South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-21
POLISH TAG DAY
MARCH 6 To AID
WAR SUFFERERS
South Bend Federation of SO
Polish Societies Plans to
Raise Fund by City-wide So
IiCitatiOn.


Announcement was made Saturday
that under the auspices Of the Fed
Grated Polish societies Of the city tax
day will be observed here March 8 to
raise funds toward the relief Of the
nOn-cOmbatants in Poland Thirty
eight societies viii be engaged in the
work. Representatives from each
Polish church parish Will be enlisted
in the work and the expectations are
that between IS and so workers will
be an the city
The city Will be divided according
To- wards The appointment of places
in each ward will be made at a meet
ing 20 be held Thursday night Head
quarters for the local relief commit
tees are located in the offices Of
Joseph Werwinski. All moneys col
lected here viii be sent 20 Chicago 10
John Smulski. who is treasurer of the
Polish relief fund Of the United
States.
Pictures Plight of Poland.
The chairman Of the local fund
committee is NJ. S. GOrski, president
OF the federated societies.
The desperate plight of Poland is
set forth in the following article by
Frank Synakowski:
vast battle fields Of Europe tt may
De marked. with reference to these
two that some of the most noteworthy
and decisive battles in centuries past
nave been waged and fought bitterly
upon the same battle fields.
The past OF Belgium, as well as the
pitiable condition Of that country to-
day. is we'll known Little is known
about Poland
SO much is heard Of the misfOrtunes
OF Belgium and the Belgians just as
II Belgium were the only sufferer. 1t
is not 80. Listen:
Poland. "a beautiful country. has
suffered much more than Belgium
ever suffered, suffers now more than
Belgium suffers. and in the future it
will suffer more than Belgium. Mil
lions of poor. helpless Polish men,
women and children clamOr for help,
but the world hears not this voice Of
anguish. because the din and glare
of the war deafens all sound and be-
cause IL is so far away Belgium
emits a sigh-and m1lliOnaires rush TO
aid and relief; while these same mil
liOnaires might recall that Poles
helped more 10 give them those mil
lions than Belgians. and will continue
TO do so. Belgium is helped easily
% has many friends. while Poland is
surrounded on an sides by wolves and
cut off from the rest of the world.
Help il Possible.
II is possible TO help the Poles They
should be helped, for they are a great
unit in the present war. and are fight
ing for liberty. VIII Americans. low
ers of liberty. overlook this land Of
the free?
Recently there have been held all
over this country patriotic meetings
of Polish people TO raise funds for
the relief Of the unfortunate Poles
This was an act which cannot have
passed uunoticed by anyone. IL was
an act OF heroism during the past
months OF hard times on the part of
people who are not rich, but hard
working. patient. enduring and salts
ned The raising OF funds was not re-
stricted TO one such meeting in a To-
calty. but month after month. week
after week similar meetings were held
until the sum proved to be of suf-
hcient value and size for the present
always keeping IN mind the hard
times" and the hign cost of living
These sums are sent over the ocean
and there an organization distributes
the money so that even a widows
mite relieves a bit of suffering
Russians Oner Aid.
Russians, especially the high So
Ciety circles of women. have also
thought OF the sufferings and misery
Russians. and have offered their serv-
ices 10 relieve the victims The sums
raised are extraordinary. and show
that when human sympathy is
aroused no national prejudices or
hatred Will prevent good action. The
'barbarism" of the Russians becomes
fable; national hatred soap bub-
bic: all hasten to help human be-
ings. beings which have suffered for
many years unluStly.
These charitable efforts do not re-
lieve the sufferings OF all the Poles
In Poland Russians help their pos
sessions. Austrians have little time to
think about similar actions. and Ger
mans cannot be said to have done
anything. The armies destroyed Pol
ish homes. crops and have eaten up
everything which came their way but
10 repay this nothing has been done
as yet. except. as we have heard on
part Of the Russian.