The Denver Jewish news., 1918-11-07
PURPOSE OF THE UNITED WAR
WORK CAMPAIGN.
Chairman Finance Committee Jewish
Welfare Board.
Inv MORTINIER ID. SCHIFF.

BY MORTIMER L. SCHIFF-
Grouped together under one banner
of service, the United War Workers
of America will achieve not only their
practical object of obtaining money to
carry on their labOrs, but also some
thing far more difficult and intangible
the welding together of all the forces
of the nation, regardless of creed and
prejudice, into one huge instrument of
help.
The week beginning Nov. 11th is to
be devoted to the United War Work
Campaign, campaign to raise not less
than S25O,O0O,O0O to enable the seven
agencies recognized by the War and
Navy Department to carry on the work
they are doing to furnish recreational,
cduca tional and religious facilities to
our soldiers and sailors both here and
overseas. Thousands of men and wom-
On are engaged in this task, buildings
ranging from magnificent hotels and
casinos to humble huts and tents are
being used for this purpose, but the
spirit of all is the same, namely TO
minister to the needs of those who
are fighting for us on land and sea.
The work itself knows no race or creed /;
it is not even limited to our own troops,
but spreads among those of our brave
Allies, and in the same way the appeal
for funds is made to all Americans,
irrespective of their religious beliefs
or the stock from which they have
sprung. -t
1t is united campaign. united not
only in purpose, but what is even more
ilnportant-in the spirit. which under
lies it. Protestant, Catholic and Jew
have come together for a single object,
the one only test Of which is the maxi
mum service to be rendered to fight
ing forces. This unity of thought and
purpose will have a far reaching ef-
feet not only upon the work itself,
but upon our country after the canl-
paign and the war itself are over.
Working together as they are doing,
with the common respect which tins
engeuuers, will result in a better un-
dcrstanding of one another and much
prejudice and sectionalism is bound
to disappear. 1t is towards united
country that we are striving, united
in thought and in action, and venture
to believe that campaign such as
the one upon which we are entering
will make no mean contribution to-
wards this end.
II is impossible within the confines
of this brief statement even to touch
upon, the many activities in which
these seven agencies are engaged, but
there is one feature of our situation
which must not be overlooked and to
which special attention should be call
cd. us it has SO great II bearing ON
the need for the work these Organiza,
tions are doing. Our Allies are fight
ing to a great extent at or near home.
They are surrounded by or are near
their own people. In their rest periods
as rule they can 20 home with All
that that means. Our soldiers and
sailors on the other hand are from
three 10 SlN t1OuSsiuu uLeS away 1loiH
their own people. they are in strange
land i'll Il new environment, where
even the language is foreign
The agencies which have joined in
the United War Wort Campaign mean
home to our men. They take the place
as best they can Of the dear ones who
have been left behind. They are bring
ing to them that word of cheer ana
encouragement and even of love and
affection which only those who speak
ones own language and think i'll ones
own terms are able to do. Every dol
lar given to make this work possible
is us much Il contribution towards win
ming the war as the buying Of Liberty
Bonds or the support Of the Red Cross
There will be no separate drive for
funds for the Jewish Welfare. Board
or any other organization. but one big.
united effort Let Us all prGvc that
in generosity. in humane feeling IN
wholehearted patriotism the Jews are
scconjl to no other element in Amcii-
can life.
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