The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-07

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raising t.25o.ooo monthly to save the
children Of Belgium. Recently az n
meeting OF the club Herbert g. Hoover
chairman for relief In Belgium. said;
"The Bcieians have come To look upon
Americans as their sole sa%viours: they
look upon the American flag as the
flag which IL fighting To- protect them.
within six weeks time I have visited
in the slums Of Brussels where i.5oo
children were sitting down To their
one meal. and when they saw me those
youngsters arose and warbled the first
|%s,anza of the star spanelcd Hammer In
French.
Europe has begun Ia AXE stork
OF this relief commission We started
off with high promises as to American
support and American ideals; we havs
rested on the belief that we had the
undoubtcd backing OF the American
people In our endeavor To keep this
gate open. Onentimes We have had
TO defend the portals W the enclosure.
and we have always used as our last
ana final Weapon that Interference
with the Belgian Keller would offend
the sensib3lities Of the American peo-
pie more deeply than anything hat
happened In this war. And Yet Bei-
sian relief Is being paid for with for
eign money.
But Of more Importance than this
purely moral question is h fact that
our finances arc In great jeopardy. As
time goes ON. thc situation becomes
more desperate In Europe: our Nee
~essities grow greater. 1t is growing
more and more difficult to see our
way through. To-day our budget calls
for about $4,000. 600 To $4,000. 900 u
month. II we are not To reduce the al
ready short food supply Of these PEG
pie.
we are receiving $4,000. 600
month from the allied governments
There H. no hope of any increase in
that, n there b. always tho posi-
bility that at some stage wc may lose
~ %altogether. In ans event. We are
from 50. 00O. ooo To s.. ooo 400 a month
short We have To raise this money hv
public charity and the few financial
which we are able to -e-
cure. ana We thought that perhaps the
American people would take off orr
shoulders the burden Of these 1850
900 children"
The formation of the Rocky Noun
tain club has been the result II ~
the intention OF this organization to
attempt To care for these children 10
the number of a million and a half.
Never " our history has there been
such prosperity a. has existed during
the pas, ,wo or-three years Practfeaf.
Nv everybody has money. Farmers
have. as a rule. enjoyed big crops for
which they have received almost fab
ulous prices. Factories are running
full time. Labor IL employed at good
wages. Business Of all kinds IL flour
fishing. II II our duty AZ Ansvrvrun
citizens 10 contribute money to relieve
the suffering in Belgium. Think OF it
reader, while your family and yourself
are enjoying three sumptuous meals
a day the Belgium children are able
To partake Of hut one. and that is very
soanty.
when the relief work In Belgium
was first started physicians prescribed
a diet FOR the refugees whereby each
person could he nonrished on a sp"-
ciai kind of soup and u special kind
OF bread at the expense OF seven cents
a day. This was sufficient for mature
persons. hut not enought GOD for
growing children. Now al sorts OF
diseases which result from malnutrI-
ton nave fastened upon the Belgian
children. |glandular tuberculosis. scrof-
ula. ricketts, ond the like Unless SUI
ficicnt funds car ne guaranteed TO
take care II these childrcu-not To-
provide any Injuries but to iucrcas
tho cost uf feeding them from scyeu
TO nine cents e day thousands of lh"
little onps are going To- die merc'"
from lack of proper n1uriShmeut
Colonel " : Hopcwcl has -igui-
fed his willingness to act as q mem
her Of tho general committee of M"
Rocky observation-disclosures mad zoe pee
llcf bon Belgium.
checks Intended Tor Belgian relief
may bc sent tu tho Evening Herald
Acknowledgement ~ the receipt -
such rhccks viii bo made Iu the
.u"rald's columns All remittance
viii bc turned uycr q" Colonel Hope
well az forwarded 20 the New york
headquarters of the committee.
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