American Help for British Wounded
No one will doubt the warmth of the sympathy felt by millions of people in the United States for those who are victims of the war in this country and France, and their desire to express it in a practical form. The means of doing so are limited by the Neutrality Act, but if certain rules are observed there is nothing to prevent the raising of funds and the provision of relief for British and French wounded and civilian sufferers. Two new Corporations have been formed for the raising of funds with which to buy goods in the United States for transmission to Britain and France for the use of military and civilian wounded and sick. The president, directors and staff of the Society which deals with Great Britain are all Americans, and committees are being formed in most of the large American cities to collect con- tributions from the rich and the poor ; and women in small towns are meeting together to make bandages and garments. Thus America is following a precedent which was set in the last war, and is preparing to make a real contribution towards the care of the wounded. These helpful efforts on the part of so many individual Americans will be deeply appreciated here as a practical manifestation of good will from the people of a friendly neutral.
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