The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-23
The RED CROSS IN CUBA.
ihsQueen Regent Granted Clara Barton
Permission 10 Go TO The Island.
WITH AIDS She WILL SOON SET OUT
zhc National Relief Association for Cuba Is
Gathering Funds Miss Barton's Thrift
eth Battlefield Her Diplomacy
and Executive Ability.

The Spanish government recently grant
cd permission tO Miss Barton President
OF the American Rcd Cross TO carry her
banner to suffering Cuba. ana as soon as
the necessary funds have been raised
Ms Barton Will depart ln the twenty
eight years during which Clara Barton
has been ldcuuucd with the work OF the
Red Cross she has been called TO thirty
battle fields. and mtccn scenes Of national
calamity but in al That time she has
visited none whore there is "a more urgent
need for the work of hunanitauanism.
For The past three years there has
been need of the RED Cross in cuba. but
the United States was 300 80 difficult posi-
uou 10 could not urge the Rcd Cross
90 ego. Dor did 20 think itself at one Time
in position to- permit this society 10 40
this work in Cuba. bat since inc suffer-
INK became about equally DIVIDED last
spring between Suaniards and Cupans
the Red Cross became prominent as tne
only agent that could work indiscIlHl-
natcly in this divided field.
Tho work OF tlr Rcd Cross SIS pc
cuiIar one. 10 400 bias its foundation Do
the treaty Of Geneva. which was signed
I'm Europc in 1864 This treaty was drawn
up DOB Switzerland hv one Henri Durdnt,
who saw the general need of aid on the
battle field be formulated treaty by
which the governments of the dihcrent
countries could extend their protection
20 "a society. which could Doe sent into any
suffering district
1n 1854 the European governments united
and formed what is known as the hed
Cross Society. The governments became
IN guardians of mercy and agreed On
time of amy trouble 90 send the society
10 whichever country most needed H. ln
case Of war; This treaty OF Geneva all
lowed different corps of the same society
20 go upon different battle fields. ana
there almost within sight or each other
20 work for opposing armies.
one OF Tine clauses of the treaty states
that this society shall Doe granted pro-
lection by forces of tlo army. They
shall Doc furthcrod in their aid ny any
way the army cam do so. ana VIII Dee ass
sisted t0 move from one battle field 10
another. in other words they work ms
one department of the army. subject 20
rules and suluuous just exactly as the
doctors corps of ma army.
when the situation Boo cuba became
very severe Clara Barton applied TO the
Spanish government FOR permission 20
carry her Rcd Cross there. This the
Queen granted. and Miss Barton am
nouncod to tho people OF the United states
that She and her staff would go 10 cuba
as soon ass the people should express
their desire 500 substantial form. When
asked the amount which would Doe needed
To- take her there. She replied that S25. 600
was the minimum sum needed To- begin
her ministrations ON tho stricken island.
no raise This sum the National Relief
Association for cuba was formed with
Mrs j. g. Burrows of Michigan. for
its President. Miss Mary Hilbert corre-
sp0ndng secretary. Miss Jeanette Rich
ards. of Chevy Chase Md. Tor recording
Secretary and Mrs. Mary Lockwood. or
Washington. Mrs John NJ Thurston. of
Nebraska and Mrs William Lindsay. OF
Kputucltv ae Vicc-prc-idente. D. Ellen
1rostor Of WASHINGTON. was anDointed
alvoonto-eoneraI
Tho National Relief Association for
Crba ie now raising money To- send the
Hod Cross there. and 10 is expected that
within a. few days the sum win Doe CONE
plete and Miss barton and her staff of
workers will start
CLARA H4rtou'e method of WORKING ON
"a lafrn fold &c. uni,ue She herself
1.urbfnrlv e4vs that tho idea of the
nod cros. ie conveyed Dow the pirture of
"a woman with "a cum f., ono hand and "a
enoon in tine other but tbi. lis q fecnle
roprosonfation of what tbo Rcd Cross
acroonif.h,. tbourh botb -lp and snoon
arc there when Miss Barton goes ON IL
bstno-oeid sbe roDorts FIRST 40 the general
in CHARGE She takes d, him, be, letters 30
INTRODUCTION also comics of her treaty
with fbe government. ard introduces nor
e.lr ,.iti, sl ,,.......,,,. ..t..t, and di~rtt,.
,rb. reural in .bsree receives MISS
r.rI,r vttb ,o,.l STATE and ,.i,os nor
fb. freedom of tb. bafuc-doid He also
flsos I'm ber hands .u.b sunpues 3s are
sent IN Tine army for the sick and yround-
cd. lie puts her BOZ charge off the post
office to secure the distribution OF the
letters to the soldiers and he introduces
her To- the surgeons as am aid to their
work
Now comes the work of diplomacy.
Miss Barton must $50 select the leaders
OF her different departments that am VIII
90 tremendously 300 thc different parts
of thc work and without friction with the
acknowledged beads. Her nurses must
arrce with the surgeons Her own
doctors must Doe subordinate TO those
already ou the battlefield. Her ordcrlics
must not fal ont with the United States
agent. who cudcaVor 90 convey tine letters
10 the battlefield. Her commissaries must
deal automatically with the supply trains.
and those who come boo personal contact
with the wounded must Doe skiIul and
trained 300 humanitaranism Co hlgn de-
Grcc.
To organize sucn corps requires the
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