El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-19
V EST TEXAS, Arizona and New Mexico viii furni
Nv more than their required number OF Red Gro
nembershins in TIE qreat campaign now und

9EST TEXAS Arizona and New Mexico viii furnish
w more than their required number OF Red Cross
memberships in tie great campaign now under
way. That they viii do so can be asserted confidently IN
view Of the beginning they made and the spirit they
throwing mo the DIVE On the first day II Paso en-
rolled than one-thrd Of its eoO0 memberships Be
f1e the end Of the week than 5000 viii have been
secured The campaign is which appeals to tie pubic
greatly any which has been undertaken since the
commenced Tie Liberty loan pays interest IN cash but
the Red Cross investment pays interest sentiment and,
IN spite OF al that mas been SAID OF US abroad Americans
human beings and not cash registers. The-e
pleasure in helping alleviate the misees Of millions than
IN computing four percent interest
The Red Cross campaigners not charity seekers
They not begging assistance from anyone. On the
taIy they are negecng ther own affairs 10 give every
chance to 60 his Eer duty. They offering
privilege 1t IS winch the public generally much ap
precateS the rapidly mounting membership roll proves
Here and there throughout the southwest individual
has refused to JOIN the Red Cross give any financial
assistance saying lie mad sympathy with anything
else the American people undertaking in the way OF
activity. That is unfTendly spirit, hostile TO the
government and should be enough to earn the speaker
place in internment camp alien enemy Any such
instances should be reported the department of justice
for investigation they but knew it. alien enemies should
be willing the Red Cross anyone else 1t
not national organization IN the being govern
ment creation 1t sponsored by the government and tie
president the United States IS honorary mead Of it. just
as fo-er presidents are honorary wee Presidents but the
organization mercy receives prestige and endorsement
thereby. Tie American Red Cross is supported any
degree BY governmental SUBSIDY 1t exists on voluntary
contributions Rot being government organization It
1oocose and nee Its work IS international IN character
II alos drowning Clnese IN Chlna, Starving meLc1nS IN
Mexico, TepatTeted French France and wounded AmeTi
can and German soldiers without distinction The wounded
German, Austrian Bulgarian Turk who falls into the
hands Of the American army viii receive much atte1
uOn at the Red Cross hospitals the American wounded
for the work Of tie Red Cross healing and constructive
not destructive and It HIS standing in international
combataHt international agency be respected
and safesUaTced by all armies That Red Cross hospitals
have bec1 boE5crded by German aviators violation
international law does Obviate the detract
the international character of the organization
Every membership counts The Red Cross never has
enough money meet all the demands upon Especially
IN connection with the there many and varied
requirements, and many of them such very large re
quemens th-t only by the ca-eful financial man
ageme1t they be met For emaple, the GermanAus-
TRAN invasion Of Italy threw many thousands Italian
non combatants cut Of their homes and them
southern italy refugees whom thousands we-e de
tue The American Red Cross organization IN Pars as
promptly as possible sent tIanloads Of supplies them
and before the trains could the scene gave
Of money to meet the most immediate ard pressing
needs The epeuse large and utterly unexpected No
provision could be made for IN advance It had
when It came Thus the organization has be ready 10
take Of not only the expected needs such as the great