The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05
An Appeal in Behalf
OF Suffering Millions
The Chairman Of The Jewish
Relief Work in Sumter County
Appeals to The Citizens OF
Sumter County


was asked by some OF my friends
10 assume the craftsmanship in Sumter
County for the Jewish Relief work.
did so very gladly, because l feel that
the call to service in this particular
interest is so imperative as 10 be IT.
resistible 1t is a work in behalf OF
humanity
Six million Jews in Poland. Lith-
uania. Galicia. Palestine. Turkey and
Siberia are dying Of starvation. Ref
rgees. they wander homeless. hungry,
in rags. Their suffering is worse
than death-it is the lingering tor
rure of starvation, the piteous tragedy
Of enlaciation, the horrible waiting. in
agony Of hunger. for the grim reap
er to end their misery. These six
million despairins souls are totally
dependent on American generosity for
the bare necessities Of life
What matters il il they do belong
TO other nations? What matters it
if they do live in other climes? Sue
cor of suffering knows no lines Of
~.
know that these people are dying
day by day. dying amidst such sur
roundings as to make death n blessed
release, dying amidst such misery and
suffering as TO make the dryest crust
of bread Or bowl of the thihnest
soup real luxury. Children hold
up their wasted palms in daily suppli-
cation for q crumb Of bread and
above their fading eyes the Heavens
to be but braSs-children four
or FIVE years fage who have not
taken single step because they are
too weak to walk: they arc too weak
to work; they are too weak even TO
play. They are dragging their vast
ed bodies along. perhaps wondering
how other children can be happy.
There is nothing on earth halt so
sad as an unhappy child and 7 do not
believe that the people Of America
are going to permit these little>chil-
dren to spend lives Of misery and die
Of starvation.
Read the eloquent appeal from
Governor Beckett OF North Carolina:
In Turkey, in Palestine, in Lith
nania, in Russia. in Poland, and in
Galicia starvation stares the children
Of Abraham in the face. Daily jew
ish husbands see their wives grow
thin and pale and fade away into the
Great Silence. Daily Jewish babies
tug frantfcally 1T breasts that are
vithered and dry; and above the din
IF battle is heard once more the voice
If Rachael weeping for her children
md refusing 10 be conlrorted because
hey are not.
81 call upon the good people OF
North Carolina TO hearken to this
;ry. to rally TO the help o. the help
ess and once again to show them
re privileged 10 render. The hound
d. hungerinG Jew may he glad TO
lie. We cannot afford by indifference
md inaction to have his blood on /,
,ur hands
Read the clear statement OF Sen
tor Willard Salisbury Of Delaware:
This is not only 4 Jewish move
nent: it is human movement II
will clcthe where clothing is needed
,nd feed where feeding is necessary;
t will so wherever the cry OF hn-
manity calls il. It is OF human be-
ngs for human beings. and by hu-
nan beings
Read the appeal of Robert Lansing.
Secretary of State:
For Gods sake raise all the mon
ey you can-conditions are indie
boA1 n,,tD
million people perishing from hunger
and cold-death rate ten per cent
soup kitchens and asylums for ased
and children closed for lack of funds
cannot attend school ON
account of extreme weakness and
lack Of clothing. An unexampied ca
tastrophe faces the Polish Jews.
America practically sole help
Read the following letter from an
old Baptist preacher eighty-two years
Of age who has spent sixty years Of
his life as Z; missionary among the
Indians:
Dear Sir: I am not Jew am
an old worn out Christian Indian mis-
sionary-a Baptist. Your God is MY
God. Your Father my Father. Your
people arc my Masters people. IonT
brethren are my brethren. My means
are small bu: my heart greatly re-
joices because Of this privilege OF
sending the enclosed one hundred dol
lars for the relief Of the suffering ,'ild
starving Jews in Europe.
Sincerely.
J. s. Murro%,
Atoka, Okla.
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