New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-01
ARISE OF THE RED CKOSo
DANGERS THAT WILL RESULT fho" -
IN ACTUAL WARFARE
r7,s ORGANIZATION TO WHICH IT BhD'N''
BE pARALYzEp-TIE SANITARY

NJ pARALYzEp-T SANITARY
COMMISSION.
,.,, ..-,-ha, roes the Red Cross
In nm aruc'" e"''''e' -,--,.yo.. Major John
-, ,,o,,,or,c- ffoc of the United states army
Van Kensseiie' Nun .tsp.
saws I'm The Albany Medical Annals 49,.
Judging from the almost u.letS4' n.ssnusraliv b.
ii..d ti,t uy one can lawfully use II loi a. h.
pose though nf common cohs'ii' '. >, hos
eonSidg,eq a.. pnrsonnc thec5f bat without regard
H. tl,ir military relation .., ,r.,,,.s n the
Uni.r The terms Of The law l.Ae into our
Geneva convention being now Sig
law-l. the rci-'ioS1 pm, ne personnel and
nncnce "Ncepi as ucnI',,s ,;iraf o. the military
S,eri,ai and ambulance service IN tlme Oh VA.
Iis u.s., ~, any otact Tim" APT by any l H,ru,fi,
is the, fore net only lI'T't' rons The insignia o.
fo the cause II s!o.e'N e. No. frofr mem ta, spe-
clai and clearly defined onJ'ct or f of our sub
II j. not necessary !" .,Il ,.,,.,lf 0f The eNO.!-
je,, 10 enter Hpon dei-!!,t u, vva'.b eliminated
lion O., inc red-cro-s NOV ". ., -, sty that the
H. Oh" Geneva Noil' ,''..N uith n, other civilized
United states i.t'.b e ,~o,isions OF this conven-
ton ANA III B, % 80.
In way can ms Dc nor 80 (r9rl misuse dur
than ~ prote, uht M revsrting II from becoming
cloak 70 cover all SORTS o. "'''''''
dqFlns perhaps for our country there mas
been no war with ciylzel zoe a,, h'mce il prob
nr" Is that mos, % US are Ignorant 'ha nr, II ~
cross badge may De- go "pu,,a nega,orv the good
true -gillil' 'llO' 90" might accom-!
which under proper reeU4A''o"' il '
nli~h ,, no., has tho red
- much I part OF CONNER c4. .,.i, -. Inc Amer
cross already hecoin" tlAl nc ~ badge ID
lean society 10 CONGRESS 10 prc'vC, Tim M rSsnonse
I'M, convention has mus ldl me- rr,,iedea he forc
md clara Barton wa- torce'l 1" an ~, a. Y srna
the recent interuatloih 'l'i's' -. bero are ~
'.fnaf IN own "nhsAt tll,I ''.l' -. ,,sior tn,
ncrsons corporations ana hrnS W'lo a. NIX Tor
., ,,. ana sign VI The rti cross a. ~ -, no.
,'ri,.u. gain ard that there axe .h 80 80
- ,..,,rl. her, who have founded i'u - ~
co,,. Tor local purposes. and VINO are III "o -
a vVtf
I e., ,,nf,ss that w 10 this time tnr .Nln'''
,,r,,o.s mas nas-cd no law for ii" ~ ~.
w., I'D enhlcm of humanity, ana TAKE" ''o '''''
."e s't. =, ,r,,n h.iug d.gral ed'
10 Keep J. '''''' ........,, hesoro the rtip'ur
'r. HON "'''''' W ,, Some Of its pas
with spain had taken place. am 80 :, 80.
.,s.s are louhy Interesting at TINS time ~ say
S'lA'S " 800, would Indicate the misuse ~
II, MS me So .r,1ora! WIN prac-
the req cru1 a., ~ anV Significance which will hap
pcn when war comes ,lu W. 49,, - is CREATION,
Inc iis use 10 sy a. other armies are sure to he
The eNpcil'iNc' ,l 4, No., even h, with az
repeated III Iu' 49, German Nar II threat
one tine turin" ,,,, 80 ortir, Red cross Organ
iZatiou both NAtlohaI An" ',.',.s.i ,,nrnnsns The
parnyzcd by us US lo' 80. s,,. ana The ,hler
naot M I,, ,,s.d II cloak minor military crimes
ard II mas pee. 49,, mn. ',r
too numerous ~, iI-1 COMPANY OF about three
hundred persons .t,u'I' tb"msely.s as the Irish
France. ana =, t, -,.t heard of this so-called
AtnoIi,"N had DOTTED the red cross and joined the
couhataW rams t-r,rc,- a-rnan War a COM
During thA am ,,,sb1rr IN reach the German
mercia u1vear'e Win an eye to business, as
Army ht'AI",' - AMI went through. OF this
case LonsmorTT, ,yas Without official stamp.
real Nalu' az Ut, Immunity from the rieOrs OF