The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-10
HELP FOR INDIA.
Governor Stanley Issues His Promised
Proclamation.

PROCLAMATION.
Governor Stanley has issued his India
proclamation. It is as follows:
In this year of plenty in our state,
our attention has been called to the
pitiable condition of famine stricken
India. Among the nations of earth,
India stands first in the unutterable dis
tress Of her people. Before she has re-
covered from the dreadful famine OF
1897, another which promises to be even
more terrible is upon her. The need
Of help is hourly becoming greater The
population already afflicted reaches
many millions Of people. The famine
has spread with such alarming rapidity
and has reached such awful proportions
as to call for immediate and generous
relief from the civilized world the
local forces provided by England for
relief, combined with all the missionary
efforts in that unhappy country, are not
adequate to cope with the growing dis
treSs. A month ago the restitution had
reached such a point that deaths from
actual starvation were reported. This
condition has grown until many of the
worst horrors of famine are expert
| enced. Already parents are abandoning
their children, men and women are
starving in countless numbers, and
| there is no hope of relief save in the
/ bounty of the stronger and more for
| tunate nations of the world.
/ There are yet four parched and rain
! less months to follow in India. The
/ condition of the country was never so
bad, and week by week the spectre of
famine has drawn nearer to these
| weakened and helpless people. The pitt
full cry of distress has not been fully.
| heard because the people of this great
| and prosperous country have been too
| busy in following the stirring events
| which are creating new history for US.
| [ am sure that an appeal to the people
| of Kansas will not be made in vain In
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| of the nations bounty, and our people
should not forget the generous relief
| that came to us in our adversely. In
| the days of our prosperity, let US be
mindful of the awful extremity of India.
From the wonderful abundance with
which the Almighty has blessed us, let
US give freely to the relief measures
suggested in this call.
At a recent mass meeting held in this
city. d committee on management was
selected to devise measures for securing
donations and assist in meeting the ne
cessities suggested herein. The com
mittee selected was as follows:
w e. Stanley, chairman, F. D. Co
burn. J. E Frost, Thomas Page, J. R.
Mulvane, E. W. Thompson, Bishop F.
R Afillspaugh, Mayor Q. J. Drew, Will
liam Green, General J. K. Hudson, A.
c. Davis and F. O. POpenOe.
At subsequent meeting of the COM
mittee it was organized by the election
| of the governor of the state as chair
F. D. Coburn as treasurer. At such
meeting it was decided that a procla-
nation should be issued, calling upon
the people for donations of corn and
money for the purpose of assisting these
destitute people; that the 28th, 18th and
Goth days of April should be set apart
for this purpOse-Saturday, the 28th, to
be known as India Corn Day" Sunday
the 18th, as india Relief Sunday" and
Monday the Goth, as school Children s
India Relief Day" On Saturday, do
nations of corn will be received. On
Sunday collections will be taken in all
the churches, Sunday schools and other
Christian organizations, and on Mon
day collections will be taken in all the
public schools and colleges of the state
In the meantime, the secretary will cor
respond with the newspapers of the
state, pastors, Sunday school superin-
tendents, fraternal organizations
, county officers, mayors of cities, town
ship trustees and such other agencies as
may be considered necessary, and these
a persons will be fully informed as tt
the plans of securing donations.
I trust the response of the people viii
be as generous as their prosperity i:
| great.