Arizona republican., 1917-12-10
A Stock Selling Scheme
By William Allen White.

In few days stock peddlers will call you. Watch out for him. He will try to unload you stock in queer corporation The corporation is called the American Red Cross, and hell tackle you for a membership The price is small; only dollar such matter And he will tell you in his oily tongue about the dividends
 But don't you be fooled There will be div- dends except in brotherhood. and if you get the corporation you will be stuck for assessments. Lord, man, the assessments will come in thick and fast be- fore the is Your heart will be wrung time and again by the need of our soldiers; by the hunger and want in the families of soldiers by the dis and famine in Europe. And while. of course the assessments are voluntary, they will come and come and come. you will your choice; meet them harden your heart If you meet them, your life will grow. Deny them and your bank account will grow. Take your choice. Meet them pass them The assessments before y6u, and if you buy stock in this corporation your whole lfe's destiny will hinge upon the way you handle that stock.
 And it is curious stock in this: The dividends herenbefore stated are in human brotherhood From all over the earth, wherever men and women and children are in want and misery, at home, in France, in Italy in England-even in Russia will come to America during this and forever after this war the deep, sweet abiding gratitude of those whom have saved and succored We are feeding the starving through this corporation, and they will not forget it. their chdrens children. We are healing the sick-the tubercular the undernourished- covered with sores and filth. We housing the homeless in the devastated area of Belgium and France and Italy. and the agents of this corporation gathering up the good will of humanity bales and cords shploads are pouring it back into America
 Now, don't you want your share? Don't you want of these dividends? Tn other ages when peace shall permanently to this word-shall come be- cause America sowed in this great the seeds of good will where Germany sowed the dragons teeth of hate-men too old to fight and women who could not go into battle, will say, T a member of the Red Cross. Here is my membership. It is a certfi- cate from the herald's college of my nobility You children and all of yours for generations may know that in the great Peace Corporation I in- vestor. I drew my dividends in brotherhood I paid the assessments that came from my heart. I am proud that joined.'
 In a few days the stock peddler will call on you Watch out for him. He will try to sell you something that will make you bigger and better and kinder; something that will sting you for dividends something that will make you break you in the real game of life.
 Watch out for that stock seller. Don't let him fool you If you become stockhoder in his corpora ton it will cost you your hearts best aspirations your minds best plans, and much-exceedingly much of the work of your hands And all you will get out of it is your countrys everlasting glory your own souls comfort and content. So, when that stock peddler around-beware Don't let him fool