The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-03-26

a Circular Letter Issued by the Commit
tee for the Relief of Itussis's starry
lug People.

Jug pPOple.
The Russian famine relief committee
Of the United States, with headquarters
at 732 Fourteenth street, Washington.
d. c., has issued the following appeal
for aid:
To the Farmers Of America: The vi
cissltudes of climate are such in all
countries that not ever the most favored
can hope for entire immunity from the
losses and distresses they may entail.
Today it is the wrctchcd lot of some
twenty great provinces of middle and
southern Russia. having a population
equal to nearly onc-fourth hat of the
whole empire. to suffer the horrors of
famine. For successive years their crops
were scant. and last year they failed 80
almost entirely hat multitudes are
without food other than the refuse of
their neighbors' fields. granaries, cellars,
and kitchens, the seed of weeds and bark
Of trees ground and mixed with all
these. The cattle on which they had
depended for milk or service. and even
their horses. needed AS beasts of burden.
are slain and consumed as Il means of
prolonging life until relief shall come
from some quarter of the globe.
Starvation alone is terrible enough, but
the famine in Russia has been ag-
gravatcd 10y a tierceness of cold rarely
known IN Russian winter. while fuel is
SO scarce that in many cases remnants of
nhhl and tl., th,t,l... - .tLl,.
mixed with turf and dried scrapings of
warming their novels and cooking the
miserable pittance of food thus gathered
together. Nor is this all. Pestilence.
llungrring, freezing and beset by famine
fevcr.the poor peasantso of Russo demand
the worlds sympathy as it has seldom
been demanded in all human history.
What is to be done? Europe in gen
eral has been a sufferer from thedrouths
of ~ and has little to spare. But,
thank Heaven, America has been blessed
as never before. We have millions to
sell. and can also give millions and feel
ourselves none the poorer. Has not a
good Providence made us stewards Of
His bounty for this greatest of all crises
for the salvation of many millions of
our fellow-mcn IN the PARKWAY country
of Il great and friendly power: That
America will respond in a signal manner
who al doubt? Already the city Of
brotherly love has sent forth one steam
ship on its errand of mercy, and another
will sail from New York in a few days.
But still other SLIPS must go in like
manner, that the millions of outstretched
hands may not wait in vain.
The farmers. the gardeners, the fruit
growers, the dairymen. the stock-growers
OF the United States are among the most
intelligent and responsive OF all our
sixty.tivc millions. They can each give
a portion, either in kind or for CONVEX
sion into other produce OF money, of all
that they have 10 beautifully received.
Will they wait for some miracle or will
they act? Some, thank God. have acted
already. The farmers Of Iowa, Mime
sofa, Nebraska. Kansas. Illinois. Ohio.
and some other states have moved and
are moving. Wheat and rye flour. kiln
dried corn meal, cured meats and canned
goods generally are on the way to the
seaboard. But many cargoes will be
needed ere the wants Of twenty millions
are met through all the months until a
new harvest. Therefore. whatsoever ye
would that men should do to you, do ye
even so unto them" There is no higher.
truer. other law. Its fulfillment by
Americans will banish the Russian ia.
mine and leave it but a hOrrid dream.
The railway companies have consented
to carry car loads Of famine supplies to
the scaboard without charge; the owners
Of mills and kiln drying houses at
Akron, OHIO. and at Wilmington. Del.
are preparing corn al almost no cost to
the donor. and when yOur gifts are ready,
il you have no other preferred medium,
application to the Red Cross. 132 -Four
tcenth street. Washington. will secure
printed tags. in required number. that
will direct them to places Of consign.
mcnt OF the seaboard.
Farmers Of America! Let o u deeds
in this day of calamity be fully worthy
of yourselves. of the matchless advan-
tages you so richly enjoy. of this glorious
land so happy inherited, OF this our
sacred cause SO urgently demanding the
glad service of all who love their fellow
mcn!
In the name of all by whom and for
whom this appeal is made. John W,
lloyt, Chairman.