New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-01
TuR NEUTRALITY OF THE WOUND
Ed TIME OF wAa.


dent Members
c,,,,,v.. Too memorable FOR Us all was the NJ
.miv ~ tse 2oth 81 Tauusry 1907 e. which the aeace
,asoyod 10 celebrate the events which gsnse for 60
- n ltcs regeneration for me 20 suppose that the
vrao,ition had the honor Of making can be ehaeec
kon vour hearts. mean that ss should uocsrtshe !"
roote ne amehoration Of tse fate Of the wounded 10
6stss and favor ana di9ase the tendency 81 s"'hy
chem nom mutatou aud Fastening lAsir recovery Ger
cain that we could not Offer acceptable homage
% the King and Genera Gartsaldi our hoeTatof
You did not d!sdain aecel ting MY offer 81 prse loi
competition on he treatment Of gunshot WOUNDS sho
Wis with each other IL exsTiionst 10 gam 'iS aIin -
soon possible. -, , -,
,rize the willingness With who's the medical profe
Answered our appeal the number and Importance Of the
memoirs which reached u v1iha We very ulteo tihe
conceded TO rs and the lite riews which the professor
on natural sciences were oV5ged Ia grant ~ each inc
viduslly show ed that this theme had reFealedpne
fhe most urgent requisites Of our era provision very
lately and unfortunately verified III the persen " ou
wounded hberator himself
was then s the meeting Of the 18th prl 1851, that
proposing new competition On the same subject
accompanied by explanations and fsotations, arril 60
at this conolnsionthat the pr1pSr OR preventing
nutation end saving the lfrabs broken by firearms
not eutrey in the power Of the surgeon az he'
IN that Of his science and By The history OK surgery
and the statistics Of sGnshOi wounds proved clearly
Cha. when very few firearms were employed, SUI VII
no pxecson that when great quantity Of oasgsge was
required and the marches slow, the necessity O'
eapntstiOn was less required IL the armies
Afterwards the perfectioA cf nrn'. the sdaitioha
.umber Of troops. generated impetno-ty rssnnr' an
ssreessness and increased beyond measure the catH'
of amps ainns and deaths; willis. shefr tEeFe - met"
90 and discipline mpntagions may not on! 10 heI!
.SoIislsS Mt Sprca5u General Fi'gnor IN rcrGrkl
Bic work published BY him at Berlin in l7Ol rockoted
s5ie wounded in various wayA VINO we're Vo.tH
without amput6tiOn. and fr0m that NUMBER ooJ de,'
al3 invaded, 1913 veterans ma 3svi were cuoi.
Since the invention Of ambulance Yolail lu!lng ss
sans IN the early part NJ the present century, Inc graf
set number Of sMputatei no dle hos ttcn 81 pr ce-
r. the naval engagements Of = houkr krest. Newr-
~.S rfa
exceeded g per cent whereas IN the wars % ai- N'
In She Crmas AID IN Igy the number % doahs "l0's
~ amputatc6 reached as far IS ~ Per ccht -,
On examining az tie oouscs OF the enormous
sf lie results obtained by tie surgeons Of the ahD''
eDochs f,uud the two following s.nfnlaTN pFr''' ~
H. mnet longer and more r0ld n de a. convey HNV' I"
vhi,h tho Uourdea were subjected during the copft
tyey short recent wars ana HE rT"@ ueu s'at a. nc
ambulance and hospitals. On account 81 ne Lole f0NtL
rul engines Of deetiu zion which nIe nov eel iIou
The thornht HAT IL it should be es.TAnle 70 PAT
Ent to the great proyori On Of doahs Succeeding Alh
cations il wiz he necessary 70 operate aHd 9Ies INC
wounds Of ihs sufferers IN The greatest pIoNAl! % w
hattie field itself ia viarcg country houses baiIrcs'
hsvcis and other Ike pSCs Of shelter nud &c H.le -
leave them the til tie b ginning Of no pIl9u 81 cet
trizaticn. If this is not done SAID II Is to Dc ifa
Chat the progress Of the discriminating power q var "a
increase so far that III sicf lr0 wounded soc eI No
otter remedy wiz be'iound than that wich intexioc
logic wa forced 20 demand for the PsSuestlcAeb az
GiaHa. II appeared imr0ssble and exaggerated Fet
w. have hoard this year fat In unfortunate Ft!ahd 1910
wounded are buried alive IL one Coz non grave NlIh he
give faith
Therefore the necessity Of perfect queiude pure air
and more Trpmp; assistance 10 tie wounded fir t1e
amei'nrntiOn Of their state bong Acknowledged en-
treated every government 10 10 Tho ad Of medical
EcieBee which alone csuct prevent me transfer u the
wounded provide She means rcqurcdror their be-
ing assisted mean tie battlefield. IL would ne nstesss
ry stated. that the coaenaing powers N then aec.a
Patton Of war should recFrocay acknowledge the pin
eplc Of Neutrality y ne soldiers setoiey %ouh1ol or
sick during the whole the Of their care, and tEsi
.iey shOud r.syectiy ~ adopt the unlimited increase
Of The medical staff during the Whole huc o. NJ wy
This NY Hrst discourse - On the neutIthty o. ne
wounded II the tine Of war nGs sent - ftrs ~ ihc
French charge d'aires gt Naples on the sine cay o.
