The Alaska citizen., 1917-05-21
URGES CONTRIBUTIONS
 FOR BELCIANS

EUh DELGlAWO
 In a letter to Mayor Henry T. Ray, received on Mondays mail, Governor Strong urges AIaskans to contribute to the Hoover Iund for the relief of the starving children of Belgium. Enclosed with the let ter was ali kinds of data relative to the manner in which the money is being subscribed and the worthy object of Its subscription, together with a number of subscription blanks. The letter is sclfexplanatory and IS as follows:
 Juneau, April 27, 1917.
 Hon. Henry T. Ray, Mayor.
 Fairbanks, Alaska.
 My dear Mr. Mayor:
 l have been requested by the di- rectors of the Rocky Mountain Club Hoover Fund for Relief in Belgium to use my efforts as far as possible ln securing subscriptions for the re lief of the stricken people of Bel sium, Mr Herbert C. Hoover as you know, has been in charge O. ths fund ever since 1914 and he advises that the sum guaranteed fol he relief of Belgium failed to meet the requirements by one million dol lars monthly, which sum t is be Geyed can be raised in the United States, and now Alaska is urged to contribute her share.
 Hitherto We, the most prosperous people in the world, have fallen far short of the example set by other countries, even those staggering un der tha burden of such war. Am erica has given no dollars and c.ght cents per capita against no dollars and Is cents in Canada, $2.34 in New Zealand end $6.25 in Tasmania. According 10 MT Hoover, mI.ion little Belgian children are weak, tu- bercular and undernourished. and the million dollars a month for which Aa pleads will be applied toward supplying one supplementary nour sh.ng meal l day for these children
 The Rocky Mountain Club, as you know, is a New York club composed mainly of and for western mining men and others who may be visit. ing New York. I may add that John Hays Hammond, the eminent min ns engineer, is president of the Rocky Mountain Club, which has q number of members in Alaska, myself being an honorary vice presi dent. MT. Hoover was prominent member of this club, and the club therefore, believed it it's duty to as. SlSt him in the noble work of in. creaSlng the American contributions for Belgian relief, as it was believed that it is peculiarly the task of the mining professional task, by the way, initiated and hitherto largely administered by mining engineers. and for this reason as well as be cause no industry has profited more by the war than mining, it is urged that it is incumbent on the mining professions and the mining sections of the territory to give whole hearted support to this cause, as far as may be, and hence the obligation is not confined to the recipients of large salaries but is equally binding on wage-earners. each according to his ability to pay.
 l have, therefore, to urgently re IUNol iIItil SOu OI odIllLt III SOul NpIlI munity a local committee which will endeavor to collect contributions large and small from all who can be made to feel the force of the ap- peal. One dollar will feed one child for a month. If you will consent to and endeayor to assist in this work, l shall be pleased to act as treasurer of the fund and will make prompt transmittal of any sum that may be received. to the Rocky Noun tain Club-Hooyer Belgian Relief Fund, New York. giving due ac- acknowledgement of the sum so trans mitted. I am endeavoring to give some little time to this matter, not withstanding my many duties which press upon me, especially just at this time.