I HE MiC;HI AN DAILY x xlv AN DRIT mud 111 [UGHBOY FEELS THAT CAM. PAIGN FOR HELP FOR FORMER ENEMIES IS JUSTIFIED litor, The Michigan Daily:- Because there seems to be much sagreement over the matter of hether Americans should contribute Austrian relief, as evidenced by the mmunications of Professor Canfield .d Professor McLaughlin during the st week, I take this opportunity to bmit what I believe must be the inions of a number of University idents who differ from the principles ready stated. First let me state that in no way Ye I ever felt friendly toward any the nations of the Central powers ring the late war. An American, for many generations back, I have no trace of Teutonic blood in my veins. Except in music and scientific devel- opment, I have felt no sympathy with any of the Germanic nations or their friends. Without prejudice, I do not admire their literature, art, nor any! of their accomplishments in the realm-! of mental achievement. I believe in! none of the political nor economic systems which popular belief and re- liable authorities attribute to them as sponsors. Furthermore, during the war I was engaged in one of the allied armies in three different branches of combatant service, and fought for a period of 22 months on every front in France. As Professor McLaughlin says, I, too, know only too well the ravages caused by the Teutonic armies, for I have seen comrades in arms, my best friends, fall under the mitrailleuse, and I have myself heard the roar of great, destroying, high explosive shells falling into the cathedral of Rheims and thundering against the 4eathly half shattered walls and vaults of this inanimate martyr of history. And during this time I have done everything in my power to help defeat the system that was responsible. Babies Weak Some time ago I made a contribu- tion for the relief of the Austrians. I had found that there were children eight and nine years old, 'with the mentality of babies of three, and that the strength of the muscles and bones corresponded to normal babies of a year and a half old. I was reliably told that disease was raging through- out the city of Vienna, and that they were burying people who were dying in great numbers every day. I found that young people were becoming im- beciles and that the poorer and more unfortunate of the population were going insane. And that all of this was caused by lack' of fuel and clothing ALPHA NU TO SUBSTITUTE take the place of the usual debate at and towards this end 15 minutes will SHORT SPEECH FOR DEBATE the regular meeting of Alpha Nu at be devoted at each meeting. 7:30 o'clock Friday night. 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Of course, we should help our friends be- fore our enemies, and if France were in the same situation as Austria I would not hesitate to give everything, I could to her before the Teutonic na- tion. But France is not in such a plight. It is said that Austria is fac- ing more terrible suffering in starva- tion than any other nation in the world. It is said that by feeding these peo- ple now we are nourishing our enemies on the field of battle 25 years hence. That may be. And I believe it is possible. But is there not enough speculation and lack of probability about it, to warrant our saving hu- manity in the terrific battle with death? Should We Revenge? We hold the power in our hands in denying these peoples our help of exterminating them as surely as though we descended upon them with the sword. Should we in revenge, or in payment, or in regard for our own material welfare, or because of the fear that possibly those whom we save now will work for our ruin a genera- tion from now -- should these reasons, any or all of them, restrain our hands in giving them back life on their deathbeds. Shall advantage, or chastisement, or regard for our fu- ture security in a remote way, take the place of mercy and charity? Or is this sense of justice or self pres- ervation superior to these other con- siderations of sentiment? In the opinion of the majority of American students, am I right in my contentions and are the two professors wrong--and did I do the right thing in giving to the Austrian relief? It seems to me that this is a moral ques- tion which should call for serious consideration. DOUGHBOY. The furnishings department-of the Fashion Shoppe has been discontinued and in the future our attention will be given to Cleaning, Pressing and Repairing. Fashion Shoppe L. C. 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