H. reading and doubt Cnr goYc-nnet tceted " q
Che time rs the aCad nicai !ecfi " Inc . 7.i
Of Public distraction. But whilst VeTnpents rlellt"e
or al least mEft think so. pu1Lc opnOn uots hCi
remain inactive On re ION OF JUG Ieoi, ATf''
kegoramento dele ArbunuSc Volanti."- by which be
claimed the involeb ity II tcry doctor, assistants
and "smbulans4." 70 those demands The eloquent
BOre his support by an article IN taS sis oi Inc
LIST Of August, 1901.
For ihs reason, in ny second discourse. OF December
the 2oh 1861 The subject, ~ wticu luorurd
You Of other peoples opnion;end discussed The meas
ares that sppes Cd 20 me erroneous OF imperfect gave
Tou an pler explanations cf ay IDEAS lie neutrality
1f the wounded and POI culU.! soughi The means Of
Al fhat pe~d ar International Congress seemed I'm.
uiueat on account Of TIE ArsloAmeficgn version %
u affair Of the St Jacintae, Which was prec sey TO
~ he'd for it, object the determination Of the ghs
ehOacht that If the principle Of neutrality Of the wcOtded
o. battle should De adopt d, either by meals OF sipu,
lation in Congress by autnai priv ate agreeoeni
Between the cOntending powers IN the act o. ths huDh
Don of war. its efeciaation would be most c'Sii!
achieved.
armies should bind tAemselvesls- to make reel no
cal restitution u ali the wounded prisoners Tneciael
after each battle 2 That the wounds should u dressed
on the battle field itself nv the personal medical All OF
oach pnrv ben the patient could not well undergo an
Immediate removal with iInvuni'- IhGt tie iDeGi-
oal stat IL proportion - the numteT o. Wcpn-ca tA
left for treatment the enemys ieTtoI! should D.
allowed T. pass with safe oOndnot and escort remain
as long Necessary and afterwards should De gwen
~ during arnistce 20 The outposts ar rohiers OF
.te enemy T. That all the food. lodging. ana nedcs-
ent- required the territory OF tie enemy should he
yru. drd hy the c0mfaiss0ria OF TIE place. ogr nst
Receipt from The acting surgeon to be repfd etci dc
wsr 3 That nom beseged PLACES besides tue same
reciprocal surrender Of the wounded TIE besireen ought
g. BE- allowed send forth then wounded. provided
neutral State should consent 10 receive hrn. oE should
81 befiegers generously 0Ior tfem "a asylum
Nov tbet the pc'eutafes aIe 70 assemble sans sys'
teme precOncu sans ambition exclusive anlmes paT IA
seue ense detshT III oTde de choses ionde 4esoIaas
our PlItefet bien cOmrfs des sOuvtTalns = ces pen
pies" A. the Emperor Napoleon said ON the 90 81 no
Vember. what greater Interest con citsn e' tnin IN
che act % mercy which Causes him b sacrifice himself
for the welfare Of bis fellow ycui However together
with the Manual o! Military Surgery, publshcd and
dnsed by yOu after the aDoye-metiiODe eOncogTse IN
January ls52 appeared ire two CscouIses The non
triiy Of The w0undrd. which were rcgrodnced uJout
the same period in the "lmparzaie Of Florence and
whilst medical science received such impulse thaI IN
iess than years yossess besides thc above
uanuei Cenni sula dolie fsrlte darmi IA fuoc0
de BaroihO" (IOrino, le0O the work 81 de Sancsis.
winch has been justly conflted and dsproyed IN your
report La Guda IeoTica iroca del Aedico hiiitgrc
81 Caupasna. del Cortese' Crorno lsG) and a. TTa;e
dc thiTpgie dAruee" de Legouos Paris 1855 the idea
respecting tie neutrality o. the wounded and Of az uT
limited addition the medic staff in time Of war having
become known In Geneva sl-O the portion OF the
prize oteTed.to Appia II gained immense n that
CITY Its stsunchest upholder and p,oparator Nj
W nj Inc SAM
sodes Of the battle Of OisrinO daring which he vonn
tecfed his services es assistant The wounded has
arailad himself Of the nae=Nton OF this bat: II
20 interest public opinion, Tie press, and the So
cety Of Public Utility IL switzerland ia favor Of the