Evening journal., 1916-06-09
40 LONGER NATION ALS-JUST SUFFERING MEN
WOMEN AND CHILDREN.

SYMPATHY for those who are i'm distress through no
- fault of their own knows national boundaries.
II TO creating a world brotherhood
and world sisterhood than does any other human
emotion
Those facts have been emphasized, never before,
during the progress Of the great that has drench
ed Europe Asia and Africa with blood, and that Is
drawing much OF its crimson tide from the manhood
OF the North American continent
Never has the civilized world known such heart
ache. such hear-break and such mental and physical
anguish this titanic struggle has brought upon it,
Every victory won, every defeat suffered. has been
tainted with human suffering and distress that have
cried out for world-sympathy and found it,
The Briton, the Frenchmen the italian. the Russian
the Belgian, the servan the Montenegrn, the Cana
dian, the Australian the New Zcaandcr and the
African may feel that the Allies right and be will
ing 10 shed their life-bood for their cause; and yet
deep down in their hearts there is profound sympathy
for the German. the Austrian and the Bulgarian
men who have been widowed for the German the
Austrian and the Bulgarian children who have been
orphaned, and for the German the Austrian and the
Bulgarian and boys who, at the command Of their
respective governments have gone out the battle
fields and suffered death mutilation when facing
the cruel blast Of twentieth century warfare.
BY the same token. we take It that the German the
Austrian and the Bulgarian experience profound sym
pathy for the widows tho orphans and the war victims
who are subjects OF tho Allied Powers. They sympa-
thize even while glorying the others do in the m
tary and naval achievements Of their respective ma
tions
Mankind womanknd and childkind are much alike
the world over. While grief suffering. wrecked lives
devastated homes and financial ruin are the nevita-
bic accompaniments Of war. yelling OF human SYM
pahy for The victims IS just as inevitable. II works
It's 70 the surface through the surge OF national
passion and hatred and finds expression in many
benevolent ways.
The widow who has been bereaved; the boy or the
girl who has been orphaned and the man who has
been racked and torn by the welter Of war have no
nationality in the eyes Of the world They arc simply
human beings. members Of the great world-brother-
hood and vord-sistcrhood who need sympathy and
assistance and who win welcome #, no matter from
what quarter il may come
We are not in sympathy with the cause OF Germany.
Austria Bulgaria and Turkey No person who has
read these columns be ignorant OF that fact But
in sympathy with those who are endeayoring
TO relieve tho suaorings Of the widows. the orphans
and the victims in those countries because. in
eyes, such sufferers longer nationals but merely
men. women and children who in distress and de-
serving Of sympathy and succor
We have been asked for an editorial expression
bearing upon the Charity Bazaar that will be held in
Turn Hall this city. from June II 10 June H. under
the auspices Of the German-Amercans and the Aus
rian-Americans resident here 10 funds for the
relief Of the widows. the orphans and the Red Cross
IN Central Europe. This is our response to that re-
quest We trust that will be productive Of good
SUNS Whmngonians certainly should play their
proper part in the mitigation OF misery no matter
"nere II exists. That nationasm which plays a prime
part lh producing misery always has played and
S."aSs VIII play an inadequate part in relieving it,
% o ue outset Europe has looked to generous Ameri-
oan,sm TO perform that part Of the relief work that
,ou.u s no' oe done European nationasm. which was
oeh more upon Producing misery than unon reiio,
ing IL. una" upon Ie''e'-
iHeie Is no nation involved in the war that has mot
e,ieauy ieit Inc benefit OF American sympathy The
Charity Bazaar here is merely an incident in oroat
world movement which has for its motive power thai
sympathy for sufferers that is Inherent in nsn,,nd
and that finds expression among men ana , ''D'',''uu
all nations. VI