The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-11-05
VIII THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1914. NO. So ;
GOD SAVE THE KING"


as is evidenced by the Belgian relief
fund being subscribed throughout the
country for a Christmas chip of food
stuffs and clothing to be sent to the
Belgian people.
But how about our suffering people
at home? How about the thousands
of Americans who are out of work?
What European nation will kindly send
us Christmas ship?
These are questions that should take
tip the space in American newspapers
and occupy American minds before we
consider the troubles Of the unfortun-
ate Belgians, for charity should begin
at home. The Bolgians need our lelp,
God knows. but there are thousands of
destitute widows and orphans here in
our own country who need our help
as bad as the Belgians do, and there
are thousands Of men who need work
Europe has plunged herself into
war that will pauper thousands of her
people, and all for the vanity of kings.
Her people suffer not only the ravages
Of war, but death and starvation for
the sake of the crown They are pat
riotic They believe in their kings, for
a king can do no wrong.
Long live the king!'
Homes may be destroyed; wives
made widows, and children made or
phans, but the king
God save the king!"
What amounts the family's poverty;
the widows grief, or the orphans
tears to the pride of the king? The
king has it in his power to make his
people happy and prosperous instead
of forcing them into this ruinous war
but no; they must die that the king
may live.
Had l thy brethren here, their lives
and thine
Were not revenge sufficient for me.
No, If l digged up their forefathers
graves,
And hung their rotten collins up in
chains
1t could not slake mine ire nor ease
mine heart"
We are asked to help these poor
Iking-ridden people with a Christmas
ship. Would that we could also send
them a Christ who would show them
the way.
The picture Of the little orphan Bel
gian girl holding tightly to her broken
doh as the only surviving member of
ner family is about one of the most
pathetic tragedy pictures of the war
that could be imagined, and it is not
surprising that the American people
rush to the relief of such distress. 1t
is worthy cause. wherever found in
The world, and under whatever condi-
tons, for these poor sufferers are not
to be blamed for these conditions At
the door of those who rule lies the
blame.
The same pathetic picture, or one
even worse, perhaps could be seen
almost any day in any great American
city and not because of war; but be-
cause of other conditions which the
poor sufferers are as powerless to pre-
vent as the Belgians are the war If
we have relief for such things in Bel
GUM, we surely have relief for home.
Is 1t because the pictures of these
things are not brought to public view
that help Is not given freely?
We should first look to the preserva-
ton of our own homes and poor or
phans, before we rush to the aid Of |
the thousands of European sufferers
Their suffering is voluntary, and ours
is involuntary.
Help relieve the poverty Of our cit
les; help the unemployed; help the
American workingman, and we will
have done our share for the relief and
benefit Of the human race in this time
Of necessity.