Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-08
BENEFIT "ORDERS"
DECLARED UNFA AIR
Colleges Would Share With
Public Fund Promotion,
TFumbuII Says.
NJ WALTER TRUMBULL.


John Oliver La Gorce
In Washington Wednesday
evening, asked Representative
Fred A. Britten whether he has
been asked to use his influence
and his position as chairman OF
the Committee on Naval Affairs
20 induce the playing Of foot ball
games for charity. Mr.. Britten
said that he had been approached
and that he naturally was anxious
10 do all that was possible, but he
realized the many difficulties in
yolved.
FOR example. ct the present moment,
charity points In so many directions.
The Unemployment situation Is not
which community, therefore, would you
hold your relief game? Would you hold
n for New York, Chicago, Detroit,
clevelSiad, Philadelphia, Boston or one
Of the othersP And through just what
organization would you administer the
Teceipts2
method of raising needed funds would
be to take advantage Of the games al
ready scheduled. And there would be
an easy method OF doing this.
Too Much Ordering.
All talk that have heard so far, from
those not directly concerned, Is that
somebody else should give money TO the
needy. They urge that the boys, who,
so far as know, never have been con-
suited, be ordered to play for charity.
Foot ball is game. 1t is a bit difficult
to order any one to play game. There
are, It Is true, methods OF bringing pres
sure to bear. but they are not fair or
nice methods.
Don't let us lose sight of the fact that
being cold and hungry, or seeing your
family freeze or starve, Is not fair or
nice. But It seems to me that there Is
something to be done about If, without,
like the generous little girl, CLING away
al brothers playthings.
One suggestion ] have Is this. On
future games, all over the country, for
which tickets have not yet been sold or
delivered, add one-Quarter to the usual
amount of the ticket. In settling up
deduct q like amount from the original
price of the ticket. Give these amounts
to the unemployment fund.
Suggests Coed Plan.
Here Is what mean. If ticket to a
game Is priced at 81 charge S. for 1t,
Set this extra dollar aside, Then add
70 Il another dollar, leaving So for the
college athletic associations, who depend
upon these receipts for all the athletic
exercises.
Thus the foot ball players give their
neFviceE, as always, the college athletic
associations give one-quarter Of their
share and the public match this contri-
button. This certainly is no hardship
on public that fights TO be permitted
% buy tickets at any price to some Of
the big games. And would abolish all
nee tickets for these games, including
OF course, If In addition 10 this
scheme OF general taxation IL is possible
e arrange big special events, 90 much
the better. The recent cold wave IA the
North makes It imperative that some
thing should be done at once. There is
no use, stalling until Spring. BY that
time the unemployed either VIII be
4Fo1en TO death or have Jobs.
COLLEGES Apt to Help.
The time to, help is now, and I don't
believe that there is q coach, athletic
director or college player in the country
whe isn't willing to do his share, If you
81 snow 81 - nun q q practical manner In
$3.50 -. ~ 49, e-4AA ~ 1NN PUP t0lA1itk
about ordering him TO do it. There are
whole lot too many orders In this
country now. Some Of them probably
helped to bring on the present situation.
20 don't let's so too strong on telling
others what they must do, instead 81
trying TO do little ourselves. EVERY
BODY VIII help II you give them a chance
70 90 " their own way. OF course. If
they snow plainly that they don't care
70 help, when help is SO sorely needed
that is different. Then we might talk
20 them about it little roughly.
And there Is really no reason why the
eonege men who do not happen to be
athletes shouldn't do little concerning
the present crisis Do they have to wait
Tor game 70 give their dollar? Maybe
sney could hold a rummage sale on
something The only trouble is q col.
lege boy usually belongs with the IN
employed and Is generally broke.
to0pyrtsht, 1880. By North American News
paper Alliance.l