The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-12-31
REACH OUT A HELPING HAND.

A drive is on in the United States
20 raise large sum of Ney to be
used in feeding millions II starving
children in Europe. During these win
ter months want stalks through sew
eral of the European countries, adding
the misery of hunger to the misery OF
cold. Where dire want exists the
young and helpless children are the
ones upon whom the suffering falls
he heaviest. The United States Is
about the only country in position
10 elevate that suffering, and people
ire responding with their usual gen.
erosity to the appeal for help Never
have the American people failed to re-
'pOnd when called upon to extend aid
o the suffering, never was aid more
Orely needed than in the case of these
European waits and what is given
will alleviate the condition and save
the lives of thousands of innocents. A
fully constituted representative to
1ccept and forward donations from
Ibis part of the state will no doubt be
appointed, and when such Organiza-
ion is perfected the people of Oroville
md vicinity should respond to the
call for help to the extent of their
means. The following is a statement
to the people from l.. H. Burnett, OF
Tacoma, chairman of the European
Relief Council in the state of Wash
ngton which should touch the heart
Of every reader:
Shall it be life or death?
Just at this time an appalling
emergency exists in Eastern and Cen
raj Europe. Millions of children are
ace to face with disease and starva-
ton. Hunger, privation. suffering and
Ieath still marches unchecked.
"You people of the State OF Wash
ngton think of this! Hundreds Of
thousands Of children in Europe have
never tasted milk in their lives. Moth
ers unnurished and illprovided bring
nto the world babies doomed before
they see the light of day.
To-day, as you and yours prepare
Tor the holiday season, millions of lit
tie hands are stretched forth for a
crust of bread. Horror and desolation
on every hand.
Misery is upon the war torn world
rs it never was before. While we are
bathed in Injuries, little boys and lit
tie girls are dropping in their tracks
STARVED TO DEATH.
Want is almost universal in the
ho4 v;s,t
They call to us from almost every
quarter of the earth for help. They
cry aloud or moan in tones subdued.
The gaunt and famished, the lean and
weary, the sick and wOunded-they
hold thir outstreched empty hands to-
ward us, and beg for help. And we. Of
all the people in the world are in po-
sition to relieve them.
Il believe that every one who gives
a. penny will get it back hundred
fold. l believe that every one who
dries a tear, with his assistance will
be spared thousand tears. believe
that every sacrifice we make will so
enrich us in the future that our regret
will be we did not sacrifice the
more. This thing of giving! A glorious
privilege it is. How meaningless now
is money that is boarded How hateful
to himself and to his fellows is he who
does not answer to the call for aid.
GIVE-and in the giving live the life
human being is entitled to enjoy.
let no thought of sorrow
abide with you because you did not
give. GIVE-and somewhere, from
out the clouds or from the sacred
depth of human hearts, a melody d.
vine will reach your ears, and gladden.
all your days upon the earth.
Il do not understand it any more
than do you, but there Is something
about this thing Of giving that blesses