Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-14
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y great Iil>iS. THhdhA III inc present war,
q war for liberty and democracy against.
the ruthless militarlstic tyranny Of the
PrusSianized Germany Of the IIohenzol
lcrns. let a. a. speedily a. possible train
our giant, but out sole and unrcadv
strength, % that we may use our hardened
might 10 bring the slaughter 10 a real and
final end in the only way honorably pos
sible by securing for ourselves and our
allies the peace of Justice based on over
whelming victory
In his eappeal for support of the Red
Cross, Colonel Roosevelt said:
'The most important thing il To send
abroad M the earliest possible moment n
great fighting army. Second only to the
army in the work Of winning this war
comes our Red Gross. Indeed the import
ance Of this work J. - great that the
president Of the United States has let apart
next week-from june rs 10 25-aS a per
.lod Of sacrifice and unselfiSh generosity.
a week in which the whole American peo-
pie will be asked to join in Raising funds
10 enable our Red Cross To perform its
vast and indispensable duties in this war.
"The president has also commissioned
several of the ablest business men Of the
country a a War Council of the Red Cross.
to administer this service on behalf of n
stricken world. This war council tells ~
that 4 fund Of 500. 000, 900 must be raised
al once in order To meet even the most ur-
gent needs.
Ill. IL
American. Ii i an enormous sum NJ money.
but what comfort can We take IN with
holding that or any other sum Of money III
il i needed 10 relieve the suffering Of our
own sons or the sons of our allies who are
fighting for all that makes life worth liv-
ing.
Into our Red Gross without stint should
be poured a heartfelt offering of thanks
giving that we are permitted To join in this
great service to all mankind. Our sol
diers and sailors will 90 their part without
ilinching; we may rest assured Of their
fer~ 10 Il who are not allowed Ia fight the
opportunity for sacrifice and for help.
Eve little realize what ~ before H.. Our
own sons and brothers will soon ~ going
into battle. They will be three thousand
miles from home, in a land already wasted
by war. 4 land threatened BY famine. Il
land >mitten BY disease. They tell rs
that in many eases today the wounds of
soldiers IN France must be TIED up with
newspapers for want of the necessary sur
gical bandages. When our own men are
wounded-as they surely viii be in great
number>-are We going To allow them 10
suffer yet more because we fail 10 pro-
vide those things which can AT least miti-
gate DISTRESS Surely not, But We must
10 ii in advance. III We wait ii may be too
late. DO ~ nowl
Our Red Gross must not oulv care for
the shattered bodies Of our wounded men /:
il alone can become a foster parent to them
in the trying conditions they are sure 10
face when they are convalesccnt from
wounds or recovering from exhaustion. We
shall soon have an army of Il million sol
dlers. When they 90 to France they must
have homes in which 10 rest and Ia be cared
for and 10 recover. The generosity of our
whole people must make it possible for
our Red Gross to provide for them.
I'm no previous war have the innocent
non combatant~ had 10 bear - terrible II
share Of it, physical suffering. And II i'll
through our Red Gross that We can show
to the nations vi the world how the great
heart Of the American people goes ont To
them in their distress.
"Francc-proud, brave. bleeding from
CHASTITY wounds needs a. Snrclv. Tuher-
culo~i~ j. raging throughout her land. FIT
teen hundred of her towns and village. have
been RACED to the ground by the calculat-
ed barbarity of the invaders. Millions %
her people are homeless and starving. he
rcft even of the barest covering for their
bodies, of stoves, of utensils with which to
cook or eat, of agricultural implements Of
animals-indced Of the simplest element
of civilization. And ID Ii, alone can these
people come for help; we alone have the
abundance with which u supply their al
rect needs.
ITO Russia. too me must reach ont our
helping hand. We little know what -hc has
suffered and i suffering. Russia. long
obedient to autocracy has not ilinchcd in
this conflict. Her people nave had to
truggle not only 10 free the world from
autocracy but to make their own land a
land of liberty. Russia needs all we can
do 10 strengthen her courage and to make
her feel that we are indeed behind her. OR
armies can do little for her. Our Red
Cross alone can take into Russia the mes
sage Of hope. Of help, Of confidence which
she - terribly needs. The message must