El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-21

A MERICA today begins Its second Red Cross drive.
n The first hundred million dollars has done good work;
the second is needed.
This is not the last call that viii be made This war
not yet overin fact 1t is hardly beginning for the
American nation We must give and give and give for
must win; and must give because it is duty and be-
cause 1t should be a pleasure
With By the millions sacrificing their lives upon the
batheeds, the men and women at home must do Their
share by giving their money and their help The time has
passed when called upon to do our bit WE MUST
NOW DO OUR BEST.
Each American-man woman and child-1ust make up
his her mind, TO GIVE EVERY PENNY POSSIBLE
TOWARDS WINNING THE WAR We must cease being
25csnt patriots and 25doar dressers Too many people
have been accustomed to buying 25cent stamp and
investing SIS suit Of clothes dress to down
town while buying the stamp
Not only helping to win this in contributing
20 the Red Cross but helping cement the nations
Of the world great union Of fellowship The Red Cross
IS merely carrying out IN reality what the churches Of
Christ have taught since their exsteuce that 81" is
blessed give than receive and do others you
would that they should do unto you"
The Red Cross great practical organization Of prac
teal and women that is putting into effect the theory
the churches have always advanced; it appropriate
then that the churches and Christian people everywhere
support this great ove as they are doing It IS difficult TO
tell where the work Of one ends and that Of the other be-
gins closely interviewer the activities Of the Red
Cross and .he churches Of Jesus Christ.
People must rot think that the Red Cross merely fur
nishes men and to for the wounded in battle
That IS but small part Of its work ue this Is big
feature Red Cross actyhe conduct Of hospitals the
furnishing Of baudages and Of and doctorstheIe
are other sides just a big and as appealing
Probably the side that makes the greatest appeal TO
those associated with in this great war against autocracy
and greed is that which extends the hand Of brotherhood
and fellowship the suffering innOcents Of those torn
countries across the sea-the boys the girls the aged the
starving Of the nations that have gone through the fires
Of as they stood between US and the mailed hand Of
the German var god Those French and Belgian boys and
girls been made orphans by the Germans OUR
orphans well the orphans Of France. We know
now that their fathers fighting FOR U.s. that their
mothers were sacrificed FOR Us because the aim Of the
German war lords was really America after crushing me
French, the Italians, the Belgans and the Serbans
These people fell fighting for well as Tor them
selves; they left pOstery heritage Of valor and
thousands Of fatheress and often m0theress CHILDREN
the duty Of Americans to shoulder the response
biity-we who have everything, we whom the war has
hardly touched who have comfortable homes our
children playing n peace and security about our hearth
stones?
It is, ard OUR RECOGNITION OF OUR DUTY draws to
Us In friendship love the people Of those bleeding
nations-Begium France italy and Serbia The work OF
the Red Cross IS truly following the instructions OF the
Child Of Bethlehem II is surely as the sun Shines
drawing closer closer the democratic nations or the
world the humane people Of the earth are being nodded as
the fires Of war; the Brotherhood OF Man Is being
advanced and nations oemented
Not onlv are carrying relief where It should be
carried this work Of the Red Cross but making
international history binding together the peoples
the free nations Of the world the lovers OF liberty and
home; binding them in the love such as that which
binds a child TO a ministering parent
Ont Of this great world wal through the work the ked
Cross doing there VIII appear world Of nations bound
together IN sympathy, blood N heart throbs Love and
gratitude wiz the people Of the allies toward America
for the help furnish and for the sympathy and tender
ness we show and gratitude 60 ont from side Of
the ocean TO those people for the battle they have fought
the sufernEs they have endured that We As WELL
AS THEY, MIGHT BE FREE; THAT OUR HOMES
MIGHT BE PROTECTED THAT OUR LOVED ONES
MIGHT BE SAFE.
We are not sending relief to Europe out of sympathy