The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-04-20

Chicago Inter-Ooean-
CANT famine stalks through India
Nearly 100000 persons are kept alive
by public charity, and the worst is yet
to come. American missionaries are
calling on this country to save the
starving. Lady CurzOn, the Chicago
wife Of the British vieeroy. has made a
special appeal for aid TO her native
city A local committee proposes to
raise $4,000 In Chicago. Similar efforts
are making elsewhere. The state Of
Kansas is relied on for 100 carloads Of
corn Other states In the grain belt
are expected TO make similar cOntribu-
tiOns. The distress in India is IN
doubtedIy very great. The famine
promises to be the worst since British
rule began What IS our duty in the
premises as Americans
England has spent fully S5O0,O0O,O0O
to subjugate the Beers and expects to
spend at least 100000 more this
year for the same purpose, but she has
no millions to spare for India. The
English people spend vast sums to care
for the widows and orphans Of men
who have been sacrificed to extermi-
nate republican institutions In South
Africa, but their own wards are left to
the ravages Of famine In Asia. Eng
land has plenty of means to pay for
shooting freemen and crushing repub-
lies, but only few thousand pounds
to save the lives Of English subjects in
HindOstan. England is one Of the rich
est two nations on the globe, but she is
devOting her wealth to a land-grabbing
campaign, and hence Americans are
requested to attend to her plain duties
for her.
Suppose we respond to the appeal
and come to India's relief. Shall we
not, by doing in India what England
should do, aid in assuring her the free
hand in the Orange Free State and the
TransvaaI? Shall we not, by assuming
England's duty toward India, Indirect
| " help her In the subjugation of the
Boer freemen? Is that an object to
which every liberty-Ioving American
cares to give his money? Should we
help England to husband her resources
for the oppression of the Beers by pay
ing her charity bills in India? These
are aspects Of the case which seem wOr-
thy Of serious consideration.
And we have our own India to look
after. There is starvation in Porto
| Rico-a condition which unwise legis-
latiOn threatens to make apparent.
While there are only thousands in POr-
to Rico, as against millions in India,
yet many Of these thousands are dying
What have Messrs. Q. G. Bonney, E. B.
! Sherman, E. @. Keith, S. D. Eldredge
and other prominent ChicagOans, who
have taken charge Of the Indian relief
work, done for the starving Porto Ri
cans, and what do they propose to do?
! The Porto Ricans-Our own people, at
our dOors-wOuld seem as worthy OF
/ charitable attention as the distant and
alien people Of India.
! We have our own BOOliObOOla Cha
in Porto Rico. Why neglect our OWL
! and seek another in India? Why should
we shoulder England's HindOO burden
and aid her to save her strength to ex
terminate the Beers? Why not let
England's responsibility to India re
main with England, where it belongs
If England prefers to spend her money
in war on the Beers, rather than in the
rescue of the starving in India, why
! should we spend our money to avert
I the shame Of such a choice? Why
should we pay any part Of England:
current bills?