Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-21
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HELPING A NATION.

iowa Is going TO pltcn IN ana nelp
prevent the Belgian nation from starry
ing during the winter period of their
exile from their homes. 1t is the in
tention to send over as large supply
of corn, -four and other eatables as
the people of this state will give.
Governor Clarke is heading the organ
ization that is directing the relief
work and he has enthusiastic helpers
in every district in the state. Every
body is requested to aid. Corn. -four,
cereals or other food stuffs will be
collected in the Sixth congressional
district by the firm of w. E. Jones &
Co., of Ottumwa. That is, the dona-
lions should be forwarded to this
firm Cash donations should be sent
at once to J. F. Powell. in care of The
Courier, Ottumwa. The time is short
in which to act and it behooves every
one to get busy at once on this great
work of charity.
AS to the need for relief in Belgium
and Holland everyone is probably ia
miliar. The Belgian people have been
driven from their homes, their houses
have been burned and their fields laid
waste. Thousands of them are being
cared for in England but thousands
upon thousands are facing starvation
in the Belgian and Holland towns
where they are gathered together as
refugees.
Who is to blame for their condition
is not the matter at issue. This much
is certain-they did not cause the war
that has devastated their country and
the refugees are not engaged in the
fighting. Their plight is possibly the
most lamentable feature of the war.
They are actually starving to death
ana are powerless to aid themselves.
There is no place for them to work.
Many of them are without shelter.
Few of them have adequate clothing.
and winter is already making itself
felt
Iowa has just harvested an unusu-
ally large crop and in all things is in
more prosperous condition than other
states in the central west All resi-
dents of the state have reason to be
thankful that they are not in the
plight that confronts the Belgians.
Each one can afford to give a little
something toward the work of relief
anu IL cdCu Olle uOcS SlNS d liIIi0 VIZ
aggregate will be great.
The Iowa Belgian Relief association
provides the way. 1t is up to you to
act. Do it at once. If you are far
mer and have corn or other suitable
foodstuff, give freely of it. If you
can't give grain, give money that
food may be purchased by the associ-
alton and sent to those whose lives
it will save. And if it is money that
you want to donate, see that you do
nate it at once. Don't procrastinate.
The time is short. Don't telephone in,
Put me down for SO much 1t is
not promises, that will buy
the food. The relief is needed right
away and the treasurers who are col
lecting the money must make an &C.
counting of it in very short time.
You must not expect them to chase
around reminding you that you prom
Used to give ten dollars to the fund
If you are going to give. give and be
done with it. Don't telephone around
to find out who all is connected with
the association and other immaterial
matters. Just send the money to j.
F. Powell, care The Courier. You
will find credit for it in the printed
lists that will begin to appear in the
paper shortly.