Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-27

iOT Jne HlyTlau cases OF HUMANITARIAN
work that must be done for our friends
the Allies if they restored to in
dustry and agriculture for the long,
hard war that stretches before US if
we defeat Germany?
The American government simply
couldn't do it. 1t could not hire the
experts who are needed. For these
experts would not work for the sal
aries that this government could pay
Yet for nothing, for the sheer love of
service, for the JOY they feel in help
ing their fellow men, these experts
are doing this work for the American
Red Cross.
Red Tap, Has No Place.
These men and women ieel that thoy
are not tied up by federal red taoe.
They feel that no party is taking cred
1t for their work, to use that credit in
winning elections. SO as free, unfot-
tered American citizens they are Civ
ing their whole lives and strength to
this Red Cros swork, working some
times all day and all night in eme--
gencies; and they know that there
are no rewards, no promotions. no
glory, no mention in the newsenrcts
nothing b;t joyous ae.'yicc and snc-
rifice and the cfaltaGion thnt CONES
from seeing under ones hand and bear
fruit
And then there is the work with the
children and with the tubcrcular. That
work requires technically trained pco-
pie. 1t requires wide latitudes in
dealing with new conditions rising cv-
cry day. One day last August the
has now completed. Q Falf finished tu-
bercular hospital abandoned bv the
French during the war. The Amari-
can Red Cross spent tens Of thousands
Of dollars on this hospital, and turned
it over to its Fr. ch owners without
even reserving the right to sen. Il sin
gle American patient there. But Of
course, that hospital relieves that
much tuberculosis from the French
villages in which our soldiers are
spending their days this winter.
But the American government
couldn't do it. IF the rcvcrnmer,
went about building hospitals and
giving them to private citizens OF
France. scandal would arise that
would burn up Washington.
French Children Cared For.
Last August the American Red
Cross issued an order for an automo-
bile to be given. to French hospita
for children at Toul near Nancy A
lot of chintzes for the bedroom were
sent down to brighten them up; a lot
of toys for the children-French chill
dren, brought in from the war zone too
young to keep on their gas masks
Today 10 Red Cross automobiles are
hauling to Red Cross hospitals in
France, French children whose parents
held in slavery in Germany are now
being dumped every day at Evian on
the French-Swiss border. The Red
Cross automobiles haul these poo,
diseased. starved children to Red Cross
hospitals-American Red Cross hos.
pitals, where the kids are kept fol
time, fed, nursed, dressed and made
well. Fancy our government doing
that for French children. Yet il
must be done, if the French morale
behind the lines is kept up this winter
These deeds of the American Rec
Cross are lust as much a part of oul
military nolicy in France and Italy a.
though they were done under article.
of war.
The government could of course hir,
kn:tters' it could of course issue pen
sions for soldiers families in Amer
lea. 1t could buy ether and banda~e.
and hire nurses. But these thing!
aro On small q mart of tho Pod (-.o,,
work that with them alone, our caus
would fail Every man or woman
who out Of his own heart here at hom,
gives to support the Red Cross, i.
helping our cause from an angle O
attack that is new in modern war
It is the angle of brotherhood. /
stiffens the courage of the civilians
1t puts heart into our soldier allies
by the comforting knowledge thai
their home affairs are going we'll
And every dollar nut into tho Re,
Cross makes not only for victory i,
this war. but for the everlasting peac'
between the great nations now f--ht
ing together in this war EngIan'
and France have been our beneficiar
les, not merely with the blood of ou
soldiers. But England and Franc
and Italy have seen how freelv an,
how well we spend our love of human
ity upon their peorle at home. hov
truly and effectively we are friend
in need. brothers in democracy Tha
is the Red Cross job--to make enGir
ing the peace gained by our guns.
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