The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-13

II. - the Editor. Will you, from time -
v4ins perhaps kindly endeavor to Instruct
npd inauoe the press OF the country into
~ tss Of the proper title for the Amer
ehA National Red CROSSE
= 70 say the American Red Cross Society
- much ths same thing, and quite as awk-
Md - TO say the Postal Union Society.
@s0h rs'the result of compound internal
ionL treaties. the only compound treaties
VA existence. and are simply mediums
RtHeoxh which governments communicate
~ r9ard 10 the subject for m-.sen they
! no AMERICAN National Red Cross has
; ncaly r. stan officers. no other membership.
Ues stated fsooieiyl meetings. but each
ob~aay on cali. if needed In conference-no
. r!atsrand acting only IN accordance with
VIA pcHtlexes asked for by. and granted II
, y ~ II TIA International power which rat
~ The treaty and granted the charter.
. cf4 Esvileges were. first. To work in
: ns fSisf Of suffering by war: second, II
Dm rs'ss OF suffering from great national
: ups nfernational calamliies. but only whan
n ueas ga 90 hs such. We have never
pcksn nor strained our charter. have
HF taterfeyed with small relief, never
! rned with other work, and. with one or
. RSN early ard t!ne-honored exceptions
~ "a you read or hear OF RED Cross
Z Il Work. etc. by the score over
. ~ u.
: REauAorised. ~ FAR as the natioral body
!. ns~A and IN every way unknown 70 us.
~ net misunderstood. this is not said as
sonplAiat. nor a criticism. bat simply
statement OF facts. which you have
exh. 20 possess.
. i A. already said the Red cross = oftets
: pesen or as the "Red Cross Society" and
!. socNisaes as the Red cross ''agdsr'' as Il
. asd some secret features. or some ss,~-
aes-F,. s-s-Ff ,aE
seine It Is supposed 90 be a charitable
Stats,n for general charity ard relief
saSts II Is s~ETeat treaty. ore of tue
usssf ever entered into. ard ths na-
- That ars parties - it are Grs1f B~ft-
eeznianv. france. Belgium. Russis,
:. k@sr'a, Sw sGegi Norway. Turkey. Greece.
Na. italy. SfFNlA. Persia th= Roman
'ss s~ltz>rlSnd. the Jalted States.
@esassa. BOLIVIA. China. psyu. Arg,ss-
Japan and ether governments 70 the
11eer or feFty o. mafa they have
themselves e. regard al sick -
- il s.aSets pSrsosS n time uE war as sssff~ar-
% care for ore anothsr's Disabled =
- GO theiT oNu. \ SIX or wounded
sr 20 whatever army hs uav belong
y PIE Whatever hands he nav fsw -
- cross subject: rs nationality il
AkN n Tho huu1snlry 81 the treaty. ana
trnoeflv cared Ter. IL caare6 ma =
70 rs 1crne as a uCu-cognha -frc.
Gays a. s1Tsrirg relieved oniv iv
=: can enssse. even X hgs ces1raa. 4
sssse,i eNyord reach - him. leavtux
70 me nsElect 60 cruelty 81 tA. ,e..
as y fhs days gone by. NJ sttr.,-
70 destA From neglected disease ,.a,,
< 49, Mlshn TIA boundaries 81 "A trsttss
TIE etsa arm So me Red t.s.,sS
A'sas throush the Hires fo reach 49,.
- ss although The tnrs BE brIs.nez
NE engines - Mar.
II Va hss -.
q We stick ard wounded ln .ha
~ A. @n'eElesn VAR n ogder tos asrsse,..E, q
tse Rel cross rnlxft hs,. .f.,s,.
r.. ss&fet taen. Il IS true thAt al.
n. ..v 80 TIE trsats. aes l,-,- -, /,
- ~ TIE Red Cross socie les o. re-
-. $3.50 e0Qld fot have les, ste.-,f
~ cSTfsiRg succor ~ Izehs. f,slf. -,
ssasr~e@viH> psis,-e
80 ~ffs- x tue treaty the hasp.. A.