Iditarod pioneer., 1917-06-16
AN APPEAL TO HUMANITY

communication from the of Alaska addressed the mayor of Itarod has been referred to The Pioneer In of fering the consideration of readers connection with other relating the appeal offer further sugges than that the appalling conditions recouned be given due consideration and that the prompngs of the individual science be followed the No could offer could be half strong the bare recital of the facts given The governors letter follows:
 My Dear Mir Mayor have been requested by the directors of the Rocky Mountain Hoover Relief Belgium the relief of the stricken people of Belgium MT Herbert C. Hoover know has been in charge of this fund since 1914 and he advises that the guaranteed for the relief of Belgium failed to meet the requirements by million dollars monthly which it believed be raised in the United States and Alaska urged to contribute her share
 Hitherto the most prosperous people in the world have
 fallen fsr short of the example by other countries those under the burden of such America has given cents capita against IS cents in Canada s234 in New Zea land and S625 in Tasmania According MT Hoover million
 little Belgian children weak ubecular and under nourhed the million dollars month for which he pleads will be ap piled toward supplying supplementary nourhlng meal day for these children.
 "The Rocky Mountain Club you may know, is New York club composed mainly of and for mining and others who may be visiting New York may add that John Hays Ham mond the eminent mining engineer president of the Rocky Mountain Club which has number of members in Alaska self being honorary vice president Mir Hoover prom nen member of this club and the club therefore, believed duty assist him the noble work of increasing the American contributions for Belgian relief believed that it peculiarly the task of the mining profession task by the way initiated and hitherto largely administered by mining engineers and for this well because no industry has proed the professions the of the give whole hearted support this far be- and hence the obligation confined the recipients of large sal but is equally binding wageearners each according his ability to pay.
 q have therefore, urgently that you organize in community local committee which will endeavor collect contributions large and small from all who be made feel of the appeal One dollar will feed child for month If will and endeavor assist this work shall be pleased of the fund and will make prompt ansntta of that be received to the Rocky Noun Club Hoover Belgian Relief Fund New York; giving due acknowledgement of the transmitted endeavorng little time to this matter notwithstanding many duties which press upon especially just at this time ncloSng herewith number of receipts for trans
 hitting money if time would be saved suggest that you transmit your contributions direct to the following address: Wm B. Thompson Treasurer Rocky Mountain Club Hoover Fund for Relief Belgium 65 West Forty fourth Street York city On second thought believe this would be the method that make your contributions direct noted above shall greatly appreciate anything that may be able do in this work. l
 Cordially yours J. F. A. STRONG
 "The Honorable the Mayor of Iditarod, Alaska
 Accompanying the governors letter there addressed veopes blanks for the of funds the of Rocky Mountain Club fund which be had application at this office.