The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-06-15
EMPIRES AvARICE.
Are We to Steal the Philippines and Let
the Natives StarTe In the Midst of
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The Christian Herald, which took
advantage Of DR.. Sheldon's as-Christ-
would newspaper sensation to adYer-
tise the Herald's scheme to raise money
for the relief of suffering in India, has
issued pamphlet appealing for aid for
the famine sufferers. As supplement
to the pamphlet the Christian Herald
sends out the following:
ssThe half has not been told in the
enclosed pamphlet. Our courage has
failed Us to present all the shocking
"details. Every time the. clock strikes
the hour it tolls the death kneu Of at
least 500 victims in India who have
died for the want Of a crust. The cable
operates quickly and your contribution
to-day may save scores, hundreds, yes,
thousands, Of lives tomorrow.
"How many lives viii you save?
1.-TWO cents a day will support one
life.
FOne dollar will save life for two
months.
FTwo dollars will save a life until the
harvest.
EFive dollars will save a man, wife
and child until the next crop is gath
cred.
'Ten dollars will save a whole family
from death.
Twenty dollars will save ten lives
for four months.
twenty-five dollars will save them
and afford them the comfort Of blank
cts during the rainy and cold season.
Fifty dollars would save five fami-
lies.
zone hundred dollars would save
small community"
The Philadelphia North American.
John Wanamaker's paper, commenting
on the foregoing, says:
"God forbid that We should do any
thing to check for one instant the flow
Of American benevolenee toward tor
tured people betrayed in their desper-
ate need by their rightful protectors
But it is impossible to read this appeal
without rejecting on the responsible
lities of those who make it necessary.
"India is a part Of the British en-
pire. The British government is spend
ing s5OO,OOO,OOO to subjugate q little
group of farmers just outside of its
dominions while its own subjects are
dying by millions for lack Of assistance
she is amply able to furnish. Turn
ing the Christian Harald's table into
on0Nhov ehono mo
1.-TWO rife cartridges q day viii sup
port one life.
"One six FOUNDER shell will save a
life for two months.
"One 12-pounder shell viii save a life
until the harvest.
"One pair OF cavalry boots viii save a
man, wife and child until the next
crop is gathered.
"One minutes discharge Of a Maxim
gun viii save a whole family from
death.
"The cost Of the war for one second
will save ten lives for four months.
1.-Two rifles will save them and az
ford them the comfort Of blankets dur
ing the rainy and cold season.
"The cost Of firing one shot from a
six-inch gun would save five families.
"One scrub baggage-train horse
would save a small community.
sOne-fffth Of the cost Of attempting
to conquer the Beers would save the
entire 100000 Of Englsnd's starving
subjects in India.
sThe rescue Of these lives is simply a
matter Of money. There is food en-
Ough in India. All that is necessary is
the means Of buying it. The cable
operates quickly says the Christian
Herald, and your contribution to-day
may save scores, hundreds, yes. thou
sands OF lives Tomorrow The cable
would operate just as quickly at the
command Of the British government as
that Of benevolent Americans. IL it be
true that every one Of rs who contrib /
ute two dollars save the life Of some
wretched HindoO who would die but
for that suceor, then every human be-
ing in India Who perishes for lack Of
such assistance is murdered by the l
government that is sdundantly able to /
supply e, but prefers to devote the
price Of ten HindOO lives Per second to /
the extinction Of republication IN
South Africa. That is the price that
staggers humanity"
The Rock Island playing cards are
the s1ielrest Won ever handled. One