Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-12
war Relief Committee Issues
New Appeal For Funds to
Go to Stricken Countries

The new appeal mad" TO citizens o.
Honolulu by the War Relief Commit
tee for succor to the millions who are
starving in Europe is expected 10
bring immediate response. The con
tributions already made to the Bel
gian relief fund from Hawaii have
brought praise from various Official
sources and as generous response
to this appeal is looked for.
Following is the open letter issued
by the committee 10 the public
through the Star Bulletin:
las the community understands
Pretty well the general war relief com.
mittee partially suspended operations
during the Christmas holidays; but
without regard to that some continued
10 send in money, and small amounts
dribble in right along.
But the need, as everyone must
have seen who reads the news from
foreign countries, is increasingly
great There is, in fact, imminent
danger OF the actual starvation OF the
Belgian nation. The world, without
regard TO the particular duty OF any
nation in this behalf, must feed the
war sufferers, or they will starve TO
death. At meeting Of the committee
held this morning II was decided to
renew appeals TO the generosity Of
Hawaii, begging everyone to remem-
Der that dollar contributed here will
feed live persons for day, or one
person for five days-and the number
OF those who need our assistance is
in the millions. All Will be glad to
hear that the Rockefeller Foundation
has taken to itself the duty OF provid-
ing transportation to Europe from
New York; so it continues to be a
fact that every cent We contribute
here actually goes to feed the suffer
ing millions in Europe, without deduc-
tion for any cause whatsoever. Aside
from the assistance given by England
--if IL can render any-and some 9TH
er countries, the Americans are try
ing TO send at least a full shipload
every month; in fact, more than this
goes, for there are a number of pri.
waite associations and organizations
which are sending help on their own
account.
Our financial standing at present
varies little from what we last report
ed. The total amount received by this
committee, including the Chamber OF
Commerce fund. is $50. 5f4.25, OF which
$43,165.95 was specifically for Belgian
relief. Everything has been forward
ed in accordance with orders; but the
committee feels that now 1t must Wild
en- its sphere of action and do some
thing for relief in Northern France
and Poland. The actual fields occu-
pied by the contending armies are the
points of greatest suffering, so that
Poland, which is in the direst need,
must come in for assistance with Nor
them France. Belgium and, to great
er or less extent, Seryia.
The committee is very glad to rec
ognize and welcome the work now be-
ing done by the ChiIdren's Christmas
Cheer Committee, which has apparent
ly resolved itself into Children's
Mix Committee at the present time,
and we hope that the contributions to
that fund will be most ample through
that committee: but there will be no
dimfnuation in the need for assistance
by the general War Relief Committee.
On the island of Kauai Mrs. Eric
knudsen, at Kekaha, represents the