South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-14
OUR FAILURE TO MEET OUR RED CROSS
ROLL CALL IN A SINGLE DAY AND
SEVERAL REASONS WHY

- oUTH BEND. T. seems. somehow. did not fully
respond 10 the Red Cross roll call in single
- day. II - surprising. Too much prosperity
that IL ALL People do not give generously "out OF
the abundance that they possesseth." They give
more freely out OF what they don't possess-or
possess in sorrow. Feeling the pinch Of woe them
selves they are more sensible to the woes OF their
feIlows
Besides here IN America just now sentiment Is
low ebb. The spiritual side Of life is Aghting the
fight Of the under-dog Ideals things only to be
sneered at MateraIisrn has the bigger half Of the
nation grabbed and got mortgage on the other
half Honesty nowadays 81 scarcely regarded
even the best policy Lies. fraud, deception
copied marks OF genius. Anything goes that you
con put Overland the Red Cross not being
'.get-rich-quicI" prop osition Is not OF the
things that gees over with a slam The Red Cross
stands TO near the Great White Throne.
Thank heaven. it Is one Of the things and prae-
ideally the only one that has emerged from the
word war. without being s,andered. Happily it was
not directly associated with the government DIG
connected with the war administration and with
out relationship to any creed. politics and religion
have managed to leave alone and there is stands
uaafashed free to continue its service to humanity
VIC may escLew mandatories for politics sake and
from partisan pique and hate declare ourselves stu
isolated. and unconcerned in other sections OF the
vor.d--save to send the missionaries to teach be-
riga,ed peoples our Pharisaism in the guse Of
Chrstianity.-but the Red cross st'r beckons US
in humantv's name.
Pardon that reference TO humanity" That too
seems 20 have come to be regarded maudlin,
mental sluah; great has been national
change OF mind and heart subservent to
teriai,zed souls. During the It not merely
a badge OF honor be a member of the American
Red Cross; there was supposed 20 be something
,vrt ns with any person W did belong This
splendid organization modified the manhood and
vomanhood. the boyhood girlhood OF the
ton correating the patriotic activities Of all who
had TO stay a while young fought
fin defense the country. Everybody then realized
the absolute indispensabty Of the Red Cross; that
it was TO be a prime factor in the winning of the
war against Germany Since then, however, the
sweet security OF our isolation"
Equal realization today of the continuing neei
for the full functioning the Red Cross would
der unnecessary any special appeal in behalf OF its
campaign for membership. Hundreds OF thousands
of persons would hasten TO enroll their and
promise their cooperation and support
one emergency Is over and hope It will
recur but should to it that the
organization which rendered such nobly efficient
service before IS equipped and ready to render 1t
again. But there Is real emergency today which
calls upon the best resources of the Red Cross
Across the millions Of little children who
are facing death disease and starvation. From
no other than America is there promise of
assistance And in our own country there is other
agency with facilities for graphing with this sit
uation. We Americans must enlist under the banner
Of the Red Cross to combat epidemic and famine in
defense these little We not asked 10
leave our comfortable homes and endure hardshps
and perils abroad. The representatives Of the Red
Cross will undergo that ordeal as agents All
we have do is to Fay the trihing subscription
and thus have part in this great work.
But it is not inconceivable that there has not
been the prompt response that the Red Cross
confidently expected of people Human
ture runs in many directions there d.
rcctions for run in. Our u-conceived sense CT
security. and immunity from humanitarian i'm
pulses. too common when prosperity smiles. and
immediate danger stains the horizon is the
and substance OF it all. No wonder the founder OF
Christianity so loved the poor; that he warned his
followers against the Merchandising influence OF
opulence and ease.
Watch now the same hard heartedness as 1t dis.
plays itself through the forthcoming welfare week.
ONE GREAT "FREE-FOR-ALL" GAME.