Arizona republican., 1916-02-02
PHOENIX FUND
 FUR SUFFERERS
Local Measures Are Being Still Carried On for Re lief of Jewish War Vie tins in Poland and Galicia

While officially Arizona did not take cognizance of President Wilson's proc lamation to aid the jewish war suf- ferers neat little sum was raised by private means. In this manner Phoenix will continue to ra-se funds for the twelve million peopie in Poland who are facing death from starvation.
 In practically every state in the union the governors issued proclama- tions and the action of the president and governors was carried into fur ther effect by similar prOclamations by the different mayors, making the date, January 27, one of importance in the good it will hender to the civilian victims of the armies across the sea.
 Here, a small band of women or ganiZed and unassisted and unrecog- nized by the state, coutrived ways and means of aiding the sufferers. Mrs. B. E. Marks gave the first affair, a card afternoon, where each guest paid for the privilege of attending. To- night Mrs. l. F. WoIpe has invited a number of guests for the second of series of benefit card parties. She has invited among others, Governor Hunt and Mayor Young.
 Paderewsli, the famous pianist, has just completed a tour of the United States in behalf of his stricken coun- trymen In a recent interview in New York he said:
 Tn all Poland 3O,00O,O00 are in dire | want, but 12,000,000 face death unless given food. Of these 7,500, 900 are in ' 1, ! on mn ern Poland and Galicia.
 T have raised s220,00O in the United States Of this sum s6O,000 was con- tributed by Poles in eastern cities sS0,000 was taken in at my concerts and lectures. and I collected $40,OOO among my personal American friends. i The remainder-$40, 0,000-represents the | interest of the American public in 1 Poland.
 The blight of war has fallen more awfully on Poland than on any other country. The suffering in Belgium was great, but that in Poland is a thou sand times greater. I do not think the American people are greatly in- terested now in war sufferers. Bel gium aroused their sympathy because il was the wars first great horror. Po- lands tragedy came too late
 l Belgium was a nation. It had a king. queen, little royal children. Wher war crushed out the nations life, the historic tragedy stirred the imagination of the American people.
 Poland is merely the name of ma tion that has passed-the tragic mem ory of state To Americans it Wa. only region trampled by armies. It. fate had no appeal.
 Belgium, as a nation, was repre-. sented in the United States by aI ambassador, consuls, and commercial agents. Poland had no one to repre- sent it. The American people knov
 Belgium almost as well as they know the remote parts of their own coun
 try. Poland is too far away
 There is now no meat in Poland
 The cattle, sheep. swine have gone {,
 the commissaries of the armies. Tn
 people live on carrot soup. Thou
 sands walk for miles in the winte
 cold with their feet wrapped in rag
 to beg d pannikin of this carrot sour
 Rye flour, normally 8 a sack, is nov
 $21. Peas which once sold at $15O
 bag, are held at 80 There is hardI
 a pound of lard or a side of bacon il all Poland"