South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-10-16

Nothing. you say-but deep down
IN your heart you suspect that some
thing IS wrong You. who have lived
here so long that South Bend is your
home-and you native sons-you
must know that your city is falter-
ing.
Back in 1917. when the boys in
blue and khaki were sent overseas
10 stop the onrush OF the mad beast
OF Berlin. you were asked 20 give 20
the Red Cross Yes. you were beg
ged 10 su bscribe a few paltry dol
lars that our dying heroes might sink
into eternal sleep calmly and peace
fully. You were asked TO give that
our wounded boys-boys who went
over the top FOR you and suffered
indescribably-boys who are back
here now without arms. without
legs. without eyes-yes. and some
without enough OF their poor bodies
left to be barely recognizable.
And did you give your dollars
willingly? No, Sorry 10 say you
did not. You waited until South
Benz hid her face in shame, You
waited until the rest OF the world
was about 10 point the finger or
scorn at every living soul in this city
and then you opened your eyes
wide and made good
You intended doing it all the time
you knew It could be done But
YOU waited-waited for the other
fellow 10 do it.
That's South Bend, Put off until
the eleventh hour what could be
done easily and without inconveni-
ence on the spot
You did the same thing with the
Liberty loan drives. You came
through--came through handsome
ly-but you let volunteer workers
worry and work their heads off be
fore you would loosen. You put the
War Chest fund over like the men
that we know you 70 be-but you
didn't do it without a lot OF fuss
and fury
South Bend-biess you just the
same with all your faults-what you
need in a broken heart.
You're falling down miserably
now on this great and good cause
for which splendid noble, hard
working men are giving al OF their
time this week-the drive of the
Federation for Social Service.
You are giving cents where you
should give dollars-and you ought
10 be ashamed Of yourselves. When
a lawyer puts his name down on the
HONOR ROLL for twenty-five dol
lars. and thinks that he has done his
duty. its time something happened
10 shake you all out Of your dol
drums And this lawyer with his
niggardly twenty-five dollars thought
he was extremely generous. And he
was-for didn't others calmly sign
~their names with contributions Of
five. ten and fifteen dollars.
But the lawyers are not alone in
their stinginess. There are others
and the laboring man is no excep-
ton. In all previous drives the
man OF Drawn has cheerfully and
generously contributed his hard
earned dollars. As a whole the Ia
boring men have come through 100
per cent-and all honor to them.
But this time they are faltering-we
don't know why-and in the face OF
the fact that the working man never
before received so much in money
for his services. Has prosperity af-
fected his heart? Does plenty for
himself mean that ne has lost in
terest in others less fortunate? We
hope not-and there is still time for
the worker TO redeem himself.
South Bend is struggling to raise
100000 for the Federation for So
cial Welfare. That is little enough
lit ought to be more. With TWEEN
ty-one separate and distinct institu-
tions and charity organizations par
ticipating. 100000 won't go so very
far.
Every cause is a worthy one
your heart should tell YOU that
The circle OF Mercy Day Nursery
shelters and cares for the little ones
whose widowed mothers must toll
for their daily bread. The unfor-
tunate little lots are not 10 be blam-
ed because they are without a daddy
goodness knows they would have
that good. kind father back with
them If il were humanity possible
And the mOther-dOn't YOU honor
her for her spunk in facing the
world alone? Last year 4.911 chill
dren between the ages Of one and
six years were cared for--and YOU
can't feed all those little mouths on
hope and kind words alone. They
must have mOney-uOt much but
enough 10 see them through for an
other year
And your contribution will help
the Orphans home where mother
i less and fatherless children are
ComfOrted and taught and given
some OF the enjoyments of life which
your little ones have. Imagine your
own babies alone in the world, How