The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-21

mind them Of the peaceful days pre-
ceding the nightmare Of war.
Germans Wer> Courteous.
1.-The &c. -aans. who throughout
treated us with the greatest courtesy
and consideration, are clearing the
debris from the water fronts. 80 that
| the shipments of relief supplies from
towns without diflculty. They also
are working on the canals and prom
Use us by November II to clear the
waterway to Liege, which at present
| is very hard to reach"
! Mr.. Bell will return to Rotterdam
to continue work of rushing the
emergency food supplies into districts
where they are most needed.
Nothing in recent years has ap-
| pealed to the sympathy Of the good
people OF Kansas SO strongly an has
the call for Belgian relief. says
wide relief movement, with headquar-
| ters in Topeka This has been indi-
Gated by the prompt response made
| by the counties reached.
All Kansas is catching the spirit and
| by Monday the state committee ex-
has been done over a large section OF
| the state!
The work Of organizing the entire
state is gigantic undertaking., ana
I
which the committee has not got in
touch. Thus far the work has been
confined largely to sending out the call
| over the state; later a large amount OF
time and energy will be expended in
caring for the contributions.
| Car lot shipments of flour and other
foodstuffs from counties outside of
Shawnee will be shipped direct under
orders from state headquarters. Many
! small shipments will he received in To-
Topeka Milling company. Contributions
of clothing, even old clothing In good
condition-will be accepted. and pro-
| visions OF any nature provided they are
nOn-perishable.
Sman Towns Organize.
The Belgian relief committee asks
that all small towns OF Kansas organ
! ize. Charles Dillon. secretary, said:
Every town should select leader
and a committee. Collect wheat or
flour or money to buy them and when
the stuff is ready notify me, or Gov
ernor Stubbs. promptly and we will
have the railroads handle the ship
ments If man can't afford to buy
a sack of flour he surely can give SO
cents and join with neighbor. We
simply. must have food for these peo-
pie. Telephone service to our office
by telegraph collect: We will pay the
charges"
Belgian Editorial.
Here is The best part of an editorial
by Henry Watterson, editor Of the
Louisville Courier Journal:
1.-THE Courier Journal, as it's read
ers know. has opened subscription
at the instance and request of the
American commission for relief in
Belgium. All our efforts united will
scarcely suffice to meet the awful. the
deadly need.
."The people of the United States
are Just beginning to be aroused to
the truth that between six and seven
millions of human beings in Belgium
little, noble, heroic, urOffending
! Belgium-are in dire want and imml-
nent peril of starvation. Nothing so
appalling has ever addressed itself to
man. The worst that visited the south
| in the darkest days of our. travail ana
sorrow was as nothing to 1t.
Goods help is the invocation and
Gods help be our help. Words walk.
limp and fall with a kind of paralysis
from the pen. Deeds, quick and brave
1-self-sacrifice not idle sympathy
will alone respond to the Christ-cah;
each widow with her mite Tor the gAAq
of the myrfads OF the widows and the
orphans OF Belgium: each child with
it's penny for the sake of childhood
! and Christmas, never a sum too small
to save some suffering neighbor In
Christ.
Yea, men and brethren. for us all
let it be Christmas of self-denial; It's
celebration abroad in the gifts OF
bread and meat OF stockings 1or nt ~. :
feet and blankets for the old and the
young, its celebration at home the
hearts ease of giving, the entire ma
ton constituting itself one m1gnty
Santa Claus, God sent and heaven in
spired!"
ssNUw' Is the Time.
Lawrence has taken keen interest,"
in the campaign as Chairman w. II:
Stubbs is from that town. and several
others who are particularly enthusiast
tic in the work. A big mass meeting
was held at the Bowersock Opera house
Thursday night at which the pc orif
RESPONDED liberally to the call for con-
tributions.
The Lawrence Gazette says:
Not next month or next year, but
now" is to be Douglas county's answer
to the cries for food and clothing thai
! are coming from the people OF war
stricken Belgium. Every day the cables
bring stories of greater suffering. III
Belgium the wolf is no longer at the
door. He has entered the ruined dwell.
ings OF thousands Of war victims ane
is taking his toll of life.
sTae Day. in ConcOrdia.
Concordia and Cloud county are hav
, ing tag day. today. High school girl
and many OF the society matrons OF tn
, city are out selling tags. The none!
. received will be used in the purchase o
q second carload Of flour.
Ieavenworth Meeting.
ii A large meeting is being held ehl'
. afternoon in the city court room
ILeavenworth for the purpose OF per
! | fecting the Belgian relief organization
! for the country. There are representa-
, tives from the city and country pres
ent.
3 It has been decided that flour, tn
= foremost food product and prooa OF
/. the most acceptable present to tn
g war sufferers, shall be the medium
e through which Cowley county Will hell