Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-09

adopted emblem or Inst, -
sanization, which Il rnenH OF Tut a.
lions of M, lazy OF Geneva. H. ~ r.,
thara eheii eeneva conferenrs 1854
one comn n ~, In every treaty ,te',sitt
d,,v n shne, and only 81. esl1'y
of war nv 81, " 70 co-operats 4. *no<
with the ,, ga me means IN IA uns
of The n ar inedieal and sanitary ppoxss
nioca ,,saI,y, ana this commit, N'tis
p 1Hy ,,sem m communication "; MllI
Ihat its ~ vi us own country Ivy ls
of need. may be accentad a1ce. Ia a..
OF war. the committso ~ The eyer,
nations shall furnish III ~ nelllysnnt
resp ecve armies , In proportion ~ :. us'r
they shall solicit the ass,a.. u nesd l.
iraatv VI WIN, neutral nations viz, IN.
military authorities thev shsWee Y the
Saids p.ue nurses upon tbe XVI y
military commanders. Th u direction II
OF communications betwes,na 'eieaa1n
eral national commi,t.n ths NJ.
through the Swiss comn,s.. riis
bears the title Of the "co,rssse, xhlsh
| In diraa.i,, ,s,s ~ 1915 II haA ~
Ill. proposed that the comr,l, ~
might increase their usefulness "s', " Y
~ "uan IN cases OF calamlties e,s ~.
no favor. ~' met ri1
AZ the close Of the Franco.p,us.,..
war MISS barton returned to An,s,sa.aa
as eiaiipioh OF the Red Cross ,.'s y
Henl, on me basis Of the trini,y !,
Gu,J9eai powers. meeting at Co. .
IIesiusnt 1arheid was her warn 6,p Nv
anu advocated the treaty. HIs ~ nsa'
s,na'i3h removed him Just TOO ~, ,' I.
endorsed. President Arthps ns.e hAt
signature with gladness p.s nv ~
an American Association ~ VT Ky ",
Cross had been formed and f.,s. ~
ton had been made It's presidsr. I az
1t must be borne in mind. Il ha,s NV
tional and international soc,", n NJ
mere voluntary affair az barSs,,..,nl..l ~
individuals. The first Amerir e,a,' ' w
done officially was for ~ s~r. ~
in the extensive forest Ares a, A u,.a1
gan. Whole villages had been o iS,sl'
ated; the atmosphere became ,,a..'
mable, and the suffering Wa ~
scribable. The Red Cross rushed IA ~
scene and took relief measnrss W. \
charge. The floods at Johnstown \ 4.
Pennsylvania were. met by the ~, y
organization, Miss Barton eiway w !,
hand, directing and toiling perssn,is
There has been, in fact, conilnMs
service demanded, fol- 50 Is the sorI.,,
organized that as yet we cannot INK
n chain of disasters, either BY war A..
flood, famine or tyranny.
1t was not until the formation ~ N
United States committee In lssi M,
the calamity and disaster feature Az
ing to the earnest advocacy Of su,h
l progressive measure by Miss Ran
/ took practical form and thereby bro,i
, ened the scope OF the humane vor'
The matter was laid before the nation,
committee, which ably seconded NJ,
Barton's efforts. By that Commits
l was submitted to other treaty com
/ tries, and finally unanimous sanctlo
was given. The change, or addition
I the original intention, became knou
! as the american Amendmentr VIII
: this amendment has meant to the nj
i ferers by FIRE. flood, water and rest
. lence, cyclones and other great rilir
, ties in our own country during the rai
. dozen years need not be repeated hlr
There Is scarcely section Of the coai
a try that has not made its acknoweig
= ment in tears of gratitude. w