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Show 10,000,090 DEgTITirrB'BELaiANS AND FRKNOH APPEAL FOB CLOTHora Beginning this week aad continuing continu-ing until next Monday September j30 American Red Cross chapters throughout Utah, Colorado, Kew Mexico and Wyoming will do their! utmost to collect 150 tons of used clothing for the 10,000,000 destitute' people of Belgium and Franco who are hemmed In behind tho Hun military mili-tary wall. The Commission for relief In Bel-glum, Bel-glum, through Us chairman, Herbert Her-bert Hoover, has apepaled to the people of America tor 5,000 tons of clothing to prevent these unfortun-.ate unfortun-.ate people from freezing during the coming months. The four states comprising the Mountain division of the Red Cross must do their share during 'fTsed Clothes Week." The (relief commission will have charge, vt the transportation and delivery of clothing. Red Cross chapters have been Instructed as tc shipment to seaboard, the kind of clothing, fehoes and other articles required had will give the general public all accessary information. Chairman Hoover's eloquent plea for the' mtllons of unfortunates In a cablegram to the Red Cross follows: fol-lows: ! '"The ten million imprisoned people peo-ple in occupied Belgium aad France nro facing shame, suffering, disease and Bomo of them death for lack of clothing this winter. They must be helped, I hopo that the Red Cross iwlll undertake a renewed campaign to obtain this clothing In America. It can come only from us. four first campaign yielded magnificent result, bringing in fully 6,000 tons of clothing In good condition. But much more Is 'needed it these war-tavaed war-tavaed peqple aro to get through the winter in decency and safty. In the face of brutal coerctoa and spiritual suffering they remain splendidly courageous. 'This courage challenged our charity. Let us match the courage cour-age of Belgium by the generosity of America." |
