The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-21

 whether through societies of mental Hygiene for the dissemination of cor rect ideas, or other rightly constituted agency.
 The above declaration speaks for itself: and, any time I ask for it can get a statement of like import from those in authority at the private en- dowed institution described at length in my book.
 Finances.
 Tt has been stated that you have already secured s6O,OOO. MT. Beers with which to carry on the campaign proposed in your book"
 Yes" answered MT Beers, but I regret to say that the money mention ed is newspaper money. The fact is that the national committee for mental hygiene will begin work without dol lar in it's treasury-unless some in- terested supporter comes to the rescue at once. That the needed money-the comparatively few thousands of dol lars which will be required to finance the operations of the committee dur AiS iHG IuiilliS Stni VIII bo sSAuiNu without difficulty, I have no doubt.
 There are hundreds, yes. thousands of persons, in this country, who feel as Mir. James does. In the introduction to my book, he says. if he were a mill lionaire. with money to give for public purposes he should endow insanity ex- clusively. AS is always the case in the launching of new movement national in haracter-invaluable sup port comes unexpectedly and unusually from an unknown quarter. My curi- | osity as to where the needed support is coming from is, l confess. keen.
 And right here, if an appeal may be made through yodr columns, l should like to say that hope any person who feels like helping the cause will lose no time in placing himself on record. Mind | you. ask no one to send me any money. All I ask is that anyone who desires to assist in the planned work shall get in touch with the committee at the earliest moment. A movement, national in scope. should not be fin- anced by those who agree to serve as members of the committee in charge; clearly, the obligation rests upon the public"
 Encourages Suggestions.
 Has 1t occurred to you" MT. Beers was asked, that many readers of your story might wish to write to you re- garding matters connected with 1t, or with your pr"ject as you call 1t, and yet, while wishing to write, might he's itate to do so, fearing that you, like so many persons who have been in sane might take offense?'
 T presume that is true" said Mir Beers "and yet my story should prove that I would no more hesitate to dis cuss insanity-even though my own experiences while insane-than would hesitate to discuss the weather. It's such an old story to me now that I'm what you might call immune on the subject. The truth is, should like nothing better than to have in my possession a list of persons who are in sympathy with the proposed mental hygiene campaign. It would, with out doubt, make easier the work now in hand. By this I do not mean that I shall answer all letters received, for the task might prove burdensome; but I should be pleased to receive, and later turn ovel' to tho national commit tee, the names and addresses of any persons who care to help the cause by promptly showing their interest in 1t. On this very point cannot do better than to read you a passage from my book which covers this point:
 Individual assistance may be given in any easy way. Let each convinced reader of this book be prepared to send his nan and address to what ever society, association or committed may be organized when the necessity for its existence has been brought homo to the public These names, in the ag- gregate, will form a mighty petition, the force of which no federal or State official or committee of investigation. will care or dare 10 ignore. Thus, for the first time in history, legislators throughout the land will have i'm pressed upon them the fact that the public desires hospital homogeneous to have support-such support as will enable them to discharge their obliga- tlons to the pnblic-and discharge them in manner that will bring credit, not disgrace, fo a nation distinguished for it's love of fair play
 Mir. Beers and the Organization.
 And now, one more question, Mir. l ppnrc if it ic nn al you to serve the national committee in an active capacity?'
 Your question is a fair one. and one which no doubt will occur to major ity of those who read my story--or this article. As "a my inclination to take an active part in the planned work my story shorld prove that; but wheth- CT, lam to take a part Is, of course, for the committee to decide. As am willing to do a lot of work that few want to do, or can do-this because of my experiences while confined in hos pitals for the insane-I think it is safe to predict that I shall be found on the flring-line so long as have a shot to fire.
 But remember, my shot will, for the most part, be directed At public apathy mot overmuch at the hospital officials, whose friend l am. Because I appre- : ciate that they are in a way victims of short sighted legislators, who have not vet walked up to the fact that it is cheaper for the State to prevent and cure insanity at any cost, than it is to neglect the problem, as has been done in the past. I am willing to stand beside them in tho fight if they will grant me that privilege. A vlgordus and intelligent campaign will. among other things, put an end to the far too