The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-10-13
.THErART OF HELPING"

Editor, The Citizen:
The superhuman effort that this
great republic is making to help
iths unemployed is one of the
grandest things the world has
ever known. Millions have died
in other lands from poverty and
misfortune but the suffering ones
were assisted in this land during
this period of temporary depres-
sion.
Friendship is the final measure
of all our living and here we have
friendship in its greatest and
finest aspect. How true it is that
it is the touch of other hands that
makes real all our hands can hold.
We possess nothing until we share
it. As Christ lives for the en-
riching of life, SO every person
who names his Lord will seek DUR
ing these days to enrich and assist
the lives of the suffering.
The shared crust is always the
sweetest. The law of every man
for himself inevitably means the
devil in US all. | note that a man
has been sent to prison for
buying whisky with the money he
earned on the relief work. Men
and women, who, as. some starve
and pinch, spend money selfishly
assume great responsibility be-
fore God and man.
Insensibility to suffering is a
grievous experience. These DAYS
bring Exceptional opportunities
to show forth the fine virtues Of
life.
We can bring help to others
Who need it most. We can beau
tify the streets and places where
it is most needed. We have a
right to expect that those. who la
Dor to beautify our city, shall at
least manifest their gratitude by
making clean and attractive the
spots and places nearest to their
own homes.
/ admired the Christian tone
and the statesmanlike attitude of
great newspaper when it de-
clared that the situation demand
ed that the places needihg the
greatest attention should not be
overlooked. Such has been the
policy in our own community, and
it is one of the things for which
Key West can pride itself.
/ have often driven through the
cities and towns of our state and
have noticed the exceptional con-
dition of some places where all
its streets are paved and adorned
and no. better advertisement can
be found for any city that would
allure visitors to its charms.
True, it is that we have organ
lied charity on vast scale. And
1 know we shall not forget that
nothing can be colder than char
ity unwarmed by friendship. You
can give q dollar bill to a man in
such a manner that he will curse
you in his heart. You can say
silver and gold have / none, but
such as ] have give willingly
and lovingly"
Nothing can ever compensate
for the old neighborly interest in
one another. The heart that feels.
Sympathy is more than senti-
ment. It.loathes the impostor as
It loves the impotent. 1t helps
one by gift, and another by
throwing him on his own resources.
1t is always an easier matter
to; be filled with a lofty sentiment
of universal fraternity, than to be
patient with the person next to
you.
We often miss the man himself
because we cannot see beyond his
present condition and giaring need.
We ourselves may one day be the
snpplianf and he the bsnsfantor. ]
Universal relief hiss It's dangers.
I miss the sight and presence of
the man who used to knock at
ones door and seek job. Per-
haps his reception has been our