New Britain herald., 1919-11-10
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HAVE \ HEAliT."
 he time for plain talk has arrived, l, and Mrs, New Erit;,initc, and vo1. cen thuu&and of you, arc to be the get Of the words in this column, lether you take it upon yourselves not. You threaten to fail in the RSt important duty which is forced R1n you by the times, you threaten Egnore the fact that you arc an item the numerous cogs which go to ke up the machinery of society; have not, in sufficient numbers, bven that you have a heart. Ehc Rd Cross campaign in the city of zW Britain is laSging apprcciabIN, because the city lacks money, We bW better than that. but because it's Pple seem to be without that spirit brotherly love and unsclfishness, l fauSe many of them are heartless. 8lS unbelievable 10 Us that there Ruld have been so few members He'd to the Red Cross roll this year
 he city which has such an enviable 1 ! ord in past events of the kind. The ! art was here, a great big pulsing ] 8nan heart, a heart which any com l } nifty would he glad to own, it must 1 ] here yet. The proof, however, is ! forthcoming. Let it be, and at !
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 es, VIC know that there arc what 1 popularly regarded aS "cXtcnu;lt- circumstances" there are opp0r- 1 7 ities for tho selfish to beg ot" ;
 that the war is virtually at an l ' and the patriotic appeal is not Us ! at as it formerly was We realize 10, now that the big job is over, the 1 8ividuaI is no moro Cazin&- at the 1
 amon focusing point Of all eyes, the 1 -torn stretch of fighting front, but | # withdrawn into the shell of his 1 n affairs and is inclined to close his i
 10 sppeiQs for help. All Of these l #umcnts, hou|h trU>. arc mighty ]
 r excuses for refusing to cnntributo 1
 Sss3 worthy t cause as that of the ! # Cross. Deep in your hearts every i $ Of you knows, beyond doubt, that : #c could he no place where you 1 uIare H dollar to q better adNan- 8e to tho suffering of luis world. The i & Cross i# an or;ya njzatjon Of lon~ lGinG, if existed before the war, 1t live long lHflcrNard. ii did nn 8tmo ou% work Of marvellous worth < &Pugh the hoStjEitic@. In many cases ! Here relief for cities and districts in country has been imperative. at &e, it had lent it's kindly hand in @lediatc $uccnr. It's orGanization N1es it possible for the relief 10 { 82h the afflicted spot at a much car 1 hour than any other body of hU- i < 1s might rush the needs for the Mndcd and distressed. It is always , Ely. Whatever the kind intentions 1 a he rest of us we may not accom- 1
 h as much as the Red Cross, inas- 1 #H as we would lose days Of valuable !. &a in perfectinG our organization, 1 # II as it might be. to go to the as 1 Nance of a stricken comm unity.
 e know that you have been ] #ven' many times during the past 1 N years, we know that one drive fol- #s upon another with confusing and 1 %ouraging regularity, We know that Fly are utterly sick Of CcasclessIy 1 #tributing to various funds How n, there Is no excuse for refusing to @ to the Red Cross. Confess, New M ain, 1t is your duty. Do the job M let us get it Ovcr with and watch l! M efforts of the modern Samaiitans Bring the banner which We all know l 8Fhatever field they may be called l Mn to enter. with the feeling that We @e done our share in the good work # IS sure to be the rule. The war is 1 M folks, but your duty tn your fel-
 will never end. Carry On.
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