El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-20
AMERICAS DUTY TO THESE CHILDREN
ADDS TO NATIONS JOY

THIS nation does well remain aIoof from any combine
ton Of nations participation in which might limit our
national Independence Of political action, impair power
Of self defence involve inconsistent with
prime duties to country and posterity.
But the United States it to itself and to the world
70 place no Limit On ts cooperative effort With other peoples
for the worlds welfare subject only to the reservation Of
national political independence economic integrity, and
The United States is the richest and most prosperous
nation earth We have huge debts and vast obligations
that must be net if to progress normally and safely.
But also have superior those of any other
naons and national development is such that these
resources more available to Us than they would be to
another possessor
Our national duties are commensurate with our national
strength and wealth. no American worthy Of the
prepared to maintain that live for ourselves alone. Our
past our present. and our future are 50 linked up with the
history the fortunes and msfortss the prospects Of the
rest Of the world that could not would escape the
consequences Of that relation eTade the duty that
dominant position imposes Us.
Just now the first and most insistsnt cal upoz
FOR that SOFT Of aid that be counted in money. We
have lot Of excellent ideas to spread around and the
world with but the world Just now asks for food and
clothes, not advice.
Some Of Us might be disposed to say to that request
us your funeral not ours; your mistakes your IMPROVE
dence brought you TO this and stew in your Juice;
e9ms to life and go to work and quit whining
An very well except that the worst sufferers and the
ones nearest the graves edge millions Of children
Who had nothing to do with bringing the wsr and are
as helpless nov as a butterfly in blast furnace.
SHAH we condemn them death7 If So better poison
them OF drown them cut their heads o-be mer
fu than to saFe them to desh and they would with
the angels that much sooner.
Snail we Americans starve these millions Of little boys
and girls to death simply because they i've in Europe and
we can't spell pronounce their names2 That Is what It
comes tof We help, they live; If don't help they die
The people Of the United States asked for 100000
20 keep $4,000 children alive t summer It should
be understood thoroughly that this represents only
third q the cost; the other two-t1ds VIII be put I'D BY
the people ana governments Of those countries But we are
morally Obligated not only 70 make this contribution but
20 antan there the extensive and complex system
manned and womaned by Americans BY virtue Of which
1850 aid centers are being operated-hosptas asylus
food and clothing distribution depots medical clinics for
children and mothers.
An this vast system organized BY the American Hoover
VII have 20 suspend the first Of the year unless sde
z1ate financial support is guaranteed.
p Paso IS asked for $4,000 toward this fund A I
thousand individuals can make up the fund without feeling
The drain But 5000 would be better and then the gift
would be so widely distributed that all would participate
n the JOY Of Il and nobody would be making much sacrifice
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the JuarsE police force can't cope with the crooks
many Of whom are Americans, might lend en- couple
q marines
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An We have 70 DO get chemists certificate that
i Is hard cider and not something else.
Quartet holds up auto driver" says headline But
the driver vas grd something the quartet did not sing