Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-31
HOSPITAL CAMPAIGN
| IS A WAR MEASURE
IN many RESPECTS
Institute Will Cooperate with
Red Cross and Federal
Government

The 100000 Salem General Hospital
campaign is war measure campaign,
The board of the hospital is making ar
rangements that "the new hospital will
cooperate with the Red Cross and the
federal government to give relief to
wounded soldiers and their dependent
families" The new Salem hospital will
probably then be. made the war base
hospital for this section.
Investigations show that in Canada,
all hospitals and sanitoriums have been
crowded to their capacities since the
outbreak of tho great conflict in ear
ing for their returned soldiers needing
this kind Of service. 1t Is well known
fact that certain per cent Of soldiers
will be returned to Salem needing this
attention. The present hospital facilities
are inadequate. The 100000 hospital
for Salem is indeed war measure. And
there is another side to the story. When
VIC send our boys to the front, we want
them to put up the best fight pos
sible. ~ could fight better and cheer
fully give up my life to our country if
l felt absolutely sure that my wife and
babies will be taken care of in every
way" said one of the soldiers in our
Oregon regiment. Let us assure each
Marion county soldier that the citizens
CT this county are ready and willing
to provide facilities in giving adequate
medical and surgical aid to his family
while he is away.
The Salem hospital will provide free
service and medical aid to such famil-
les. This assurance will make our sol
diers better fighters. You can help win
this war for democracy by helping to
make this hospital campaign success.
For che also fights who helps fight
er fight
The keynote of the hospital campaign
will be "Sacrifice." 1t will mean a
sacrifice to you to help care for your
neighbor IS wife or child. 1t will mean
a sacrifice to you to help make the Ore
gon soldiers better fighters. 1t has
meant sacrifice to you to support the
Red Cross, Liberty bonds, and other war
measures. Your duty for sacrifice is
just as urgent for new Salem hospital.
The people of Marion county have Civ
en- $1.00 per capita for Red Cross and
% cents per capita for army and navy.
In Canada, every man, woman, and boy
worker is giving rs cents per week; part
of this goes for hospital maintenance.
British Columbia has given for war
relief $25.00 per capita. Why doesn t
the government do it2 The government |
has it 3 hands full training two millions
of men because European allies want
assistance. 1t is our war and we must
sacrifice and give TO our own. Our boys
are offering their lives. Surely you can |
offer your dollars to care for them when
they return crippled and sick.
More than 1000 crippled and broken
men are returning each week to Canada
blind, insane, nmbiess brothers, faith
ers and husbands, sick body, spirit and
soul. Their cry is We have done it for
you. You must keep us from want.
They are dependent and helpless and
the Canadian people are caring for them
in their hospitals, sanitoriums and
homes.
1t is coming to US as sure as day fol-
lows night. Our boys will be back with |,
the same heart rending cry and today
Salem has no hospital adequate-no IA
silities to serve them. Is it then not
. war measured If 90, you know your
iuty.
The executive committee meets to-
night and-reports of special committees
will be received. Colonel Ferris, com
handing division A has been devoting /
time to his division. He
las enlisted and appointed the follow
ng captains:
f. G. Myers, r. @. Bishop, Theo. Roth,
Jno. w. Todd, Geo. j. Watson.
This lineup of Captains assures a |.
Iplendid fighting unit for all are veter-
ms in organization and leadership. Cam
,aign Manager, Deekebach reports all
letails Of organization up to schedule
lime and when the machine is eomplet-
ID, Salem will see the strongest brigade
lver massed for war service.