BELGIAN RELIEF FUND

North Otago Times, Volume C, Issue 13176, 3 October 1914, Page 3

BELGIAN RELIEF FUND

' /In rejponse thaUhOj press of,No*vir Zcalanct'slipuld assist the Belmn'jtolieij Fuud/irc b,avo pleasure in lOponing n list purpose'in /tho solumnß of "(The Noith Otago Time,?,", ( 3lYo commend tho Fund for tho following reasons"- ' *(1) That, lia\in,g takeii up arms to fight the conijnon foo, tho Bolgian nation is sacrificing its'finest man- -' hood, and Ims Ihld its itouilslilng pioviucos of the bootod heel of tho callpus invader; the peoplo's homes have been ylolatod, and iiiauy of their towns have been wrecked. (2) If, instead of offering armod resistance, they had accepted German bribes, tho enemy Would ha\o ear ried out its plan of campaign without hindrance, have invaded France, and established strong strategic positions during the early stages of the war. (3) The stubborn,resistance of jßelgium has prevented this—has, in -■'.. the-edge of the German , -sword; and considerably addod to

the" Allies' prospects of '.ultimate

t Victory. ■: This;;has saved tho Ah f| ! ;>\lles'-lnany-mil.libns sterling, and ''&s must.re'duce their'death-roll consid-

;!; ; |}-eraiily,; : : '- v ..'''■-,' übjJjlpßelgiiim'sjioblest service to civil- | perhaps'lies in the fact that, /j|> she,is'fighting for the principle of From tho of the'drum she fully real'

ised that, evou with tho best fori 'r-tiine of war, she could not keep the i armies of Germany out of her fair , land. By unsheathing the aword, ~,,•,.J3|1.gium agaiu became tho cockpit

of Europe, (fi) It is therefore the first duty, nnd ' it should be the pleasure, of people ,; ? iivtlifi overseas'dominions, livingiu ;.': peaco mid far from the awful field •■; of conflict, to do all that lies in '' their powers to recoup the Belgians for the supreme sacrifices they have ■■ made,

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