Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-02

Our duty is to send relief. and yet
more relief, and it will not be enough.
It saddens and shames us 10 know how
Inadequate has been our response;
but in spite of all Heterogeneous, we
dare not abandon our efforts.
rs there one in America who would
witness actual human suffering and
refuse help? Is there one among US
all. who could see babes perish and
men and women die from hunger and
! exposure, and refuse to hear the pite-
Gus cry? I am unwilling to believe
that the Jews of America don't care
Perhaps when they realize the facts
they will do their full duty America
/ is the only Jewish community in the
world able to send relief American
/ Jews. heretofore, always, have answer
ed Israels appeal for help. Drive
home with power, the magnitude Of the
misery. TO compel sacrific for our TN
fortunate brothers
The crisis condemns division Of
council and demands unity of action
Let the multitude of committees and
of leaders surrender their claims of
priority and precedence. They must
unite TO create one committee which
shall be permanent-and thoroughly
representative-and duly authorized,
with the right and power to speak and
act on behalf of all the Jews Of Amer
lea. The united heart of Israel will
speak with a voice powerful enough
TO compel the hearing Of the nations.
to right the wrongs of centuries.
The psychological hour for the Jew
has come and united Israel should
speak with one voice,
The war has flung the challenge to
teachers of religion. Difficult and
most perplexing are its ethical prob
lens. What is the duty of the people
of a neutral nation? Neutrality can
not spell Indifference. Never has there
been so keen an interest in the affairs
of the world. Neutrality cannot COM
pei suspension of moral obligation and
of ethical judgment. We depIore with
sorrow every lapse toward brutality.
We fame with indignation that human
beings fight and kill like ferocious
beasts The plying heart cries out
Let not another life be sacrificed. Any
price we would pay and every sacrifice
make to stop the war and human holo.
caust'
What is our ethical duty? If two
men be fighting and are at death grips,
do we question about neutrality or eth
les? We stop the fight! We do not
supply nourishment for strength. nor
weapons for destruction If nations
are battling and are graphing unto
death, what is our ethical duty? HUI
manity outweighs neutrality HUI
manfty demands that We stop the the
fight and do not supply food to sustain
the combatants, nor ammunition to
continue.
The neutral nations seem pitiably
powerless; but If the United States and
other neutral nations have not ths
power TO suppress the world-disorder,
they have the power TO refrain from
helping to prolong it. The warning ma
tons have broken the laws of mankind
not one nation, but all the nations
Ali are outlaws against the human
race. II we are sincere IN the desire |
TO stop the war, II we of America are |
willing 10 pay any price and to make |
every sacrifice, TO save human life, let !
us not enrich ourselves by the blood |
of our fellow creature and by the grim |
harvest Of death. IN the years 10 come |
il will be repulsive TO the nobler Amer /
lean spirit that We rejoice to make for !
tunes ont of the misfortunes OF our |
brother men and sister nations. Stop |
all food supply and all war supplies
and all money supplies to all the war
ring nations Let America unite with /
the neutral nations to stop the war, IN
der penalty OF the severance OF reia-
tons and the cessation OF commerce
with them all. Let America endeavor
TO lead the nations of the world TO
peace"
Inmates of the Dallas, Tex, county