A FUND FOR THE BELGIANS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 80, 28 August 1914, Page 3

A FUND FOR THE BELGIANS.

({ . Rdi,tov,f\ , j Sir, —At the request »£_ subscribers here, I am asking you and the editors of other fund f6r-the relief of' Belgians ruinqd i toy the German invksJoit/ Rihg Alberts ,bT»K<> iwwte>£aiHU>llMt fnat - call*-iipdn '• 'PORi >«• i (1) That having.',taken , up,., arms, to ''B^t u thS''fcoi^dh''foe', , 'tilie Belgian im- •• tion is sacrificing its'fitti&t-'iiiarilidaa! Ms ,i laid its, flourishing/prov-insofc Uiklcp tie footed ijtvadeiy tie topic's 'homes have been.,violated- ard ■ hl&ny of 'their tbWn's been wreckled. ,i;>> 1 ' ■■■■■ ' , ('2),lf ,instea.d of iCtfferingiarmed regis tance, they had accepted German bribe 5, ' tihe'enemy would liaye' put 1,9 •yiaaf 1 ■ *>f 1 -'cttmpAligri' • wi'thiAut' '%ridfync j, rhave v invaded); FrfaWe»> and; $M«g. .efafotpgiqi positions odmringi tie early stages of th(fjyflr.,j., ilf/ v ' '*' (3)' The stubTiorm" resistapce, of.-, Belgium' hito' p'r<'ve<rted , "iihiS;'baa' iii fait bent the edge l of the' Germa-n word artd cpnsidernJjly; addednfci the .< Allies' proi isaVcu the Allies many ste;rjiji > ana-'i<Mst' : 'iedttee'HTiefr djeiiii' 'rolls "cos- - sidcrablifiv i'fi.i; mi >uwiH>!«v< >«.•?•' : ,- (f), .%lgiW ? B r noble isetvifce otp civi isatipn perhapfjjies ip %,&<$ tffis is '%hlfng "for the principle of .interns ' tionffl , 'Hbnor;'' , Fi l (OT l 'th(! : icat tff i the drum/;Bbe fullyifMogiiised that' eveti ■Wlfti the beijt iprtune of wa#,.is/he-coul 1 not keep the srmies .p£ Germany, on fc <s' land.' By unsheathing her sword,' Bfelgiurf %alii l feAM ol th%™bcli T i ipit of.■'Europe;s.< .« ?«>». li'Y "M.r.'f- : ' ,ys\ j Jfcll•, ago it should. Jbp Dlefts t ,th'i pcoj>le ' in' the 'Overseas. ifemi'nions, liv ■ W&'in faf'frotoi the' d'Wful flonfliat/.toxdo HtS ;iu tJ)fiir ,po}ver.,tQ { j«!otip the Belgians. fo; ■ Hie s'uprenw sacrifices the® Jjara -made. I 1 fnatine fund nowbeini 1 iistitutß'd- r Tsltali * WHbtf : ris v 4iSeJ 'Bel 'Bund.:'-, ' m'> ->i >, , (Jjstmgt from ~,tjie otJiei} | patriqj,ic and relief' funds in. , X>o4 I miiilbn, it'i& it'should icondueiedi by'fihe 'P£esk] denting 1 in:'i6bh-._ junction withi.i4lieiiiMay.brs »of'"Towns, o£. - and ohairfjnen of owier local Tbodiesi % TUB distribution' 6f 'the fund siall lie '•ab'the/disoretidmof a'&taWriiitttc' to'be set »jp, sith tlifii ,Hpnc Charlc's ttyhnßon, 'Belgian its cfflirlnaii.' , ""To mA'ke th ! i , a^'pi4f'd l> siit , 'iifs : El'i't iiinst have the; full sj'iipatliy.' and' "svtfipoft'iof tlie,,press, | pnd ■ I thini. iJ am right:: in assuming; that ypu will 'nAW''po|ter'' ajid' your influential pen ' to' lM'ODje>i4>6i ilir,'• ,"W; a- wm^yxmi ri „ EdftorJlawkciSi B;vy Hast ipgs,' Aaigaist ZB.^' , , ,

~,;,-•-,..• : u i.,i,-'„ '..1. — T'-j:„ ■.:■: ....... ~. ...PATRffiTJSMjV.i^ARTYs:-.,..- .-■■ ii ■•<),];■ :-Ji;l- n"Tm~';'...,llli ■!-; '■'. ■:"'■"' , ~,v . ,,, ~, sweet reasonableness ,dispiaye'd hj- the wolf in the faible when explaining the need bf his fierce eyes','sharp teeth, and.huge mouth-is now: shown .in real life by the liquor trade party anotliej ir secpnd self —.tta..M°<l.eraic ( (Party —in'weir'desire topostpone the prolu'brtion poll'ttild'to se< ; hre"for the' Territorials, who may.-bo at the. seat of war proyision,,»;hcr,eby ; ,they, n)ay u vote ,pn tb'e licensing, question ,(and why npt on t!he Pai;lianiehtary election, too?). There is nd -need' l susfi now to 'diacuss these proposalsj in full; ibut one tnight;remark that tlHidiiffieilltjes.WQuld be insuperable to getting froninien a| the front any "adequate attention to any question of local interest"; and to 'have 'the register of that opinibn sb- obtained duly recorded,,in,Kew Zealand would, be almost .impossible.. /The,. (really Liquor in (lisgiiise, for.they; always ask tlie Stfme ! thing, : inb"'Use thti' 'saine' argil-■mentß.)-'aire i ds I 'risuitl a-nxibiis about the revenue., i Sow the Trttdo: does, not pay sie revenue: it.only, collects it.,and l in a very'.expensive nietliodl if, limVever, lt'bc'.ibokcd"a't : Hi the I 'right'light,'"the tim<! 1! -IS"-q-iiitc oppbrtvTiie frfr cittrying 'national., prohibition,, 'The ..eoiintey, will bp ait people, will have 'to. foot' the bill/ Then Where" better cbuld'tlic.v' 'ecbhpmise thdn in rellucihg!oT i hb'olißhiiig' l tlle' uhn'ecesHiiuyi. extravagant .axilenditlire jft drink;? revei^U9,.wiJl;ii l bf.f be, .affected in any , case for four years, since that is the period' b! grace allowed' 'by a kindly Pa"-liaineht'*6 ! the liquor trade. >'To gt-t all tine- benefit (of this' economic: proposal it, wbul4, bq.Aiecessary to .get. the Legislfltive Council to,,return the Licensing Kill to't'he'ilbuse' with'amenitmehts, K-siof-ing tlier'"Ss-43- claiirfe to' th*'-Billv a's it was originally'brblight down, apd adding another ,4ftlise, doing w-ay with %..foUr years' and making, national 'prohibition" operative' in six tri'bhths;' ;f ncn'wc'sntnild worthy "of a patrioticpaopie: 'one years drink "bill would,.,psjy.. tJift? Whole of the • waa- loan (£2.000,000),, twice oV,er, and sbtne change .left. ' Xow,, Sir, I hope no 1 one'"will lie'"dceeivea by f3iat;"wd'lf in'sj'het'p'B'clothing.ttlic"Moderate Party, or be,:led ito;approve;: of- tlie, suggested p6Btpon.em,ept of„the elections. In this yefv serious time we shouhl'be especially ready to'con'sider 'every : public-ques-itibii.'pVoliibition or ParlUiincnWill ..a ww ()US ,.P a ' tnot i t ''' S- ay ' Wiat and. w.hp will be the best for>ew Zealand and t3ie, Empire?-! am.J'ta -. ,■;■.'• ' !■'• ' 'G.H.M.