Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-19

see whatthey are.
In the nr.t plsss. u course. funds nast DO provi4sd
for the government. This b done By means Of ~taxasion.
which is out Of the hands Of the individual. and By ths
borrowing Of money on govssnnnent bonds. We have
subscribed to our share Of the Liberty bonds, ana to that
extent We have done WE'LL But W have eivsn nothing.
We have merely loaned money which WIN be repaid With
interest.
Next 70 the government itssae, IN iaaportance ana =
tho sums needed. comes the Red CroaA Tho Red Crom
ministers to the s3ok and wounded, ma supplies . mult1-
tude Of comforts which are not supplied ~ the govsen-
mont Itself. In order to AVOID ooofuson the two great
features Of the work must be borne in mind. one Of
these IL that carried On ~ the national association direct
". and the other - that conducted b. the lscal chapksea.
Early last spring tAs sam Of slos. 100000 was collsetsa
for the national soasty to be ussd directly in the rssise
work which could best b. ceadusted from the general
o1nces. Our ouoea was raised hrs. but many Of the slb-
scribers got the idea that they were subscribing to 4 fund
to be used by ths local chapter. This - . mistake. All of
that money went direct to hsadquarters a arranged at
tho beginning.
Tho contributsea e The local Red cFo0 chapter to
tho work Is in the form Of articles manufactured or pre-
pared by local worksra such - knit goods, hospital cloth
ing, surgical dre@tngs. comfort bags. ana so forth. Ma
terial for all these things - bought by the local chapter;
and local workers prepare end finish it. All the work -
done free. but the raw material must be purchased. Il
Is for this purpose than an appeal 10 made for funds on
behalf Of the local chapter. II the money Is not forth
coming there IL . los which cannot be replaced, for with
out money there can b no materials bought, and with
out materials scores Of Wiling workers would DO IDLE.
- Next in order 10 the Red Cross in amount Of money
needed is the Y. M c. A. war fund This has been ably
explained by Mr.. 6tockWen and numerous others associst-
ed with him in the state campaign. This fund has no
relation to any local 7. NJ. c. A. organization. The work
is national in scope, and it 10 administered through q
national Committee which handles all moneys and directs
all activities. The purpose Of this work is to keep the
soldier In touch with the best things in the homo life Of
his country and community. to make of him tho best pos
stbfe soldier and the best possible citizen.
These three activities. those Of the government itss1
through the military work that it handles directly, Of the
Red cros. to which the government has delegated Ger
tain highly necessary duties. and through the Y. N. {. A,
to which It has delegated certain other equally important
work, have been aptly hkened to q great triangle, each Of
whose parts supports the others, each being essential to
the creation Of a complete structure. To each Of these
our people have been asked to subscribe. and they hays
responded willingly.
Then there are other funds. each of which has II.
own special or local bearing. There are the company
funds, for instance. No government supplies its soldiers
with all that they need. Tho main essentials are provid-
cd, these varying with the practice Of the nation, but va
rdataons are made at the expense Of the soldiers them
selves. The United States soldiers are better paid, and,
in the main. better provided for, than are the soldiers Of
any other nation. But many things ars not provided.
The. bin Of fare Is q liberal one, so far as substantially
20 but II the men wish, as men will wish. occasionally.
for ,eggA. or milk, or fruit or any Of q scor9 Of other
things. these must be provided from some other source.
Medical attention ana hospital service arc provided for
soldiers who are Ill, but sometimes little delicacies are
needed for men VINO are neither very sick nor very well.
1t IL the custom to provide for contingencies Of this kind
through a company fund which is administered by the
officers of the company. and to which incremsnts are
made from various sources. IN tile regular army the
company fund has almost Invariably a. ts mainstay the
"canteen' or company store which sells to the men sta
tionary. soft drinks, ETC.. and the profits from which are
turned into a general company fund. The regular army
being a permanent body these funds haze in most cases
been in existence a. long as the companies to which they
belong, and 30 far a. this branch is concerned, the COM
pany fund is self sustaining.
The National Guard and the Natienal, or drafted
arms OF the service start in without any fund Of this sort,
hence special means arc being taken to equip each unit
appropriately. It rs the custom to start out each company
OF the National Guard with a suitable fund raised in the
community from which that company has been enlisted.
1t IS for this purpose that money h now being collected
for the Grand Forks companies. and this has besn done
Tor every other company from this state. The fund for
the National army il handled On q different basis, a. the
men arc not retained In compact units a. with the Ma
tional Guard. In the oass Of the troops from ths sec
and county lines are followed in making the collections.
]. R. carJey is chairman for Grand Forks county for the
raising Of this fund.
Two voluntary subscriptions for special funds have
been invited In this locality, one for The Herald Smokes
fund. and tho other for Christmas packages for the SOL
diers.
These are the funds for which money has been asked
in this district. The first three on the list, are essential
and imperative. On one Of them can be permitted to fail.
The expenditure Of money through these three agencies
the government, the Red Cross and the =. N. C.. A., will
be continuous. No one can tell how much money win b
needed, how long it will be needed, or how often calls
must be made. But however much may be needed, 1t
must be supplied. And from time to time other causes
will present themselves. each making is appeal to . spe-
and. IN IL own way. necessary. It IL the part Of good
needs, and. 90 far az possible. 70 to adjust his AFFAIRS a. to
adjust his affairs as to be able 70 do his own part first in
keeping intact the great triangle. holding its lines straight
and its angles true, and then 70 make some further sac
rfnces q personal comfort in order to be able to make
smaller contributions from dime to time to special causes
Of q msratonous nature ~ they present thsnsslvas.
IT'S JUST
on MuaAT poET lnms Apvass