Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-17
FOR . HUNDRED PER CENT. CITY.

We cannot conceive of a soul so mean and
shriveled up that 1t would refuse to give so much
as a dollar to the Red Cross. If there Is any or
sanitation on earth that deserves who'll -hearted
support it is this wonderful movement that Is
succoring mankind In all parts of the world.
If there is anything that a person should pride
himself upon being a member Of it is the Amer
lean Red Cross. Next to the church there is
nothing that comes anywhere near serving the
cause of humanity a. the Red Cross.
We can understand why some people may be
opposed to this or that organization; why there
may be Indifference and even antagonism toward
almost any other organization that exists. but
We cannot fathom the cold. synical, miserable
creature who would deny even so much as a
dollar to the Red Cross.
The only inspiring thing about the news COM
ing from the Crimea where Gen. Wrangers
forces have just been annihilated by the Boil
sheviki is the report of the activities Of the
American Red Gross in caring for the sick and
wounded and providing for the refugees who are
fleeing from the captured cities by the thou
sands.
sThs American Red Cross at Constantinople il
aiding the refugees the dispatch says, caring
for the sick and wounded and furnishing cloth
Ing and other supplies"
Again We read: 1.-THE destroyer Fox arrived
here (Constantinopls) yesterday with a party
or Afty American Red Cross workers who have
been engaged behind General Wrangels lines"
Does that mean nothing to us here in far-off
America whore We are enjoying peace and safety
amidst a b~ountiful supply of everything? Are we
unwilling to contribute even 80 much as one
dollar that this wonderful humanitarian work
can so no?
But we do not have to look to far-off Crimea
for evidence of the great work being done by
the Red Cross. We can find striking examples
right here at home. We do not have to so back
to the Morgan explosion and the influenza cpl
demic, either-althoush the service rendered by
the Red Cross at that time ought never to be
forgotten by Perth Amboy.
The Red Cross has an efficient organization in
Perth Amboy, as It has In nearly every town of
any consequence in the United States. There is
q paid secretary in charge and it Is constantly
going into homes where there Ii distress furnish
ing relief. helping the helpless and performing
all kinds of work for those who do not know how
to go aboht it themselves.
The money contributed in Perth Amboy to the
Red Cross Is divided between the national Or
ganization and the local body. II you give a
dollar. half OF 1t is retained here for work right
among our own people: the other half is given
toward the work that we read the American Red
Cross Is doing in the Crimea and elsewhere
wherever there IL suffering and misery. If you
give more than a dollar an even larger percent
age is retained for work here. The point is. you
have a part In this greatest of all movements
that is furnishing aid and comfort where aid and
comfor are most needed.
We hear of this or that organization express
ing a desire to be a hundred per cent, organiza-
ton in Red Cross membership. In some of the
industries an effort 10 being made to have every
employe a member. We ought to expect more
than that. Perth Amboy ought to be a hun
dred per cent. city. Here. indeed, is an oppor-
tunity to become a real pace maker and gain a
reputation that would be something worth while.