Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-01
WAR RELIEF
COMMITTEE
ADOPTS PLANS

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The aWar Relief Committee. con
tsisfing CT w. r. Castle, president;
James A. Rath, secretary and traasur
Ter: G. Hedemann, G. X. Al and Wal
Ilaee r. harrington, has adopted the
Following statement and recommends
itions which sets for the general scope
and scheme of the work which the
Icommittee will undertake.:
1T is at such times as these. when
1.-THE world is CONFUSED by a war, the
Ifurrors Of which we cannot appreciate
Fin quiet Hawaii, that the call is loud
est and dearest for an exercise OF our
tcommon brotherhood
For every soldier killed in battle
| for each sailor sent to the. bottom OF
| the ocean, for the vast numbers killed
by the war In other ways, and for my.
| riads who are disabled and thus con.
ldemned to a future worse than death,
there are the wives and little ones,
/ the old fathers and mothers, the aunts
and sisters, suddenly deprived OF loved
ones, who are. a1sothe main and some
times the only support In life.
And all this has come suddenly,
almost without warning Europe is
plunged into q grief which we cannot
measure; butt in addition to this, star.
vation and intense suffering is aheaos
and Is even now upon thousands ard
thousands, mostly women and helpless
children.
To us the fortunes Of war, SO ter
rible to others, have brought sudden
and Unexpected increase and bonus Ia
the higher prices of sugar This I'm
creased income does net apply only TO
the holders Of sugar stocks; it goes to
the mechahifs thef clerk, the laborer,
to the dealer in foodstuffs and dry
goods; Ia fact, ali along the line some
portion Of this benefit Is received
Many of these who are members of
the warning nations are already con-
|tfibuting what they can to alleviate
the penury and suffering Of the Wild
ows and orphans, made such by this
war
Can anything be finer, can any
duty be more obvious, than for all 9TH
ers in Hawaii to contribute what they
can toward this object2 This Is some
thing that neutrals can do without
violating any of the laws of war. Let
US do it.
Organization Effected.
A meeting CT these interested in
this subject was called, and those who
could attended the meeting at Judge
IS. B. Dcle's The general opinion
there expressed was that a committee
be appointed to supervise IN some way
q thorough canvass of the territory
for this object, and IL was thought
that probably more would be accom-
plished by this than by any ether
method. The chairman of that meet
ing appointed a committee of five to-
organize the work. They are w. II.
Castle. chairman G. Hedemann, C. K.
All W. r. Harrington and j. Al. Rath.
The countries engaged in war now
are Alistria-Hungafy, Belgium, Eng
land, France, Germany. Japan, Monte
negro, Russia, Servia. and possibly
Portugal and Roumania, and it is The
desire of this committee in carrying
out the evident intent of ne initial
meeting, to divide whatever Hawaii
may wish to give between them Ill.
having reference, perhaps, to the
greater or less needs Of any of these
states.
1t is also the determination OF this
committee to make as little expense
as possible, to the end that the whole
OF our gifts may be applied to the de-
sired end and alleviate an the suifera
Ing possible Thorefore, every con-
mitteefuan and solicitor viii eiVa his
q her time Without charge Nothing
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