Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-17
WAR-REL|EF DRIVE
TO BEGIN TONIGHT
Interesting Announcements Ex-
pected at Dinner Beginning
Jewish Aid Canvass
MOVEMENT N0NSECTARlAN

Interesting announcements arc OK
pected at the dinner this evening nt
the Bellevue Stratford, at which the
drive will be launched for Philadel-
phia's 81 100000 contribution to the
Jewish war relief fund for orphan and
other sufferers in Europe.
Attention was attracted to the drive
today by DIR. Joseph Krauskopf's de-
scription of the suffering of children.
Jews and Gcntiles in eastern Europe.
Doctor Krauskopf spoke last night Mt
Temple Kcncseth Israel and told n
moving story of infancy and innocence
made shelterless and hungry by thee
great war. The rabbits sermon bore the
title: "A Cry of Woe Across the
Sea-
1900 Will Attend
About 1900 workers in the Jewish
war relief campaign will attend the
meeting this evening. DIR. Felix Adler.
chairman of the campaign. has invited
several men of national reputation to
speak.
More than 800 women will help in
the drive here.
Doctor Krauskopf moved members Of
his congregation to tears as he con-
trasted the luxurious surroundings of
those living in America with the lot Of
the destitute. unshclterpd and starving
peoples in war ridden Europe.
Privatiens in Europe Revealed
"Not one of our women would have
the heart to change clothes as many as
four times a day, when thousands over
there have scarcely rags with which to
cover their bodies" he said. "Not one
would have the heart to cat three or
four square meals day. when thousands
over there are unable to eat more than
crust of miserable bread whole day"
Doctor Krauskopf depicted the desti-
tuition Of eastern Europe, showing how
wholly dependent the inhabitants were
on charity from this country.
"To advise them to go to work and
supply themselves with food and clothes
and fuel and shelter would be enough
to make one smile if it were not so
sad" said Doctor Krauskopf For
they are inhabiting territories in which
industries have ceased. shops and fac
tories torn down. mines and railroads
and forests destroyed, houses burned,
cattle and stock devoured or carried off
pOws and other implements and tools
converted into bullets and shells. in
territories in which raw material is un =
obtainable and where blockades keep
food supplies from reaching the mouths
of the starving millions"
Doctor Krauskopf asked his audience
to picture the principal industries and
trades Of Pennsylvania stopped. the
mines destroyed, cultivation of farms
! paralyzed and the state overrun by nu
merous enemies, each destroying what
| the other leaves undestroyeG, putting
the AK or firebrand or bomb to what can
not be carried off, each subiecting the
! inhabitants to all manner of cruclties
and outrages.
Sufferings Brought Home
"Also picture to yourselves YOUR stat,
disease ridden by lack of proper nutri
tion, of proper clothes, warmth, shell
ter, lack of physicians, nurses. medi
clnes, hospitals prey to typhus anC
other pestilcnce," continued the speak
er. and TO this diseased population tn,
manned and crippled and tuberculal
and she'll shocked and crazed derelct,
of the war, and then tell me whether
/ you would recommend to them to take
care of themselves when no food 81
| fuel Or clothes are to be had or to GO
to work when no work is to be had, OF
| when, even if it were to be had, there
would not be strength enough left il
the thousands of the unfortunate to en-
gage in it.
''Of what good have religion ant
civilization been if people on this side
of the ocean can fairly riot in luxur;
and extravaganza, while, on the othe.
side, men and women by the tens o.
thousands would thank on their knee,
for even as little as that which is her,
cast into the garbage can?'