The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-18
GOV. RYE ASKS AID
|. FOR THE, NEAR EAST
Chief Executive Of the State Issues
Proclamation For Contributions
TO Nationwide Relief Fund

expressed nlmSelI as heartily III laFui
of the work of the American commit
/ tee for relief in the near east and is
sued a proclamation setting aside the
week of Jan. 10 as the time for every
one in the state to contribute to the
relief fund Of 100000 for Tennessee.
This is the Volunteer states part of
! the $30,000,000 fund that will be raised
at the same time throughout the Unit
ed States.
All this money goes to relieving the
! distress of millions of unfortunates in
the western Asiatic countries. All ex-
penses of management clerical labor
and transporting this fund to the scene
of need are met by subscriptions re-
ceived from channels other than DUR
ing the campaign of Jan. IL to 10.
Following is the governors procla-
nation:
| Victorious peace has come to our
national cause, bringing with it great
cause for rejoicing. At the same time
there is good reason for sober thought
for the citizens of Tennessee, We,
here in America, rejoice because We
know German oppression will never
again threaten us; we rejoice because
our men are coming home; we rejoice
because our losses have not been very
heavy compared with the losses of our
allies; and we rejoice because the en-
envy has not ravaged our land
Although Americas losses have
been least of ALL it has gained equally
with all allied countries in the victory.
The freedom which has not cost us
heavily in comparison to others has
cost many peoples their life blood.
Their lands have been devastated of
homes and industry and the mainstay
Of their prosperity gone with the death
of their young manhood.
1--WE are the only nation with suf
cicient food and funds to administer to
the distress Of these countries which
are so greatly in need of our help.
The needs of France, Belgium and
Italy can be reached through govern
mental relief measures and are being
attended by our government as well as
the governments of all the allies To
reach the millions of unfortunates in
the near east it is necessary TO depend
on the succor of voluntary organiza
/ TONS The American committee for
jrelief in the near east Endorsed by
President Wilson and Secretary Ian
sing has attempted to raise during the
4 week Of Jan. q to 19 $30,000000 to
4 keen the 4eoUyo0el uesfirutes apfgTtile
NEAR east from dying of starvation,
and Tennessee is asked to give only
one one-hundredth of this $30,00O000
"Word comes from the near east
/ that people fall dead daily from want
| and the need is constantly growing
worse.
This section is backward In every
respect and is contaminated with dis.
ease The Armenians, the industrious
4 people Of the near east, have been
massacred and deported by the Turks
at German instigation, so that the
progress of the whole section will be
greatly delayed, yet from this part of
the world many future American citi-
zens will come, and much will depend
on our efforts now to help them be-
come healthy vigorous individuals
when they come to America.
Therefore, l. Tom c. Rye, governor
Of the commonwealth of Tennessee, do
set aside the week of Jan. - to 10 as
time every citizen shall give thought
to the needs Of the unfortunates in the
near east and shall contribute as gen
erously as he has goods. We can not
refuse to give now because we have
already given. Distress in the world
is SO great that it can be relieved only
by unwearied giving, And nowhere is
distress greater than in the near east.
1.-THE $30,000,O0O which the American
committee for relief in the near east
asks the people of the United States
to contribute is to be used for feed
ing, clothing and putting back on a
self-supporting basis the 100000 Ar
ulCuldA anu ian lCIu6CCS. Ii is llH-
perative that Tennessee's full quota of
100000 shall be raised. If anything
less than the full amount is raised
some of the needy cases can not be
cared for, and must be turned away
to die.
81 ask the people of this state, as
they are grateful for victory and de.
sirous that America shall do her just
share in relieving the distress which
has grown out of the war, to give I'M
stintedly to the campaign of the Amer
lean committee for relief in the near
east that the relief program which
this estimable organization has work
ed out may be executed in full.
Signed by me at Nashville on the
26th day of December 1918
tom C. RYE, Governor
BY the Governor: Ike B. STEVENS,
Secretary of Stata.
Huntingdon.--Erv Vawater and
Henry c. Hill have leased the Hunting
don light and water plant from the
| town and will take charge anC oDerate