The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-06-02
APPEALS FOR help
WILSON SEEKS FOOD FOR MANY
STARVING MEXICANS
THOUSANDS FACE DEATH
Red Cross Society Of United States
Takes Change Of Situation at Mon
terey-soldiers Seize All Food
stufs-White House May Speak to


Villa and Carranza.
President Wilson Friday afternoon
issued an appeal to the American re-
public setting forth the conditions
which now confront a great number
Of Mexicans, among whom women
and children predominate, and told
his fellow-citizens that great many
of these unfortunate people in various
parts Of the war stricken country to
the south would perish through star
vation unless the people of the United
States came to their aid.
Early in the day the president. who
holds the presidency and head of the
American Red Cross society, was ask
ed by Miss Mabel Boardman to issue
an appeal for funds to be used in be-
half of the starving inhabitants of
Mexico. It was stated then that the
appeal would in all probability be is
sued shortly, but evidently the press
ing needs Of the people require ur-
gent attention.
The president addressed his appeal
"To the Public" and recited the gen.
erosity of the American people in al
Ieviating the suferings in Europe
and warmly commended the under
taking of contributions for the peo-5
pie who are suffering closer to our
own borders. Ee stated that the
condition in many sections Of that un-,
fortunate country are such that many
thousands of people are on the verge
of starvation and unless aided with
! toodstuffs would in all probability
perish.
The American Red Cross Society
has taken charge Of the work and i'm
mediate steps have been taken to get
| In touch with the situation. S..sP.
Morris, acting national dicertor OF the
association, left Chicago Friday to
assume personal charge Of distribut-
ingf food to thirty thousand peopls
reported to be in a starving condition
at Monterey, Mexico. He purchased
a carload Of beans and a carload Of
corn for prompt shipment into the
war stricken area gust before he left.
The Red Cross urgently appeals to
the citizens to contribute money and
supplies of food. The contributions
may be sent direct to the American
Red Cross Society, Washington, D. C.
At this place the funds will be mar
shalled and the food purchased at,
points where it can be secured cheap
est and readily transported where it
is to do so much good.
| A dispatch from Douglas, Ariz.,
Friday stated that soldiers under
Gen. Gales, a Carranza chieftain,
had confscated seven hundred head
of cattle at Agna Prieta, on the ranch
of John Hohstadt, naturalized cfti-
zen of Mexico -Four American cow
boys who said that they were forced
to aid in the roundup were held pris-
oners until Thursday night, when
they were allowed to cross the boun-
iary line and go on their journey to-
wards the United States.
Such disturbances as these are hav-
ing a marked influence in official
quarters and it is apparent among
government circles that the continued
grasping of all sources of fcodstuffs
by the rival Mexican commanders will
soon reduce the native population of
Mexico into actual starvation.
| A statement from the White House
IS looked for in some quarters and it
is freely predicted that when it comes
forth it may--change the attitude Of
the administration enough to de-
nand that such seizures cease. It is
understood that nothing like inter-
vention is contemplated but that the
state department will notify Villa
and Carranza that such unlawful ac-
lions must come to short end. This
| is expected to have results.