The Republican journal., 1898-03-24

DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden
Medical Discovery and used three bottles of
each, which cost only six dollars. Now the child
is running around every where and is just as
healthy as ever
all parties in their efforts at relief, and
brings to the aid of the medical and hos
pital departments of armies the direct
organized and protected help of the peo-
pie. By its international code, all mill
tary hospitals under its flag can neither be
attacked nor captured, and all the sick
and wounded within them remain abso-
lutely unmolested. Surgeon nurses, chap
lains, attendants, and all non combatants
at field, wearing the ensignia of the Red
Cross, are protected from capture or in
reference with their work, wounded pris-
oners, lying on captured field, are de-
livered to their own army, if desired. All
supplies designed for the sick or wounded
of either army and bearing the sign of the
Red Cross, are protected and held sacred
to their use. Conveys of wounded, or
prisoners in exchange, are safely protect
ed in transit, and cannot be harmed with
ont the breaking of an international
treaty and all the serious consequences
that would follow Another of it's pro-
visions is that persons residing in the
vicinity of battle about to take place
shall be notified by the generals COM
handing both armies and full protection,
with guard, assured each house which
shall open it's doors to the care of the
wounded of either army. Thus every house
becomes furnished field hospital, and
its inmates nurses. Each nation, upon its
accession to the treaty, establishes ma
tional committee, through which it will
act internationally in its various relations
This corporate body adopts a constitu-
ton, in the formation of which it seeks
the best methods for serving humanity in
general, together with interests of its own
people. At first no national constitution
covered more than the direct ground of
the treaty-viz. the prevention and relief
OF suffering by war. The founders of the
Red Cross of America foresaw that the
great woes would not be by warfare
While the Old World countries are con-
tinually menaced by battle, the United
States is comparatively exempt from
such danger by reason of geographical
and political situation; therefore she also
wisely provided for calamities from fire,
floods, famine and pestilence, drought,
earthquake and tornado. Since then the
40 odd nations. including Japan and Tur-
key, have adopted what is known as the
''American amendment" Switzerland,
the mother country of the Red Cross
Order, is its head centre. The Swiss So
ciety, being the only one that is interna-
tional, occupies itself with the general in
terest of its branches and carries on cor
respondence with them in all languages.
After government has signed the
treaty of Geneva, its first act has been to
form national central society. Each of
these societies are independent, and makes
its own regulations, except as it owes al
legiance to the International Society of
Switzerland in a few fundamental princi-
pies essential to its unity of direction. In
each country auxiliary ocieties are
formed to cooperate with it's central So
ciety. In Europe the Central Society is
under the patronage of men and women
of rank, often members of royal families
in America, Miss Clara Barton-than
whom a nobler woman was never born
is the head, front and chief worker Ger
many took the Red Cross to her heart
from the first; France threw herself with
ardor into the good work; and even the
''unspeakable Turk" has closely follow
ed its precepts. During the first 10 years
of its existence the Red Cross was a prom
lnent factor in five great wars, and in
every subsequent campaign has proved
its incalculable usefulness. The treaty
has triumphantly stood every test to
which it has been put. The Franco Ger
man war, of 10 and II, furnished the
first opportunity for its practical applica-
ton Both nations were in the compact,
and there was perfect accord between the
military and the Red Cross Relief. No
hospital or medical work was afforded on
either side, except through and under the
treaty of Geneva. The Red Cross brassart
shown on the arm of every agent of re-
lief, from the medical director at the
headquarters of the King to the boy car
rying water to his wounded lieutenant;
from the noble Empress Augusta and her
court, and poor Eugenia while she had a
court, to the tired nurse in the waysde
tent, augusta, grandmother of the present
Emperor, was the head of the first Red
Cross Society formed in Germany, and to-
day her grand daughter, the Grand Ouch
ess Louise of Baden, fills the position)
Says Miss Barton: ono record of needless
cruelty to sick and wounded soldiers stains