Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

dered, and yet how rich this same
'poor" France Is. Rich In sacrifice,
not only for herself, but for the whole
wide world. Now shall America-
and the world-pay the debt we owe
to France? We CAN and we WILL,
at least, through the American Red
Cross, simply and literally POUR our
dollars into France, and say in the
language of our great American Cen
eral, referring now not to the arrival
of our American soldiers, as did he,
but TO our American dollars, "Lafay-
ette-and France-WE ARE HERE"
HERE in this small way to express
our appreciation Of the great sacri-
fee you have so willingly made Tor
us and the world.
Srd. We will give because we want
to help the great American Red Cross
Society carry out its world program
of making the world FIT for Dcmoc-
racy.
Just as the great American Nation
entered the world war to help make
the world "safe" for Democracy, SO
the great American Red Cross en-
tered the world war to make the
world FIT for Democracy. The real
American Spirit is expressed in the
American Red Cross, with its world
vision and world purpose. Always in
the past, as now, events or occasions
recurring cooperation the men and
women of America have always re-
sronded with a zeal unparalleled by
any nation in the world. Not only
has this been true within our own
borders but our outgivings have
reached to the ends of the earth. No
locality is too remote nor race alien
TO be denied our full and spontaneous
help in time of need. And now, as
ever before, when the world, almost
the entire world, is holding out en-
treating hands, though our own needs
were never so great, we WILL re-
spond on the same broad. magnana-
nous scale with which we have al
ways responded in the pas. And not
only alleviate the suffering, feed the
hungry and house the orphans, but
help the whole wide world to "clean
house" so that this old world will,
not only be "safe" but also a fit
place in which to live.
Of course, then, for these and many
other good reasons We will be ready
with our dollars, fives, tens, hundreds
and even thousands when the Red
Cross solicitors call. We will give
and give and give again, if needs be,
until it hurts, for, we know, that we
have not really served until we have
suffered. We do appreciate our citi-
zenship. We are willing to express
our appreciation in a substantial way.
We will think of our boys "over
there" on No Mans Land looking out
over that devastated space, as amidst
the blazing of guns, the bursting OF
shells, liquid fire and deadly gases
they fight our battles. When the bat
tie is over they must know that the
home folks" have provided them a
place to rest, or if wounded, a place
where they will receive the best care
and attention it is possible to give
them, or if they come back to US,
they must know that we have kept
the home fires burning"
We are justly proud of the record
our country made during the first
drive, we MUST do better this time
There MUST NOT be Stacker town.
ship, town, village, school district
city or individual. Let the county,
with EVERY Township, school dis
trict, village, city and individual in
sist this time upon measuring up to
the 100 per cent standard. Keep in
mind then whoever you are, where
ever you are in Cherokee county, that
''Now, As Before, And Always, We
WILL Go Over the Top"