The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-13
The Slaughter of the Innocents

wasted little bodies are reduced to the minimum weight and whose endurance of hunger has reached the end which merges into actual star vation are admitted to the American kitchens and given one meal day. It is hard to turn away thousands of hungry boys and girls-to hear them ask, pleadngly Do I weigh too much?" Am I not thin enough?" Cant come any more?" But this restricting of food to the ex- treme cases is compulsory, because there isn't enough for all ......Asau
 And these neediest ones can not reach the kitchens through the cold winds and the snow barefooted and in the pitiful rags which form only partial covering for their bodies They must have clothes. Each outfit consists of one pair of warm woolen stockings, one pair of boots, and a little overcoat This one meal day. and these boots, stockings, and little coats can be supplied only if we give them If we do not, the slaughter of the innocents by cold and star vatiOn will be appalling
 Among the more than two million men and women who will read this page there not onethere can not be single one-whose heart will not respond gladly and eagerly to the chalenege of this great need We are
 
 Ing tWen-three million dollars to feed and cothe these children and them from death this winter It can be done It shall be done! THE LITERARY DIGEST knows Its readers and the deep earnestness the quick sympathy the greathearted generosity they always show when any real human need calls to them You have never been called upon in vain. We counting on you now With great confidence. We know also how truly you represent the American spirit which beats in the hearts o hundred and three millions more in this big land of plenty, spirit which leaps ready at every such call and is never weary in we-dong. We are not hermit na- tion, isolated from the world when suffering and want cry out to us from anywhere under the sum- great a beautiful and heart-sustainng hope supports these stricken peopleAmerica will their relief For Tn the far places of the earth where famine stalks one name and alone synonymous with rescue and hope and that name is America.
 The small individual unitof ten dollars will provide the coat and boots and stockings and one meal day for one child this winter. We urge reader-we urge every whose eyes these words-to give quickly as many of these units possible buy for themselves that precious and priceless thing the life of little chd-as many of them as they can and every will be shn- ing star in an eternal crown It the Divine Love of little children, who came to earth little child and who reigns the King of Glory who said "Inas- much have done it unto of the least of these we have done it unto me-" He does not forget nor fail to reward.
 So deeply do we ourselves feel the urgency of this great need knowing all the facts that should feel heavy burden of guilt If we did not go beyond anything have felt possible heretofore in order to save these m nocent children from suffering and death Therefore THE LITERARY DIGEST will start this fund with the sum of $25O0O to feed and cothe twenty five hundred little boys and girls this winter What inspiration it will be to all of uswhat inspiration and example to many thousands who may be uncertain how much to give
 if in the very first week there shall be great shower of checks for $1OOO for $5000 for $1000O as we'll as
 deluge of smaller amounts to send the fund rolling on toward the necessary twenty-three millions. Let us all again what the fathers heart is like in this great rich I,pt 9O9 a xOrIro ton of the heart of American motherhood Let us have great oupoung of love and hepfuness in the name of Him who said, Feed my Lambs"
 i, F.yamnIe fnr All Amor;core