The farmer and mechanic., 1915-11-02
RESPONSES ARE LIBERAL
But The Voice of The Guns
Does Not Cease and The
Question From Stricken
lands Is "Can You Do Any,
thing More?'; Help Soreb
Needed
BY ROBERT HICHENS.

Author OF The Garden Of Allah"
There is a saying, what the eye |
does not see the heart does not feel
which is much the same as a state !
ment that the world lacks imagina- /
ton And no doubt there are many |
people who are insensitive to the sttf
ferings OF others because they cannot
think themselves into the lives Of
others. 1t is difficult, for instance. |
for a very rich man to realize what
il means to be q very poor man; more |
difficult still, perhaps, for q strong,
healthy man to understand what it is
10 be a weak and ill man.
And if these things are h;Ad, very
hard ii must be for Il nation enjoying
the blessings of peace to understand
thoroughly. and TO enter iraaginatively
irto. the anXietieS. the teIOrs, the
perpetual strain upon brain and heart
and soul. which are the lot OF ma.
tion plunged into the vortex of wal.
Many Hearts Feel for Sufferers.
Vet it must be said that Americans
have proved that their hearts have
felt though their eyes have not seen
the asonieS Of their European
brothers and sisters
The help they have given has been
very great, but the voices OF the
guns do not cease. and so the ruin
and the misery III Europe continually
increase day by day.
Mutely the sufferers from war turn
for aid to those who still enjoy that
mysterious, that already by Europeans
almost forgotten blessing, the bles-
sing Of peace. They are not beggars
by nature, these people bereft, but
now instinctively from their souls
goes out the silent cry Can you help
us? Can you do anything more for
u.s."
Silly Night for Zeppelins.
Two nights ago / went out just be-
fore 10 to walk by the sea, which is
close to my house: There was not a
breath of wind, the waters seemed
asleep and the dead calm which pre-
vailed suggested to me a war-thought
A good night for Zeppelins.' / saic
TO my companion.
Here and there along the coast
live on the east coast Of England-re
yolving lights winked in the obscurity
but all the houses scattered over thu
downs were closely shuttered, and II
the little fishingtown nearby not
street lamp was lighted. Presently
looked up into the pale sky, in Whlcl
some dim stars were shining, yer.
high up-almost among the farthes
stars it seemed saw a fierce flasl
of light. 1t stabbed the peace Of tn
night and was gone. / stood for
moment wondering what it could hav
been. A flash of lightning it was not
1t had looked like a menacing sigma
But up there among the stars.
Flash Of Light Reveals Airship.
Next morning / knew that / ha
seen the flash of a light carried by
Zeppelin which was on it's way t
Dombard London.
Trifles such as this make on
realize war as words do not make on
realize it, in really intimate wa.
The eye has been the enemy's menac
IN hn c,lrx anl
feels something of what war 18th
concentrated intention to do harm, I
produce ruin, suffering and dealt
carried out as far as many he IN az
tion.
In Europe the carrying out of tn
intention in action has been appal
inSly effective. Never, 1 suppose NJ
such misery been known among me
since the world began. And still "
cannot see the END. Poverty starVi
uon. disease, ruin, dlshoner ar
death have come into their kingdo1
Ic,mcnting That Cannot BE Stitlt.
The cry of the women and chlldrt
Is not drowned even by the cries
the men falling on the innumerab
battlefelds. Will not the ears OF q
world become deaf because of Il
reiteration of the iamenting whit
cannot be Stilled?
There is surely a danger of ths
And il the sources of pity and
charity should dry up Well. tn
indeed the devil will reap a fine ha
vest Of human misery from the SAN
and the runagateS alike.
1t cannot be denied that we are IL
Fortunate in Europe. But we a
very much beSet. Still the home ls
BelgianS are pouring in upon U.s.
A friend Of mine. woman with
few miles OF my home, is still 81
lns almos, all her time 80 The hnGi