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forever stiIIed than used in a man
ner that would injure the smallest
human being In the world But ia all
things there comes a time when a
line must be drawn. Any move
ment. however, good. can be pushed
too far and we believe the time has
come when a certain form Of alleged
charity should be stopped
We have reference to the so-called
relief Of war victims in Europe. Be
fore us lies a communication from the
international Reconstruction league.
which prompted this article The
league. according TO the announce
meut. proposes to spend millions Of
American dollars in reconstructing
Europe after the war. These millions
OF dollars are to be secured by pub.ic
subscription from the American PEG.
pie whose hearts are larger than
their brains in many instances.
Hcweye. lapdablo may be the pur-
poses Of this ambitious organization,
We protest that this hing should stop.
The good people Of America have
already spent millions Of their hard
earned, dollars to alIay the suffering
Of the European war victims and yet
the kings and rulers Of those madden
cd countries across the ocean seem
no ncafer a settlement of their differ
eaces than they were two years ago.
1t is useless to say thai the victims
have nothing TO do with the war
they have all 10 do with it. They are
the fighters who make possible this
war. Does anybody think for a mo.
ment the war would have come had
not these very sufferers supported
their monarchs in their folly? What
is king or prince or an emperor
or ear? They are mere men like
the rest OF us and they must listen
to the voice Of their people.
Are we people of America to go on
forever feeding and clothing and nurs-
ing the starving and naked and
wounded of Europe for the sole reason
that the nations at war had rather
fight than to 20 to work? There is no
great principle at stake In this war.
so what have We to do with It? The
longer we furnish the food and cloth
ing for the people the longer will
this useless and senseless struggle
continue, If We but stop in our char
table work for a while the men re.
sponsiblo for this war will soon feel
the effect and they viii be brought to
realization OF their folly.
And why should America spend ten
million dollars in rebuilding the Eu.
ropean homes which Europeans de
stroyed? We had nothing to do with
starting this hellish work Of destruc.
tion and devastation aud we have
had nothing to do with prolonging
It; except, as stated above, in fur
nishing the neeessaries of life to the
DEFENDANTS of those who had rather
iigm than work. aL.ets stop a while;
nok a while and listen while. I'm
loss we are badly fooled, it win not
he long before peace rumhings are
heard floating softly and unsteady
across the deep,
Another thing may have escaped
the notice OF the league promoters
There are thousands of Americans
Who have never had the pleasure OF
calling home their own why not
run this proposed ten million don.a
tund into another channel let il
build homes for Americans who will
have more sense than to so TO was
and have them destroyed.
We trust our views will not be mis-
interpreted for we are not opposed
to charity. In times OF disaster:
when fire or flood sweeps away homes
and causes suffering. through no fault
OF the sufferers. We believe the PEG.
p'e who have should give TO those
who have not. But we insist that
when millions Of men rush recklessly
on to fiy at their nelThbors' throats
IN u gigantic spectacle OF blood aud
carnage then they aud those who NOR.