The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-09
RICHMOND 70 GIVE
$4,000 FOR RELIEF


For tho relief OF thousands OF desti.
eute Jews In Europe. Richmond will be
asked to contribute to the fund for
their assistance, now being raised In
The United States, the week of March
~ to -. II was announced last night
by the Richmond branch of the Amer
y ~ sss,ssA thlSY t'-,Rs TT
Arrangements already ars, wesa Es
der way for a mass meeting to arouse
greater public interest and better
recognition OF the genuine worthiness
OF the relief movement. This meeting
Will be In the auditorium OF the JEFF
ferson hotel on Tuesday. March Is, at
Sis o'clock. It win be addressed by
speakers OF national prominence and
though no announcement yet has been
made Of their identity, II as generally
known here that they win be orators
rated among the most eloquent in
America.
with only Unofficial solicitation and
entirely without any semblance OF .
campaign, Richmond gave $4,000 to
this causs in 1917. II Is now asked to
give less than twice this amount. not
wfthstandinE that tho need for money
today 10 even greater than two years
aRc. In tho United States this post-
war period Is one of readjustment. but
in Europe II IL a time of complete and
and property
Headquarters has been esta blfshed at
rooms Nos. : and in Rueger's hotel.
In Russia. in Poland and in other
lands that were devastated by tho
whitening blast OF war. consuming FAM
the has ragged and the people are SUI
fering the tortures OF hunger. The
chill Of the heavy Russian winter now
is sweeping on thousands OF Jews who
are unprotected from want and entirely
deprived of adequate means of work
ing their own salvation. The appeal
FOR aid has been made to America, the
only nation In the world OF sufficient
magnitude and now in a position to
rescue ailing humanity without exces-
ssve personal sacrfhce.
The request of $4,000 Ia neefig'bly
small in comparison to the unlimited
purposes 10 can serve In relief work
This nonHy Ia asked actually to save
lives. BY means OF the thorough orr
xanization that has been obtained by
the American Jewish relief. committee.
all money donated the cause can be
transmitted tmms fiately by cable to
sections OF Europe where the need 10
most urgent.
A graphic description of prevailing
conditions In the war-strfcken sections
n given by r. c. Waicott. In Tho
prussian System issued by the United
St&tfH tcCO aQihtnt6SfAtioAs ~ tuIioWa.
In warsaw, which had not been de-
stroyed. = city OF 100000 Inhabitants
one Of the most prosperous cities Of Eu-
rome before the war, the streets were
tined with people I'm the pangs OF star
vntion- Famished and rain-soaked.
they aquatted there. with their elbows,
on their knees or leaning against tbs
buildings. too feeble to lift q hand for
\ bit of money or aNh,ossei of bread one
offered II. nertshing Of hunger and cold
Charity did what II could. The rich
gave all that they had: the poor shared
their last crust Hundreds of thou
sands were persshing. Day and night
she picture Is before nv eves--a reo-
pIc starving. n nation dying
To the generosity Of the United
states alone must Theses struggling men
q nd women look for sssiefsnce---and
America In contributing Literally From
every section OF the country sahstan-
tiai sums are being sent 10 tire ma
fionaI headquarters Of the relief com
mittee In New York. This IL tn FIRST
torr~a1 request on behalf of this char
table endesvcr that has been made Of
Richmond. but the response OF the
city TO other appeals has encouraged
the local workers to expect the great
est possible support Of every citizen.
war IL fearful but the greatest ter
ror to humanity y the aesoiation ana
E~6p8aT Luht IUUQW IN WE WAAos RFN-
Inc. prfvatfon and disease must be
checked Immediately. an entire people
must b. reJuvenased and nations re-
habiIitated. Richmond ana America
in the war and accepted In
entirety the burdens Of battle. Rich
mcnd and America now are confront
"a with the more MAGNIFICENT work Of ,
toward reconstruction |
Thousands Of the Jews Of Europe iN- |
crafty must be made anew. mentally !
and physically ana the opportunities |
and prospects Of their uves. shattered !
BY the crash Of German guns. must
Be q reasaemhisd and offered them /
again
Prom statements which I have pre- |
vfousfy msade.~ declares Precedent !
Woodrow wilson, you know how sin |
rers my belief 10 that the American ,
public, Irrespective 81 race or creed. |
shculd respond literally to the call for ,
eJY Prom stricken EuroyA"