Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-18
THE RID CROSS.
Something OF the Society Bear.
ing That Name.
Interview With Miss Clara Bar.
ten in Washington.

1t is International Organization Re-
longing to the Governments of the
wo ld-It Exists for All Peop:e-It
Knows No Creed, Save the Rroadest
Unprotected by All Nations.
WASHINGTON, Oct. IS. in view of
the wide publication of the story of the
fight of Sister Sophie from the So
called Red Cross hospital in Cincinnati,
and her subsequent marriage in Chi
cago, representative of the United
Press called upon Miss Barton to ascer-
tain in what way Sister Sophie or the
hospital from which she escaped was
connected with the American National
Red Cross association. Miss Barton,
in reply to questions on the subject,
said:
There is rot the slightest possible
connection between the two, Until the
occurrence of the event to which you
refer the American National Red Cross
association had no knowledge Of the ex-
istence of this Red Cross sister, OF of
the existence of the hospital from which
she is said to have escaded.
Miss Barton during the course Of
further conversation said:
The Red Cross is an organization,
National and international, lelonging
to the governments OF the world: its
sign and name i'll this country are the
property of the United States, and
whatever arties or persons make
use Of Il her. without the pernlis-
sion of the government on its accredited
agents do so in spite of lightful possess
sion. TO the best Of our knowledge no
such permission in this case has been
asked or granted, and the methods of
the institution in question, although
probably good in themselves, are such
as to mislead the public in regard o the
true nature of a most important organi-
zation, giving the idea that the Red
Cross is religious order sectarian
and prescribed. This representation,
lesides leing erroneous, is misleading
and harmful to the public.
THE Red Cross exists for all nations
and for all people, it knows no sect. no
creed. no religion, save the broadcast hu-
manity, bounded only by the limits of
human suffering and woe. From the
free republics of Switzerland. France
and America to deSpJtic Russia; from
liberal and enlightened England to
Japan, yet clinging t. its idols, and
Turket with its crescent, from Ger
many, Denmark and Sweden on the
north. to the Congo states'of Africa,
Sumatla. Java and Borueo, all find a
common ground under the broadcast Of
treaties ald hand in hand are pledged
to do all that III them lies for mutual
support ard help i'll the hour of greatest
need,
The insignia of red Greek cross on
II white ground, officially created by the
governments Of the world. met toget her
in convention, i, the official sign of the
medical and surgical department of
armies in all countries; it marks and
protects all relief, material or per-
sonelle. from either governments or
people, designed for the aid and Use of
the victims of war 1t is the sign of the
peoples relief for National necessities.
There is no other military hospital
flag in existence among enlightened ma
tions.
THE Red Cross is no more an order
religious, secret or Ctherwise, than is q
war derartn ent or an express company,
and however, or wherefrom the title
may have come there are no sisters Of
the Red Gross in America. 1t does not
take cogniZanCe Of elections or assay to
regulate the legitimacy of marriages,
but presumes from the character of the
people in connection with if, that they
will he likely TO properly regulate these
matters for themselves