El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-11
THE CRY OF THE CHILDREN MAYBE
ONE ENTIRELY DEPENDS ON YOU

HERBERT HOOVER says is going TO take S5s0O000o
to keep 550o000 children Europe from starving
death between and next harvest We have become more
less used to talking big figures but after figure gets
beyond 60oOUo which is the largest figure human mind
is capable Of compromising with moderate certainty,
the impression Of any combination Of numerals above that
is extremely vague. We talk and write g5ly millions
and billions, and they don't really thing We
have TO make these things concrete and comprehensive in
way, Just the snoents had picture God with
wrinkles and toes and think Of God with human attributes Of
anger and revenge vel compassion and delight In
ordr to arrive at any degree Of comprehension Of su-
preme spirit.
Fl Paso is asked for $4,000 as her share Of the
9oooO00; this below the population ratio and is fair
enough If many 1000 persons participate in con-
tbung the fund VIII be raised without unduly burdenng
any but II would if such would normally
enlist the support not Of 1000 but Of at least 5000 There
must be 5000 persons in FL Paso who afford to give
S. each say 1oe week for the sake Of saving chdrens
lives.
It down TO this Every SO given now VIII save
child from starving until next harvest Suppose there
were child IN the house next door to you and you knew
the child starving and would die this unless You
helped little, would it be worth SO to you to that
particular chds life? would you spend your SO for
someh g Else and let your neighbors child die2
In Europe there 1880 hospitals asylums clinics
and feeding stations dependent entirely American
cl support to continue We have read how carefully the
how only the most abet and needy fed all only
one meal day is given to these-for lack Of funds
70 provide more This one meal day TO The most needy
Is an that is now asked for and that is what the ssooooo
is forhat is wat your S. SO or $50 is for Can you
spare llf you can't spare t. nobody IS asking you to
give it.
True, the calls are frequent and urgent The FL Paso
Associated Charities needs $4,000 too have It to keep
ND the work that all agree essential to decenty kept
and economically administered community This needs no
argument Fl Paso supports the Associated Charities as
matter Of courses It is elemental humanity, and It good
business.
The applies to the Rescue Home hero cause that
has proved itseh every way worthy institution
tna depends solely public contributions from FL PasoaHs
10 keep It N operation These too little ones with
whose safety and health charged.
There many other local institutions that must Be
adequately supporedthe Y. H. C. A. z v. c. A. the Red
loss the churches, and numerous charities and social
ice lnasrtalingss all Of which have their claims.
Il becomes Necessity for persons matter how limited
their incomes to make out Of budget Let each de-
tene honestly the greatest amount he afford give
year to these and other such funds and then divide
bis giving up among them his heart dictates; one VIII
generally beyond his budget before the year is over
but IS not recorded that anybody went into hank
ruptey az a result Of his charitable outlay.
Indeed these things rather to be cassed as invest
retarn good interest coneutment and quiet conscience
Those and women who think only Of themselves in
administering their funds cannot really be happy They
may appear 10 be rch wei do, hut really they are
poor Those who succeed IN life enjoy life do not give
because Of that the contrary they succeed in life and
ENJOY life because they give.
One often has think Of and 10 quote Theodore
R7oseTets noble and foreui uerance shortly before his
death when he wrote:
Only those are fit to ljve who do not fear to die
And lone are fit to die who have shrunk from the iov
Of life and the duty Of Hfen
10 give for huuaHitys sake, up to the limit Of ones