The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-23
DR.. Longsdorf Asks Aid for the
Red Cross


The time has long passed when any
one should be asking why this country
is at war with Germany. The skep-
tics, the peace-at-any-price individ-
uals, who haven't backbone sufficient
10 stand up straight; the pro-German
or German propagandist, in the light
of recent exposures, should be forever
stilled.
Hasn't Brand Whitlock, our red
blooded minister to Belgium, seen the
Hun at work? Isn't he writing to
the world of the crucifxion OF Bel
GUM? Mothers and babes brutallJ
murdered, priceless works of art wan
tonly destroyed-and they call that
Kultur. What white book that Ger
many can ever issue will explain away
the terrible three-days' riot of horror
at Louvaine?
Ambassador Gerard, another Ameri-
can of whom we are proud, tells US
from a personal acquaintance the
story of the Potsdam gang, the real
war workers. The Kaiser failed to
brighten Gerard with his threat "When
this war is finished I will not stand
any nonsense from the United States"
Now, can there be sane person IN
this country who does not comprehend
our position? We are not in the
war for conquest, nor are weinthe war
simply as the champion of weaker
countries; we are fundamentally in
the war to preserve our national and
individual liberty. We all cannot go
to war at once, but rich or poor, Jew
or Gentle, white or colored, we can
contribute to the winning of the war.
Who was not thrilled by President
Wilson's words calling this country to
action? You who cannot take your
place along with those who "prize
right above life" must answer Presi-
dent Wilson's words with work, work.
and more work. Kipling says
It amt the guns nor armament,
Nor funds that they can pay,
But the close cooperation
That makes them win the day.
1t amt the individual,
Nor the army as whole,
But the everlasting team work
Of every bloomin' soul.
It isn't necessarily patriotic to in
vest in the soundest investment in the
world, but it will be patriotic if you
invest to the point which makes you
Gforego other things. Get in line, you
v 40 have not bought bond and can.
% Then there are other things to do
The Atlantic division of the American
Red Cross is earnestly appealing to
every branch and every chapter, Mount
Holly with the others, for more work
ers. Imagine a chapter with two
thousand members, such as Mount
Holly has, and only fifty or seventy
fve faithful women actually contribute
ing time and work. Women of Mount
Holly, let US see if you will devote
just a part of one day each week to
Red Cross work-the men will help
you. The home mother typifes love
sacrifice and other noble attributes
The Red Cross is the greatest mother
in the world to-day-it is the mother
to millions of boys whose mothers are
waiting and praying at home. This
great mother is reaching out her hand
alike 30 all, fayoring all, yet knowing
no favorites. The Red Cross is in
mo mans land" where, as Julian
Street says, "Boys are living in
trenches, swimming in mud, alive with
rats and lice, and subject to ceaseless
hell-fire, bullets, gas, flame, shell,
shrapnel, air bombs, hand grenades-
every devilish force with which the
Prussian brute is attempting to coerce
the world" She is warming thous-
ands, feeding thousands and mother
ing thousands of homeless French and
Belgians.
Your work to-day may mean surgi-
cal supplies, necessary to save your
own sons life; it may mean warmth
and comfort to him, or, again, it may
mean clothing for naked children. One
could go on indefinitely, showing just
what your work means, but surely this
is no longer necessary.
You who are not yet working for
the Red Gross should stop at the Red
Gross room and make arrangements
30 attend any of the classes doing
work that you wish.
Volunteer while you can. The time
is to-day
III. E. LONGSDORF, Chairman
Mount Holly Branch Red Cross