The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-24
WHY WAR WORK
 ORGANIZATIONS WANT THE MONEY Mortimer L. Schiff Tells Why Big Sum Is Asked For the Societies. ONE CAMPAIGN FOR
 ALL WAR CHESTS Seven Big Bodies Combine
 In Appeal to Public for War Work Funds.
(By Mortimer L. Schiff)

One hundred and seventy-five mill lion five hundred thousand dollars is the sum asked from the American people during the week of November Il to November IS by the seven great organizations working under the sin gle head of United War Work Cam paign, for the welfare and happiness of the men in our army and navy
 At first glance it seems a tremen- dous sum, even in these days of gen. erous giving. But considered in 1 terms of the task confronting the Y. M. c. A., the Y. W. c. A., the Ma tional Catholic War Council (K. of co, the Jewish Welfare Board, the American Library Association, the War Camp Community Service and the Salvation Army, and the number of men to be benefited, it is ridicu- 1ously small.
 Next year our armed forces will in clude in the neighborhood of five mil lion men. and divided among them these millions will amount to less than !1O cents day.
 That seems little indeed to give. Ten cents day for the manawho lays his youth on the altar of his coun- .trv's need! Ten cents a, day for our best and bravest Swho have answered tthe call to defend the liberties of the world! Ten cents a day to send the sustaining advantages of wholesome fellowship and good cheer to the boy who went so valiantly into that grim but necessary business overseas!
 ITyrti iTT1G for the boys are in truth substitute fathers and mothers.
 As soon as the boy leaves his home he is welcomed by the sheltering arms of these agencies, not in cold impersonal way, but in spirit ot warmhearted, comradely helpfulness. They minister to his wants all the way to the front line trenches and beyond, for even if a soldier is cap tured and in a prison camp the long arms of these organizations reach out to him through the aid of neutral agencies In camp and on the line these organizations are on hand to meet his need whether he wants a cigarette or a religious service, of his own faith. They give him club rooms, food music clean amusements, books, educational instruction. They make him feel at home in every city, both here and abroad, and their huts rise like magic palaces of good cheer in the wrecked villages just behind where the great guns are pounding \ their relentless messages.
 If ten cents a day can do all this for the soldier and sailor, he would indeed be a poor citizen who would begrudge the total of $170, 900.
 There is a further factor in this United War Work drive which I firm ly believe is of the utmost signifi- canoe for the future of our country Here we have seven great organiza- tions, Protestant, Catholic, Jewish that have completely forgotten theil religious differences and merged theil efforts for a great National service. Of course it is a great crisis in hu. sraan affairs, a stern call to duty, tha %as' thus brought us together, ant %nrtieN us think of one another not a! Protestant, Catholic and Jew, but al Fellow Americans.
 The crisis will pass and we shal conquer the foe and the boys vii come home again and scatter to theil homes, but I am sure this bond O common service will have a lasting impression and make for greater tolerance and a finer fellowship il our country among men of differen creeds.
 We shall not be poorer Protestants Catholics or Jews for this sense o Sominon respect and fellowship. Ger tainly our humanity will be greatl, enriched thereby and we shall be bet ter democrats, Worthier Americans.