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Show A CLOSE LINE ACROSS THE OCEAN Rather far stretched, yes; but at that It isn't las far-reaching as the agonized cries of tlie homeless, home-less, half-clad, Europe, tho pit-able pit-able plight of which with the retreat of tlio Hun Is just beginning be-ginning to bo truly revealed. Millions of peoplo not merely thousands are suffering tho lack of clothing. The suffering extends not only to Belgium and France, but to Italy, Roumanla, Greece and other coutrles that ihave felt tlio Gorman heel. Even If raw material from which to make clothing was available, tho various governments, engrossed 'In many giant tisks that necessitate neces-sitate immediate attention, could not turn their attention to tho garment needs of their people. Tho agonized cries of Europe Uiavo reached America through . tho Red Cross commission to' Europe and various' European government organizations, all of, which emphasize tho Imperative , need of clothing of every de-scrlptlon. de-scrlptlon. The people of this region re-gion and every other part of the United States must, answer! those cries. During the last week of March the American Red Cross will undertake un-dertake tho collection of 10,000 tonB of used clothing for those sufferers. This Is twlco the tonnage ton-nage that was collected on the two previous occasions. But more than twice tho demand tind need exists nt this time. Tho people of America must give as they never gave boforo. Clothing, shoes nnd lieadgetir is needed 'in unlimited quantities,' declares Harvey D. Gibson, Red Cross commissioner to Europe. Herbert Hoover, chief of the 'European Relief Administration, Joins In tho appeal. In New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming Wyom-ing and Colorado, tho stati ! comprising tho Mountain dlvV : slon of tho Red Cross, 300 tons of ubc(1 clothing must bo raised by the various Chapters and Branches. Tills is 100 tons more than previous appeals called call-ed for. Every kind of garment, for both seves, is badly needed. Garments and shoes need not bo in perfect order strong, warm material Is what Is needed. Tho suffering women of tho various countries will glandly do the necessary mending when the Red Cross dellvcres tho goods. Yes, America must put a clothes lino a lino of clothes across tho ocean. And this part of tho state must cpual or exceed ex-ceed Its past used-clothes record, rec-ord, if the Red Cross Is to carry , out tho gigantic task It has un- ' dertaken. |