Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-11


must not do q thing which spells
] 'higotry" or intolerance" while still
Never apart IN our righteousness, we
| depending upOn the lasting foundation
rock of liberty" and equal rights.
must think MS ona strike as one. suffer
rs enc, and rejoice us one-if We are
going to lie worth anything at all TO
the soldier and 10 the sailor In his ex-
| trem!,y!
/ President Wilson, early In the war.
pleaded for, toiled for. contended for
co ordination. He knew II meant
Increased efficiency. He did not en-
courage one ambitious element 10
swallow up or obliterute another and
Il lesser element, just 20 make Il unit.
lie insisted that each organized force
locate itself In the vast machine Of q
cuuutryS veal. TO gear inland 10 op-
ertte. Such a machine should require
no fabrication beyond the liberal aIN
I piicut!On uf brnin power. Such u ma
chine should be incapable Of waste mo-
ton, useless pretense, vain assump-
lions or spirit of competition aud
rivalry. and should smoothly grind out
its griSt, or, failing TO DO SO. II should
forthwith be sent To the scrap heap of
mistaken ideals and good intentionsl
l think II perfectly marvellous that
the glorious Catholic church which,
since the dawn of civilization has been
such Il potent influence fer good
should, without standing on ceremony
or losing any time over red tape gear
In with swift precision and open heart
! and hand. with the equally beloved
Protestant church which was eager as
well to do Its full share FOR humanity.
Then the Jews. with their inspiring
history and beautiful faith. coming
into the mesh with both these ire
mendous forces for uplift-eonstitute
page in history of man that viii be
radiant evermore!
The Salvation Army Is Of all of
then-und yet is Of none of them.
| Without creed and wholly nonsectari-
an, 1t was entirety natural for the or
ganization ! have the honor to COM
| mand In the United States, and which,
with its millions of officers and meu-
hers is deep-rooted In 81 countries on
this earth, to III into place and>begn.
In lis own sphere, to do its humble
| part
mn thankful TO have been permit
| ted to live In nn era that could Wit
ness this unselfsh and sensible ANAL
gamation of all sects and creeds and
religions and interests, with every fact
| turned toward God and the light. for
getful OF self, or ambition. of prefer
ences, of lines Of prejudices and Of
the hateful MISUNDERSTANDING of his.
tory.
| Thus unified, the seven recognized
war relief bodies can DO their work
with seven-fold precision, effective
ness and success. We have no right
/ in this matter to consider the interests
of anyone but the fighter II We are
not to serve him, and serve him intel
ligently and with practical expediency.
! then we have no excuse for injecting
/ ourselves into war situation at all
| There IS more to be done at the
front, when 1t comes to helping our
| troops 10 win the war, than we Gun
/ ever do. We owe II to the mothers
and fathers Of America to cast aside
and behind US all thought of divisional
/ lines; of imaginary boundaries and
barriers Of ambition and Of prejudice.
/ 1t behooves us to dig right In and do
/ the things that will best serve the
| fighters, all within military regulations
and upon q cOmmOn-sense basis; and
to stay there tolling and suffering
with the troops, until the end. Nobody
should get any credlt-which means
that everybody should get It II Is
/ one cause, one war, one issue-Gnd
there must be one result. To that
end, there can be but one system of
war relief, If we are to reason like pa
triots, and 90 In to see It through like
Trojans and Spartans
The Salvation Army Is In this sltua'
ton because II has been fighting evil
since the dry the organization was
founded, nearly sixty years ago. 1t Is
In 1t because Its duty calls 1t wherever
there Is human suffering to relieve
It has furnished now over 100000
actual fighters for the allies In the
trenches, and has but small force
back of the red line which marks the
shifting edges of contact--1,20O uni
formed workers. But each and all will
be proud to lay down their lives If thu,
Is necessary-which Is az we see It.
the spirit OF service!
, This is the spirit OF the seven great
war relief organizations our presiden,
, has commissioned to do this big thing
the spirit to stick alongside of the
boys sent to do the battling, and helI
them materially and spiritually u
, withstand the greatest ordeal In the
. worlds hlstOry-t0 overcome The
) greatest monster Of evil that has evel
reared Its head. We seven will do the
, job, mothers and fathers! Trust us
, Help VS. We are seven--we are one
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