The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-01
CUT RED TAPE
Dear Sir:

Lear oil.
Not so long ago someone pointed
out, in effect, that it would do no
good for the world to wiring its
hands and weep after Finland was
wrecked and destroyed by a strong
and ruthless foe. This writer heart
lily r%ejoices in all the help which
the gallant Firms receive in the
defense of their homeland, but the
foregoing is used at present to il
%lustrate a local matter.
About two weeks ago, during a
cold spell, a family including five
children from two to thirteen years,
was reported to be in desperate
circumstances, without food or
fuel and with very scant clothing
and bedding. In addition they were
unable to have the water turned on
and had been threatened with evic-
ton. However, when their plight
became known, some of the city
officials, together with generous
citizens and nearby neighbors, CO.
operated together for their relief,
and they soon had food, fuel, bed
ding and some clothing and other
items. While this has been a great
boon to them, there are other mat
tiers still to be looked after, in
Guiding suitable clothing to enable
two of the boys to attend school
and future hospital care for the
mother.
The father has been given en-
ployment and will probably be able
to provide the most of his family,
needs when he begins to draw his
pay, which will probably be about
the tenth. He ;eems a quiet sort
OF man and said he liked to attend
church and wanted 70 do so as
soon as he could get some suitable
clothing. His wife testified that he
doesn't drink Cntoxicants) and
that he turned his pay over to her.
If this case had not been looked
after promptly and one or more
OF the children had persisted with
cold and hunger, would it have
brought them back to life for the
public to gather around and saw:
"Ah"' and ooh" and chow pitiful
and pathetic!?"
Whenever acute need or suffer-
ing is reported, especially where
helpless children are involved. whv
not cut e tape for a quick check
up and prompt relief? Would this
not be a more humane procedure
than to send the seeker for helm
from Smith to Jones and on to
Brown, like the proverbial beginner
i n a machine shop sent after a
left-handed monhey-wrench?
Granted that most of us are TO
blame for our own predicaments
bringing up past mistakes helps no
ones present needs. Mistakes arc
something no n has a monopoly
on.
IN closing may I suggest, or
the authority of The One "wbo
went about doing good" that when
ne m again in His Glory. at
tended by the Holy Angels. we will
oAeo peloTe Him in two
groups. One group will hear the
Precious Words: Come, We blessed
ol My Father, inherit the Kingdom
prepared for you from the founda-
ZION of the world:
For I was an hungered. and va
CAV Me meat; 1 was thirsty and
We gave me drink; I was a ~strang-
er, ana We took Me in:
Naked, and We clothed Mo.
vas SICK, and We visited Me-: T was
III prison., and We came unto Me
lnasmuch as We did it unto one
ol tne Last of these, My brethren.
We l it unto Me-"
The ones in the other gro,,n will
hear: o"p Will
Depart from Me, for 7 was
an hungered, and We gave Me no
meat: I was thirsty, and We gave
Me no drink: ~
I was a stranger, and We took
me NOT IN: Naked. and We clothed
Me not: Sick, and in prison. and
We visited Me not.
lnasmuch as We did it not ia