The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-11-18

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"When Jesus Christ came upon the
earth nearly two thousand years ago
to save all mankind" says The Liter
airy Digest, "1is mere coming seemed
to interfere with the material interests
of a few people of that period, notably
King Herod, who promptly decided to
dispose of this 'interloper' and sent
forth his soldiers with orders to Stay
all the children of 2 years old and I'M
der. Thus was consummated the most
atrOcious crime against innocent child
hood ever committed up to that time,
| 1t has come down to us through all the
ages in song and story, and master
painters have pictured it on marvellous
canvases.
To-day passing in review, as we
\ look out through the windows of our
comfortable homes in this great and
happy land, are three and hall mill
lions of helpless children, the innocent
victims of the greatest war that has
ever afflicted humanity 1t matters not
as we gaze in the direction of these
children, that our eyes must stretch
across three thousand miles of ocean,
we still can see them and we still can
hear them, if we wish to do so; and
we cannot help hearing the tragic APP
peI in their voices and seeing their
tiny arms stretched out to us, and
their searching eyes looking into our
souls, as they say, Help us, or we per-
ish.' And if we fail to listen to this
great call Of three and half millions
of Gods helpless children; if we close
our eyes and ears to this great demand
of duty, we will be Just as guilty of the
slaughter of the innocents' as was
IIcrod, nearly two thousand years ago.
"In these lands, swept by death and
filled with tragedies too deep for tears,
sum of human suffering is being
written greater perhaps than for all
ages gone by. The mind grows numb
and the heart sick from constant re-
cital of tales of such tragedy as it is
difficult to believe the Twentieth Cen
fury could hold"
Winter is approaching in Europe
| and useless funds are received by the
American organizations in Europe
which are deyoting themselves to the
feeding and clothing of 100000
starved and naked little children,
thousands and perhaps millions of lives
will be lost The Literary Digest, in
response to a letter from Herbert
Hoover, chairman Of the American Re
lief Administration, is making an APP
peal for funds to carry on the work.
1--WE must not step aside" says Mr..
Hoover, 'Nnd permit the specter of
death, in the form of hunger and cold,
to haunt these helpless ones this win
ter, yet we cannot continue without
help. Our resources will be ex-
hausted in January"
The American people, burdened as
they are with high living costs have at
least warm clothing, food and shelter.
The little ones Of Europe have none of
these. Their condition is heart rend-
ing.
Ten dollars will provide coat, boots
and stockings and one meal a day for
one child this winter. The Pilot asks
its readers to be generous. There is
no higher form of charity than to feed
and clothe little children. The war left
no more hidcous thing in its wake
than this slaughter of the innoccnts
Contributions should be made pay
able to "The Literary Digest Child
Feeding Fund and mailed direct to
The Literary Digest, 800 Fourth Ave,
New York, which assumes responsible
jty for every dollar sent