The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-22
FRANKLIN X. LANE.

the confidence of the common peopl, |
like this Salvation Army has won then
in recent years. / am going to pull
off my coat and do some real worl
that will show where stand when il |
comes to weighing the homely, unos
tentatious and highly practical relief
methods of this amazing band of work
ers. heard the call. The problems OF
the poor are there to be solved, ant
they can use my poor efforts perhaps
so have answered the call.
Il won't do much talking in tJe com
ing drive. / viii do real work, and
when / do talk | don't want TO talk to-
anyone but actual workers. There will
be no speech making by me to those
who might be curious to hear former
cabinet officer in action. but who are
not interested in the work of the Sal
walton Army. / shall talk TO workers
and only to workers. The day for ora.
tory in such matters has gone We are
down To brass lacks.
Il think | owe it as a citizen of
America 70 show my understanding
and appreciation of the helpful work
! the Salvation Army is doing in its res
| cue homes, maternity hospitals, free
| clinics, industrial homes, fresh air
/ farms and tenement house relief work
| My testimony is not needed, how
/ ever, in this matter. There are 1900,
GEO or 100000 of young Americans
who went into the recent war either
! unaware that the Salvation Army ex-
4 listed or having no use for its methods
| If they did knoW of It. So far as car
/ learn these men came ont of that war
! unanimous on one suhiect-and that
was that the Salvation Army under
stood the average man, knew how To
deal with him and simply delivered
i the goods on the 100 rer cent basis.
There is no division of opinion on
that one subject. There could have
been no greater test for the Salvation
Army than the test it received in the
war. So after all am merely adding
my voice to the mighty chorus | have
| referred to when I say that tie Saliva
ton Army has long since won the right
to make an appeal 10 the rest of us
luF lis maintenance. anu L am sure III
will not make that appeal in vain
THE Salvation Army one year age
abandoned its old custom of begging
in the streets the year around so that
its workers could devote all of theil
time and attention to the poor. II
makes an annual appeal each May
Personally / know of no greater bull
| \
rising tide Of human unrest than t.
strengthen the hands of this band OF
self sacrificing Christian toilers who
have the confidence Of all men and wo
men, regardless Of race, creed, color OF
position in life | think it is impor
tant for the interests of our advancing
civilization that such a practical ant
wholesome work be stimulated ant
maintained TO the utmost.
"They say there are no down anC
cutters any more. Personally l do no
believe it, or if I did believe it would
know that the abnormal times hav,
swung the pendulum back too far Oh
one side-and that it will swing fal
to the other side directly. There vii
Always Bc Il DotloiH 10 society. In'
poor will always be with US We ow,
it to our fellow men to know our neigh
Dor and share his troubles and prob
lens and only by that method can we
in all fairness and righteousness, keel
the scales even in this life.
81 am proud to face the problems o
the poor with the Salvation Army il
such a trying hour, and l hope tina
, American men and women will stan,
with me In the work ahead of US. Blu
they must be workers. l shall have II,
time to entertain mere observers"