Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-31
HAWAH'S READY
RESPONSE LAUDED
BY MRS. BATES
Chairman of Woman's Section
of American Commission Ex-
presses Deep Gratitude
new YORK TOLD CITY e.. { {
WAS BEHIND HAWAII!
It Metropolis Had Contributed
In Proportion Would Have
Given So, 600, 900

Hawaiis ready response to the ap-
peal for relief funds for the war-strick-
en- is the subject of yer-. strongly
Iappreciative letter from .s.rs. Lindon
Bates, chairman Of the Woman's Sec
ton of the American Commission for
the Relief OF Belgium. .s=< d ~
The commission some time ago
wrote to various members Of the As
sociated Press to secure Information
on what each community is doing IN
the relief work. w. r. Harrington,
general business manager Of the Star
Bulletin, in reply described the prog
ress of the work in Hawaii. Mrs.
Bates answer Is as follows: Is
December 15, 1914.
Mr.. w. r. Harrington, >.., (
Honolulu Star-Bulletin,
l. Honolulu, Hawaii -, ..,z.e
My Dear Mr.. harrington: ..s&3
Your most interesting letter has
been read by the committee with the
very greatest interest To think Of
the leper settlement raising $127 .65 for
Belgium! II is all profoundly touch
ing.
We knew, of course, through the
mems department of the commission
of the exceeding liberality of Hawaii:
in fact, think New York has become
little sensitive Of the degree to
which we have rubbed 1t in, because
I stated last week at a public meeting
that II New York had given in proper
ton to the white population OF your
Islands she would have contributed
nearly nine millions of dollars to this
cause.
Since the largest Belgian relief COM
mittee in New York city has collected
only $650,0O0, drawing from all direc-
tions, you viii understand that my
comparison was perhaps not altogeth-,
er happy.
should be sorry IL this would seem
at all lacking in the fullest apprecia-l
tiont of what the people here have
done. l would not have 1t interpreted
SO for anything. We are profoundly
grateful and everybody is doing gem
erously. All war needs knock at the
door of our city; besides this, we have
perfectly unexampled conditions Of un-
The public is beside it
self to know which of the claims upon
it presses most or how to help every
body in this year of universal need.
So, we appreciate profoundly the
amount Of help that has been given
to this cause of the suffering Belgians.
All through America Il has been far
and away the most bountiful support
&C., sss Rny. a 4 I.
The thought of seven millions of peo-
pie In extremities and lacking even
the minimum to sustain life Is so
truly appalling that our whole popu-
lation has rallied to meet the need.
The woman's section has today
standing with it the presidents Of 90
national and international organiza-
tons and % states, representing col |
lectfyely over six millions Of women.
send you (but not by way Of re-
quest for anything more than your
islands have so generously contrdb-I
uted) copy Of the appeal which has
gone from our headquarters to an theI
clubs in America It win tell its story, |
and you win be glad to hear that VOL
men everywhere have rallied IN curl
behalf and are helping Us to save the
Belgians.
Thanking yen very much for your /
letter, and speaking on behalf Of our
woman's section in grateful apprecia-I
lion Of all that your island people
have been 50 generous as to contrib
ute, am,