The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-10

are everywhere. One has but to 20
down the street and watch the eager
and hungry little faces that are press
ed against the show windows where
the Santa Claus has his toys on dis
play, to be convinced that to give only
the price OF ones luxuries Tor one day
will bring more Joy than IL the amount
were spent In self indulgence.
The Intelligencer will be pleased
to receive any funds that may be left
with us, and We are sure that the mer-
| chants and the banks will provide
boxes for the deposit of the funds, and
call attention to them as their Gus
toners come and go. Let us make this
red letter day In Anderson and one
which our unfortunate brother at
home will have cause to remember.
The Baltimore Sun has the follow
ing editorial, which we ask that you
take time to read:
The problem which we are facing
In Baltimore and which the people of
all other great cities in this country
are facing. to a greater or less degree,
Is, In the main. the problem OF unem-
ployment. 1t has become much more
severe. much more pressing than usual
this winter owing to the business con-
ditions produced by the war. But II is
not new social phenomena. and will
remain with us until we have remov-
inh
In It's final analysis and solution Il is
becoming evident to nearly everybody
we shall have to deal with 1t on deep
er and broader lines of social phil
osophy than we have hitherto employ
ed. But for the moment the question
is one of immediate rescue, of COM
munity Red Cross work, 80 to speak.
Those who have been wounded or
rendered helpless In the struggle for
existence are lying all around us on
the the battle fields OF peace, and our
first duty Is to save them from suffer-
ing and to set them on their feet again.
We shall not be allowed to forget that
this Is not final cure for such con-
ditions There are too many mission
aries of reform abroad in the land to
permit us to shelve these questions by
first aid to the injured. Whatever our
views may be as to the future and per-
manent remedy. therefore. we can all
unite in the task OF rendering the i'm
mediate aid that Is 80 sorely needed.
One thought which should be kept
In mind is that the extension of this
aid is not an act of generosity, but an
act of individual and community duty.
We. owe this to the people who are
suffering among us for the ordinary
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because, in one way or another, they
are generally the victims Of our social
order some weakness or vIcIousness
In our system. OF some lack of wis
dom or lack Of heart in Its construc
tion or operation. Consciously or un-
consciously, all OF uy have contributed
to these results, and it Is only fair tnat
we should assist in atonement for. our
own wrong. Our help Is predicted on
the principle OF the compensation act,
which provides certain recompense
fer workrnen injured by dangerous ma
chinery. The machinery OF our civili-
zatfon grinds out many MANNED bodies
and lives;. In time we may learn how.
to make it less hazardous to be born.
into this cesa aplisated factory Of 7aaf7s
crn life; but now the first thing 10
do, the duty of the hour, Is to bind
up the wounds OF the injured.
Viewed from this standpoint, Self
Denial Day loses none of its inspira-
tion and Is strengthened in it's appeal
to our reason and our self-interest.
December Is will bring home to us. If
we use It Alright, a slight comprehen-
sion of the meaning OF poverty and dis
tress. 1t may tax the resolution o.
some of us to iorgoe on that day our
accustomed luxuries ana indulgence,
but IL we give them up we shall have
q faint idea of the self-denial which
the poor are forced to practice every
day in the year. 1t will tend to broad
en- our human sympethies and to give
us an insight into the other fellow
life-the other fellow who is mot mere
ly going without cigars and soda water
and theatre tickets all the time, but
to whom the whole OF existence Is one
long act OF deprivation.
How many OF us make any real sac
rifice for anybody, outside OF our own
fnmilies, in the course Of the year?
And IL we dc, by chance. how particu-
larly virtuous we feeli This Self-De-
NAL Day tliet we are all talking about
will give most of US a chance for. q
new experience, and we believe 1t will
SOW the seed OF lasting thought.
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