs assAs
the Cztrina OF all the Russias &ays-
signments OF money intended fsr IRA
Red Cross may be sent either Sazsa2sy
to Clara Barton, president, or ax. ,1s.
bankers, Riggs & Co., treasurer, sas2 nj
Washington, d. G.
There is no safer medium. The ap~ rIss
are ready. The cause is holy. assr
dollars may save a human life WIl
not multitudes o. our people ssaast~
deny themselves, if need be, segzss. nj
the pleasures of life for s+aesa. :,1An1
they may rescue fellow being f9asn,sirss
most terrible of deaths?
In the name of all by whom saGl FIR
whom this appeal is made,
JOHN W, nas5.
Chairman OF the Russian Famine SalsE 4
Committee of the United Stassn
"Time is money" Ii you hsys- 70 hud