The Springdale news., 1918-08-02
TODAY IS PELICAN
 RELIEF DAY"
August Proclaimed Day for Belgian Relief.-Contributions of Warm Garments and Shoes Solicited.
STATE OF ARKANSAS Executive Department.
To All To Whom These Presents May
 Come, Greetings
PROCLAMATION


 Come, Greetings
 Whereas, the Hon. Herbert Hoover. our able National Food Administra- tor, who conducted the initial relief for the oppressed heroic Belgian in the early stages of the great European war, has made an appeal that every state in the Union have a commission for the Belgian relief, and has urged that the patriotic citizens of the com monwealth of our Union should con tribute generously of shoes and cloth ing to protect the Belgian soldiers and civilian population during the winter months, and
 Whereas, the sacred treaty recog- nizing the neutrality of Belgium by the great signatory powers of Europe was ruthlessly broken on August 2nd, 1914, when the Potsdam dynasty re- ferred to the treaty as "A scrap of paper and in violation of the we'll recognized principle of international law, invaded Belgium, razed her fort resses and cities to the ground, and committed wanton outrages OIL civilian women and children and subjected the leroic Belgium to every known pos sible humiliation known to scientific savagery, in retaliation for their Keeping their plighted word of il ter national honor, and
 Whereas, King Albert and his brave people have for the past four years rendered signal service to their allies and still hold sector of the line in addition to maintaining the autonomy of over forty square miles of territory, and
 Whereas, of Belgium it may be said, as Lord Byron said of ancient Greece 'sThe Niobe nation there she stands,
 Childless and erownless in her
 voiceless woe,
 An empty urn within her withered
 hand,
 Whose holy dust was scattered
 long ago"
 Therefore, I Chas H. Brough, Gov ernor of the state of Arkansas, by vir- tue of the authority vested in me by the constitution and laws of the State of Arkansas, and acting in my off eial capacity, do hereby proclaim Fri day, Aug. 2nd, 1918, as Belgium Re lief Day" in the State of Arkansas, on which day l earnestly appeal to the patriotic citizenship of our great commonwealth to contribute and col lect shoes @nd winter clothing for the relief of the oppressed Belgians. l earnestly appeal to every minister of every denomination in this state to re- fer to the necessity for such contribu- .ions in his sermons preached beth morning and evening on Sunday, July 2Stn I slsc appeal to the patriotic womens associations in each commun- ity of the state to solicit contribu- tions on August 2nd, and the week preceding, and 1 direct the supplies so collected shall be forwarded to the Bel gian Relief Commission, 113 West 4th St., Little Rock, with the assurance that it will be promptly forwarded to Europe in time to alleviate he suf ferings of these brave people before the severest part of the winter over takes them.
 Since our brave boys have been bap tized in fire and have signally dis tinguished themselves in resisting the Hun offensive, l deem 1t an appro- priate time and appropriate manner to show our gratitude to God fear ing and liberty loving people and to Almighty God who holdeth within the hollow of His divine hand the destiny of nations as the lives of individuals.
 In Testimony Whereof, l have here unto set my hand, and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of State on this, the 17th day of July, 1918.
 Cbac II Prouph Governor