Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-10
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 10, 1921
STARVING MILLIONS IN RUSSIA

5E ACCORDING u seemingly We'll dutIcn
ticated reports there are many millions
of people on the verge of starvation II
Russia. OF course they have had no
dry weather in Russia this year, thu
same as in all other parts of thu
north temperate zone, but that is by
no means the chief cause for the pres
ent deplorable conditions in thai
country.
The Soviet form of government, the
most unjust, unchristian and crue
form of government ever attempted, is
directly responsible for the unfed mil
lions in one of the largest and most
populous nations of the world.
The people Of Russia have refused te
raise crops or manufacture articles in
anything like normal quantities be.
cause the government afforded them
no protection The supporters of the
ruling class are licensed to forcibly
take from the producers anything they
desire, even the lives of the producers
il they protest too strenuously about
being despoiled Of the fruits Of their
labors.
Under present day conditions in
Russia it is easy to understand why
not more than one-tenth of the fields
of that country were sown or planted
this year. 1t is also easy to understand
why not more than one-fourth of the
railroads of Russia are being operated
or in condition to be operated at the
present time BY far the larger part
of the people of Russia are not to
blame for the present conditions in
their country. The Bolsheyik mob
commenced its terrible work by muir
dering the educated and property own
ing classes, and the poor uneducated
people are now like unto dumb driven
cattle wholly unable to protect them
selves They are, nevertheless, human
beings and objects of pity.
1t matters little whether it will or
will not help Lenine and his murder
Gus crew to send food to Russia. The
cry of starving millions rises higher
than all other considerations.
When thousands are dying daily of
starvation at this season of the year,
it is easy to understand the over
whelming disaster that will face the
Russian people before another harvest
time, unless food is sent to them from
other countries This country is going
to send great quantities of food to the
starving people of Russia.
We are goinga to send hundreds Of
ship loads of food stuffs to Russia,
because we are Christian people, a
people who believe in the the teach
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ings amplifed by the Good Samaritan
parable.
This parable was Christ's answer to
lawyer who asked, who is my
neighbour Nearly everyone knows
what Christ said in reply to that ques-
ton, but everyone may not consider
what he said as precedent to be OBJ
served in the instant case. This is
the substance of the parable:
A certain man travelling between
Jerusalem and Jerico was attacked
by robbers, who stripped him and
wounded him and went away leaving I
him half dead. And several men came
along the same road and saw the
wounded man, but passed him by with
out even offering to assist him. Final
ly a travelling Samaritan came near
the suffering man, and went up to
him, and bound up his wounds, and
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put him on his beast, and took him to
an inn, and took care of him, and gave
money to the inn-keeper and told him
to take care of the wounded man, and
whatever was laid out in addition to
what he had given, he would repay on
his return
Are not the starving people of Rus
STA in very much the came condition
as this man who fell among thieves?
Are not the people of this country
neighbors of the Russian people, as
much as the Samaritan was a neigh
Dor to the man who had been robbed?
For his helpfulness in time of
need, the Good Samaritan has been
commended for ages, and the Amer
lean people at this time are going to
act the part of Good Samaritans
toward the starving Russians.
KEEPING THE DANUBE OPEN
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