THE RED CROSS CALLS AGAIN

Scarcely has the Liberty Loan been subscribed but we are called upon again to give our money. The cause is no less just, no less necessary. The money spent in bonds goes to create great engines of destruction that shall shake the enemy and drive him back from the country he has ravaged; the money given to the Red Cross maintains a great organization that alleviates the suffering of our own soldiers and of the unfortunate civilians in this war zone.

Though the American people have subscribed most generously to the Liberty Loan they cannot sit back and say they have done enough. The demands of the war have only begun to be felt here. When we look at the civilians of France and England we can see that their gifts of time, energy and money have been increasing steadily in spite of the pressure of war. We must not be behind them.

At present the necessities of the Red Cross are paramount; any donations should be made to it rather than to miscellaneous organizations. Its failure would mean the collapse of much war work of immeasurable value, and it will fail unless the whole nation co-operates in the one end of maintaining it. To do so really successfully the week of May 20-27 should see a response at least equal to the one hundred million dollar totals of the last drive.