The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, May 21, 1918, Page 3, Image 3

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    THE OREGON STATESMAN f TUESDAY, MAT 21, 101ft
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grtat net of mercy 'drtfwu ihtnk
an ocean oj unipeakabU patn' -
Women, of imeric&X
Wlttifs the worth' of one baby's life"? 7 -'
ietime?has come w hen you must piit-ai
valueon it. '
So much Red Cross money availQblirrsa;.many
;bubies: restored. -
A little less Red Cross money available,: sofincny
babies lost by default
It's us iplain as that.
When vou madethrit first Red Cross fr
Afin KnVl.M fiiirlv rArHr. AfH fVm fill r Jtvi
done and ihat the -Red -'CrossSvoiilcf make every'dpllbr
of money :and every minute '.of time counL
fBut 'have you now a clear picture (of wlatffiC
somebody will nave to pay Tor ofie dlelayeS loirax;6r
hundred dollars withheld (
You caitt read a casuaLpage of 'JledrGross reports
fronv any where Mo vert here" wTthdut endangering tha
coolness of your decision as ta yhowmtich. ?V 1 '
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Suppose you had found M another use for ;out)
'Redi 'Cross money a while ago ancl a dOKftpdihg;
'part- oft he, piece of work described below AVfnturidonei
SCZitK hnmhs were heintr usk 750 ehildren.stlddenltt
thnxstiipon the Prefect's hand- Twerity-ofre;of thf children
were infants under one. year and the remainSer vere 'unfair
eight years'-ierdcd' together in an
ficaily unfurnished, and . with no sanitary appliances. Sicjr
children, were crowded in with the well-and skin disease.
vermin abounded, Within, two daythe Red Cros workers ,
had. cleaned" all tlve children, .provided nev I)arwkstr3r0 .
' vided medical care and nurses for the babies seciuredtaHa
food and classified all the refugees to prevept the-separatidli
of members of the same family. i
Was that, money veli spent? ; .
- Were those babies wort while ? WeU,. hbvr?ft
-were they worth, per baby ? ,1
They are the future of -France-- the hope ajid
gffeclge of civilization. We are m their debt for -what
th0ir fathers and mothers have paid already.in hrrnger,.
-jh-coldV'in 'mutilation, Tn slavery. ( .
; We shall .pay lip; too. Ybtfr f mWhiterit wa?.
(there rn time now how much ? ,
.$00i000,000 2nd "RED CROSS WAR HMD
Tainan County $30;0pWI0
Polk unty - $10,000.00
Sdlem v $15,000.00
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For Mercy's Sake-Pat It Over