The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-13
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M M MURDOCH, Editor.
COMMISSIONER WARE CRITICISED.

COMMISSIONER WARE CRITICISED.
United S+e+es Pension Commissioner E. F. Ware who
eame back to his Topeka home during the food incident
ally hearing that subscription paper for the ree1 OIL
d sufferers had been started among the clerks of his
bureau at Washington wired them to discontinue 1t FOR
this act Commissioner is being severely crit
cised by some Of his felowtownsmen of Topeka VINO are
urging Governor Bailey make some public statement
in efutation of Wares assertion that kansas can take
care of herself" Governor Bailey did not comply ex
acv but in an interview which been made public he
said he had been through this Kaw valley and the desc
lation wrought by food just between here and Kan
sas City something awful. The great potato heioS
have been washed and great amount OF Valuaoie
farming land made worthless by washouts and
sand heaps People had their homes destroyed ana
all their possessions washed away. The amount which
we could raise in Kansas would not very far
towards relieving this distress do think should
accent all the help from state that is offered
for these poor people This is personal matter,
except with the people who suffering and we who
escaped certainly ought that the poor people
who lost their all shall not receive aid what comes
from inside the state"
The Topeka State Journal whose editor gave
than given by any single citizen of Topeka, stands
by Ware holding that such paper, circulated in the
bureau Of which stands at the head would be
but case Of must" The Journal in its position
on the relief fund question among other things right to
the point, says:
eve believe that the great city of Topeka with all
its wealth and that splendid of Kansas with
its banks bursting with money and with its wheat and
other crops promising most abundant harvest with the
possible exception fully able to for the
sufferers in the flooded districts
eve know that the individual subscriptions have been
small very people Of this town have given to
the extent that they it, and they give that
extent they entitled very credit in connection
with the financial aid they giving their unfortunate
fellow-citizens.
1--WE do not lose sight of the among indi
vdua subscribers hundreds who giving aid
to individual sufferers and are giving without proclaim
ing the public is also recognized that great
many individual subscribers have given through clubs
and societies.
1--WE do believe in the general solicitation of aid
of which from the fraternal
Topeka is rich enough help the fractional part
of her territory that was submerged is rich
enough help comparatively small portion of her
rich domain which suffered.
THE only thing in the way seems 70 bethe oosening
Of purse strings and the cutting of red tape.
II the money be raised in other NY
the thrty-odd thousand untouched in Topeka and the
million and a half in this commonwealth in Heavens
the governor cali legislature quick ap
propriate or borrow the money.
Tf session of the legislature is not advisable there
are certainly sufficient number of men of means in the
raise the money with pledge from the
tive council that they will be reimbursed the next
uar session of the legislature"