The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-01

REFORTED TO-DAY lSS
TOTAL TO DATE.
The second week Of Topeka's mercy
campaign to gather together n cargo
OF foodstuff for the relief of the starv-
ing children of Armenia and other
Bible lands is gathering momentum
and increased contributions as the
public become better acquainted with
the great need and suffering of these
deserving people. This feature, to-
gether with the further fact that the
public appreciates the arrangement
which the Kansas Near East Reller
committee has made to transport the
food gifts Of Topeka people directly
70 the starving for whom it is intend
ed without the deduction OF a single
cent from their individual cOntribu-
tons. is. probably more than anything
else. the feature which encourages
Kansas citizens to extend the unusual
liberal support.
w. A. Biby. state director of the
Near East relief, in an interview to-
day, expressed deep gratitude Tor the
loyal support being extended by the
city He reports a telegram received
today from Charles V. Vickrey, of New
York. national secretary of Near East
relief: Numerous cablegrams re-
celyed from Near East plead against
Is per cent cut in appropriations. Re
lief directors on the ground report
reduced fund means death TO literally
thousands of innocent children now
on the doorsteps Of one hundred sew
enty-nine n. E R. orphanages clam
oring for admission. where they may
1eceiwe a small portion of the Ameri-
can food distributed within the COM
Re-"
A6r. Billy states that these cable
grams being received from the organi-
zation's general commissioners in
A rrraanfn lfh W efa
the result of the action of the national
executive committee of Near East re-
lief who at their regular meeting two
weeks ago found it necessary to in
Ktruct their Representatives in that
country TO Immediately arrange a 25
per cent reduction in relief extended, |
cue to the fact that American con-
tributions could not meet the added
responsibilities brought on by winter
conditions in that country, much as
they would like to take care of all
those thousan ds of children whom, as
yet, they have not been able to take !
into the compounds
Work Of kansans.
- Mr.. Biby and other members of /
the Kansas state committee as well |
as the individual contributors to this 4
work in Kansas, find much satisfac- |
tion at the present time from the fact i
that kansans approaching the addi- |
1ional call which will be made upon |
the organization during the, winter /
months, have provided at least a IS I
per cent increase in their regular con- |
to the work during this I
time, shipping from the state a larger /
value of food stuffs than has gone |
from any state west of the Mississippi I
river. There will spare no effort to /
continue sending all the foodstuffs 4
which can be gathered together to as
sist in carrying on the work. especial
b during the hard winter months /
with which the organization now has
10 contend in that part of the Near
East which has an altitude around
8 900 feet. and extremely cold during
this period of the year.
Christian Kansas. one of the 4
weafthiest states of the nation today.
despite the temporary depression with
which we are contending, cannot look
with anything but pity upon the thou
sands Of innocent children now on
Near East Relief orphanage door
steps. and will not brush them aside
to die for the want of a few loaves
Of bread which We are able to send /
them from our barns of plenty" Mr.. 1
Biby says. Were we to do so, the
soul of Kansas would shriveI. Kansas
will carry on and do her full share
and more, to help save a quarter of a
million children"
The contributions reported today: