The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-12-14
THEY APPEAL TO THE WORLD
HOMESTEAD RELIEF COMMITTEE
Ask For Help to Abate the Suffering. 2ls
Families in Dire Want.

| Homestead appeals to the country to sue
| cor its starving Nearly 1000 persons. EN-.
braced In 2ls families. are destitute and In
| immediate need of food, fire aud clothing.
| The Citizens Relief Association of Home
stead last night issued formal plea for aid
| FOR the unfortuna es. who are all victims.
| directly or indirectly, of the great and stub
bornly fought strike just ended Many OF
these poor are actually starving, while
many Others are without sufficient clothing
to cover their bodies aud protect them from
the cold blasts of winter.
The Homestead Relief committee has
been gathering data for the past few days
as to the real state of affairs in thctown and
reported to the general committee. The .
! peal is ~ follows:
There are 2ls families in Homestead and
vicinity IN II state oi dcSlutOn. This fact
has been obtained by competent commit.
tee. consisting oi 30 persons appointed ut n
citiz ms meeting held on Friday evening
December ;, 1892. The undersigned com
mitec wa~ APP uintCd rs n result Oi the
above inN csugaion to issue this appeal Ia
the country, asking public aid in caring foi
these destitute families. The strike is over
hut less Than SW OF the 4, 500 former work
men OF the Carnegie Stcc Company have rs
yet secured employment in the mill and
only u limited number clscN here II H.
highly improbable that this vast body of
unempluN ed men will he able tu secure
work Tor many weeks To come. This mean.
prolonged ana Inc easing distress The
people oi Homestead. although liberal in
their contributions, are unable to provd.
for the demands ui such genera want This
ran y "n ufgcnt one and the public must
assist us.
hs d,csult of the invcsti,ai III the mum
her ui needy mnIllcs was iucrea ci 10 the
startling number oi 2jO. representing sc
person.. In the op Mon oi committeeman
tins number will le increased to $40 Oi
mtrc by January l. The committee hn,
thoroughly investigated each case aud ub
iained the names % all in destitute circum.
stances
The funds at present in the han IL of the
lieneral Committee are very limited and an
immediate response to the appeal is desir.
ed Men who own property. which Is heav
lily morpnSed ave appca ed for uii, and the
question was whether they were eligible ap-
nlicants. The APP nj Committee decided
that property owners. who cold not obtain
cfedii, were entitle to assistance.
The question Of what diapnsiton had been
made OF the balance remaining of the $40.
900 contributed by Homestead in aid oi
JohnstONn sufferers was discussed by tht
Appeal Committee, and IL is likely that
steps VIII le taken to obtain y 'sSeseion OF IL
The amount Is known t. be small but in
The present emergency every penny counts
Homestead business men continue To come
forward with small cash contributions anC
articles ot food and clothing.
Even the chance Of again securing worl
IN the Homestead mill l. being lost sight
among Homestead steel workers, that sub
Jet Icing overSnnduwed by the all-absnIb.
ing topic Of relief for the needy There is
tonsiderabletalk among TIA" non union men
-, the works ui subscribing 81 each in aid OF
IN nee " llOme>teadcrs. Should this b,
1une, upward ut s3,uOl would h. realized