Life — November 19, 1914 — page 19: what you’re looking at

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For the Sufferers 'HESE contributions in behalf of the sufferers from the European war were received up to November 7, inclusive : Previously acknowledged ... « $816.55 C._E. Furlong, Mr. Bennett, Harry Ritchey, St. Louis; Geo. Bald- Grace’ Richardson, Py! Md. Mrs. H. M. Seaver, Pittsfield, Mass. J.D, Lovelace, M.D., Spectieville, K. F. Overton, Laguea Beach, Cal, Anonymous A. Kendall, Rock’ S| Chas. W. Raymond, Dayto Sally, Junius and Gertrude, Denver, Ethel “Morse, +f H. Riley, Falls Church, Va. Mrs. Canfield and Nellie Noxon, Tagersotl, 0 Ont Omaha, ckland,” ‘Mf + Philadelphia, Pa. : New Brighton, ler, Chicago, I fe ns! Riss Julie b Dawson, Carmei, Cal: Dead Head . Montgomery, Ala. . Peru, Ii & B Grades, ‘Blockelds. WwW. Vv Boston, Ma: 2.00 200,00, Cash, Holtvitle, Cal Anonymous, Delaware Word has been received that food and clothing can be used to better advantage than money to mitigate the sufferings of the women, children and helpless non-combatants caused by the war in Europe. With this knowledge the money contributed by Lrre’s read- ers is being expended for warm cloth- ing, which will be shipped partly to Mrs. Duryea at Dinard and partly to responsible agencies for distribution directly to those who have been ren- dered destitute of protection against the cold. No words of ours could show con- ditions better than this reprinting of the simple appeal of the King of the Belgians: I am informed that American officials and citizens in Belgium and England are working to save my people from the horrors of famine which now threaten them. It is a great comfort to me in this hour of sorrow and misfor- tune to feel that a great-hearted, disinterested people are directing their efforts at relieving the dis- A RECEIVER OF STOLEN GOODS tress of the unoffending civilian Popolation of my country. espite all that can be done, the suffertog during the coming winter will be terrible, but the burden we must bear will be Hontened, if my people can be spared the pangs of hunger, with the frightful con- juences of disease and violence. confidently hope that the ap- peal of the American commission will meet a generous response. The whole-hearted friendship of America shown to my people at this time will always be a precious memory. Apert. French Thrift Wat is the leading vice of the Germans? Prussianism. And of the French? Thrift. And of the English? Stolidity. And of the Russians? Czarism, maybe; or perhaps drink. But thrift is a virtue! In moderation. To save is prudent. To put one’s trust in saving is im- prudent. The great asset of a coun- try is competent, live people. To diminish unduly the supply of com- petent, live people in order to increase unduly the supply of savings is a Lad_ policy. Oh, well; excess in anything is bad, but at least if you exceed in thrift you have something to show for it. France is rich and always has money! Yes, but look at it. In forty years Germany has outgrown France so fast in population that France is not safe and has to have allies. French sav- ings, paid to Germany after '7o, built German fortresses, stimulated German trade and prepared the way for more Germans. French savings lent to Germany and used as capital were a great factor in developing German manufactures and shipping, and thus coutriving provision for more and more Germans. And then French sav- ings had to roll off to Russia to pro- vide armics and weapons for the ally necessary to France, because she had spent her money raising Germans in- stead of raising Frenchmen, France has kept her cake, but Germany has eaten it. Anyhow, it has done Germany good. Not a bit. It has done her immense harm, It is bad for anybody, man or country, to live on the savings of some one else. It breeds the desire to get something for nothing. That Germany is overdeveloped, overworked, over- populated and now outrageous is very much the fault of French thrift. It seems a hard choice. Be thrift- Icss and raise lots of children and face want, or save and die out. Oh, well: Jn medio tutissimus ibis. Be thrifty and raise children. Sav- ings in the end get back to the people who are alive in the earth, All the choice the overthrifty have is whether they shall save for their own cki!¢ren or some one else's. Better save for their own. E. S. M. comicbooks.com