The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-01
Observation-Disclosures
Cynthia Grey's
LETTERS
sillnmlHlu NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Dear Miss Grey: In one Of your
rccen, replies 20 a letter ia your
columns. you speak Of the crit.
cism az Rcd Cross work or move.
m.nt. which seems to call for a
little further .lucidaiion ia justice
10 both the criticised and criticis.
ing.
Far be II from the writer 20 e1.
press aught but the highest praise
for the noble work done by the
Red Cross In tho past. from the
splendid humane work OF Clara
Barton and her staff OF nurses and
assistants IN foreign wars. down
TO the more recent aid and assist.
anee rendered 10 sufferers from
fire. flood. cyclones and disasters
In our own country. as well as tho
iuselflHh, noble work OF the Red
Cross In the war.strickon countries
OF Europe.
Nothing could be more deserving
Of the assistance and cooperation
We can all do TO help this humane
work, but just nov. Is not some
OF the Red CrofH work "a biz hys.
terical and beyond reason
For. inaAmuch as IL will be nee.
oAsary for the United states 10
practically both feed and ciothe
the allied soldiers during the
period OF war. would II not be wise
70 conflne the work Of relief TO
tho getting ready. the actual ne
ccssitioa for the relief and assist
anee of those wounded on the bat
tlnfield In Europe. rather than
consuming time and thousands OF
Yards OF cotton cloth In making
travelling kits. Workings. etc. for
The soldiers (even Russian soldiers.
! understnndl who viii probably
need "A suit Of Khaki far worse
within short time. and this max.
ing OF all these cumbersome. un.
necessary things for the soldiers
now. reduces the supply OF mate
rails just that much. thus forcing
up the price 81 all the materials We
buy, thereby working n hardship
upon all except the manufacturers
OF cloth and material.
Our soldiers God bless them do
iRt INV HffAs Abl AAf hAFNAaN ttl'
dicrs do not need travelling kits.
nor will they need them for some
time 10 come SO why this hys-
terra over unneccHaAries7 There II
40 much else 10 be done. God
knows
Soldiers who went TO Mexico dur.
ing the recent akirmish. tell OF how
certain mufflers. etc. made and
sent by the Red Cross. sisters and
swceiheArts. we're used by the sol.
disra TO wipe their guns with and
thrown away. and other useless ar.
ticles thrown aside as cumbersome.
HoaYsa forbid that the writer or
anyone should seek 10 discredit the
unHelfsh. humane work Of the Red
Cgosk In relieving the suffering and
supplying the needs OF the suffer.
crA IN all disasters and war. but
that ~ quite different from many
phases OF Eo-cAlled Red Cross work
AT present. aad IL is these latter
and discredlted motives
Anent - Readers" question on
the subject of the library fund and
your reply. while there are very
few OF Va who would not gladly
make some sacrifices for the wei
fare OF our soldiers. very fep 81 Us
are able TO stand The drain on our
small reserves for the numerous
demands made upon ~ just nov
Tor this and that Tor our soldiers.
which seems Ia have developed
los asraAFNaamN
something Of graft Rlsol
The writer feels that We are all
daing our war bit 10 great extent
In paying the prohibitory prices for
all food and other necessities. and