Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-11-15
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Quota Wui Not Be Subscribed unleaa
Every County Resident
Gets Busy.
Amount 50 Far Raised BY COMMITTEES
Practically all From
Dealing.

soldiers BY the seven great war re-
lief organizations IA not meeting the
ready response that II should IN Luna
county outside Of Demlng.
The quota for the entire county lsl
s12,5O0, Of which only about $4,000 had
been subscribed up to last night, and
practically all of that sum came out
II the pockets Of the people of This
town.
Fifteen subscribers have come in
with $3.50 each, one Of them being a
woman who, without solicitation. walk
ell into headquarters and presented her
unexpeced contribution Of that amount.
The Victory boys and girls divisions
have done plemlidly. having raised
$500. each. and they are stlll cheerily at
their Jobs.
The women Of Demlng alone have
given $780,. which will doubtless bc
brought up to thousand dollars before
the campaign closes on Monday.
Grading down from larger business
enterprises to the smaller. the commit
tee has collected practically Oh Of the
subscriptions Of from S25. mp that can
he expected from Deming. The remaln-
der Of our quota must come from the
county outside the town and from per-
sons whose individual subscriptions will
necessarily be small
Columbus has not come up to ex-
pectations, nor anywhere near. Her
quota Is $500 and her committeeman
expected to raise S2O0O at least; up TO
last night they had obtained only $400.,
which poor showing Is undoubtedly at
tributable 10 the feeling 50 generally
prevalent that the war Is over and that
no further sacrifice on our part Is es.
sential.
This is not true Careful reading
Of the editorial on this subject, In this
Issue Of the Graphic. should conylnce
the public thar every dollar that car
be gathered is vitality needed for the
welfare Of our soldiers.
In order to help bring home to ous
people the necessity for aiding to tho
limit Of ability IN caring for the men
IN Europe the United War Work
council brought Madame Pierre Ber-
nard. widow Of French officer who
was killed within three weeks Of the
wars beginning. through the southern
aud western states. on a speaking tour
"Wednesday afternoon she addressed a
large audience at the Tabernacle. Il
whom she descrlhed with keen and clear
speech the conditions through which
France has ind0mltably fought from
the beginning; painting the horrors ol
battle. home life. domestic suffering
and trench warfare In vivid words
she impressed upon her hearers th'
wonderful difference between the lo
Of soldiers who had nothing excep
what their governments were able t
give them In the way Of care and bart
necessities. and those who have hat
the seven war relief societies looklnl
after their comfort.
To stimulate uS TO further final ef
fort IN the three days remaining o
the campaign there will he an open
air meeting at the corner Of Pine anI
Gold tomorrow Saturday, afternoon
at three o'clock. at which l.. d. WisharI
will convey n message from Genera
Pershlng and our men at the front.
Mr.. Wishar,l a classmate 0f presl
dent Wilson. was appointed as specia
commissioner by GenerN Foch's wa
council. at the request 0f Presiden
Wilson. to visit. inspect and repor
, upon conditions IN the war zone. II
/ will describe his experiences. much O
what he witnessed Of Hun atrocItle.
the life at the front Of our fighters
and the manner IN which their deprlya
, tlons and discomfort are alleviated an
amelioraled by the aid Of the seven wa
relief organizations and the courag
and selfahneguilon Of representative
E of those great groups, without whic
3 the story of the war would have bee
s very different.
Z The public Is urged TO attend thi
] meeting and afierward bend all Il
!. energies 10 helping gather the addition
q al funds necessary to an our quot
e Uf the big sum 40 urgently needed b
e our men for long time yet 70 come.