The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1919-05-22


No one is in a better position to re-
mark the united spirit of America in
the people with an appeal for none
to help the boys in the service or to
relieve stricken humanity in the war
zones. Barriers OF race and creed
which appeared to exist before the
war have been destroyed and the
force of national emotion has Great
ed new fusion out OF old prejudices
and hostilities
Who can read the names in the
daily casualty list without feeling
that the cause of America is indeed
the cause of humanity? With the re-
alization so strihngiy thrust upon
us that Americans of every belief and
Of the most diverse extractions have
been fighting shoulder to shoulder IN
the trenches. we who remain at
home cannot do otherwise than sup
port wholeheartedly causes which
may seem on the face of them sec
tartan, but which are really humani
tartan.
This at any rate is the convincing
experience OF the American Jewish
Relief Committee. which, under the
Craftsmanship of Louis Marshall and
with the active efforts of the leading
in the task OF raising $4,000. 600 in
1918 for the millions of starving Jews
In the war zones
For this cause $10,000,000 was rails
campaign being the contribution Of
one-tenth of the national total, or ST.
| 100000, by julius Rosenwald of Chi
cago. Practically the entire sum OBJ
tanned in 1917, however, was raised
| by Jewish subscriptions. As no gen
eral appeal was made, contributions
by non-Jews were occasional and un-
solicited
The reason for this is that the ira
| ditional attitude of the worlds Jewry
is strongly against any appeal to
| people of other creeds. II is the
deep=soated pride of the Jewish race
| that II has always taken care of its
own. Though Jews have responded
to charitable calls of all kinds in the
| 5000 years of their history-years
| full of the bitterest struggle against
! injustice and persecution-in all
these years the Jews have never be
fore come to the general public with
a request for help.
That they are doing so now rs
| symptomatic OF the change wrought
by the war. 1t is no longer possible
to regard Jewish war relief as sec
tartan charity.
The relief of innocent sufferers
from the war is bound up with our
war aims.
Convinced of the desire of the
whole community to contribute to the
cause. the American Jewish Relief
Committee adopted the policy of a
| general campaign. From the outset
the new plan was success. The re-
Spouse in every community where n
full Not only have non-Jews given
! literally 10 the case of Jewish relief
they have taken active part in the
work of executive committees. as
captains OF teams. and as workers
The good will which the common ex-
perience OF the war has created found
expression in an enthusiastic co-ope-
ration. This change is beyond ques-
ton one of the most significant spir-
itual by-products OF the war.
Illustrations Of this new spirit arc
so numerous that only the most out
| standing instances can receive notice
| here Wilmington, Del. stands fore
most. for il was in Wilmington thai
! the new policy received its original
| trial. and il was the unqualified sue.
cess Of Wilmington that inspired OH.
or communities The fact that TIL
quota OF $4,000 originally assigned
! Gas almost doubled is due n no
small degree to the efforts Of Pierre
:. DUPONT. whose leadership created
a solidarity of support by the entire
Senator salisbury of Delaware said:
This is not only Jewish move
ment. II is human movement. II
will clothe where clothing is needed
and feed where feeding is necessary
il will go wherever the cry Of human
ity calls it. II is Of human beings.
for human beings, and by human
! beings"
The contagion of this ideaishc AZ
titude caught city after city. Pitts
burgh followed Wilmington with a
drive in which $4,000 almost twice
its quotal was raised Throughout
the campaign Jews and nonJews
worked with equal ardor,
What was true OF Wilmington and
OF Pittsburgh is now true of a score
of other cities Newark, n. j. is re-
preventative That thriving city ac-
| oil