The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-24
THE RED CROSS SOCIETY
Favorable Report on the Bill for
lis Incorporation.
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Declares That the Organizations
Work Entities IL 10 Recognition
and PrOtecsfon-A History OF the
Movement 10 Aid victims OF War.

The House Committee on Foreign Affairs
10 which was submitted the bill to incorpo-
rate the American National Red Cross and
to protect its insignia has recommended
that the bill as amended by the committee
shall pass
The bill is one which has in different
forms. but all having the same general
purpose. been favorably reported TO both
Houses Of Congress. but failed 10 receive
consideration. and has once passed both
Houses. reaching the President TOO late &c
become a law.
The report in part says. The impor-
lance and magnitude OF the work OF the
American National Red Cross for the pas,
sixteen years is such as entities 10 20 recog-
milton ami its work ard insignia to the pro-
lection Of the Government. which it is or
gained 10 serve IN cases Of national ca
lamity or emergency.
The work OF the Red Cross in The Diff
ferent civilized countries of the world IS
carried out under a compound treaty be
tween forty-three Of the civilized nations.
II was the outcome Of a conference which
convened in Geneva, Switzerland, October
26 1863. at which fourteen governments
were represented by delegates. and there
were also present five members OF the
Geneva committee, six delegates Of diff
ferent associations. and some unaccredited
visitors. It's object was to ind out and
agree upon some humane and reasonable
methods FOR the treatment Of the unfor-
tunate and helpless victims OF war. and a
series Of T-solutions looking 10 this object
aud providing methods By which they
should D. carried out were adopted. These
resolutions we're the basis or the Red
Cross treaty Of August p, 1864. which was
entered into at Geneva, Switzerland. by
the pieuipOtentiaries representing italy,
Baden, Belgium. Denmark. Spain. Portu
gal. France. Prussia, SaXony. WuTyemburg
and the Federal Council Of Switzerland
This treaty has been found Of incalcu-
liable usefulness in every war which has
occurred IN Europe since It's adoption.
During the first ten years OF its existence
there were five great wars. and IN all OF
them the National Red Cross Of each sig
uatOry country was the capable agent
which carried succ0r 20 the wounded and
sick Of the opposing armies.
Miss Clara Barton. whose public work
Tor humanity began so our oTn civil ar.
was i'm Europe at the outbreak OF the
Franco PrEssia ian war and was asked 10 Join
the relief corps OF the Red Cross ia thH
field. which she did. and her heroic ser
vice on the battledelds OF France during
that war are matters OF history When
she returned 20 her native country, by re-
quest OF the international Committee OF
the Red Cross at Geneva, Switzerland. she
presented the subject OF the Geneva Treaty
70 the President in 1877, and four years
later President Garfield IN his first mes
sage TO Congress. recommended the ECces-
sion OF the United States TO the treaty
President Arthur. in his first message 10
Congress. made the same recommendation
the Committee on Foreign Relations g.
the Senate reported favOrabiy. and it was
ratified by the senate and received the SIX
nature OF the President March l. 1Sc--
making the United states the thirty sec
1nd country 10 come into the Red Cross
Treaty.
While originally formed to give its aid
Ia times % war. through the efforts Of Miss
Clara Barton there has been added an
article eularr--g The work Of the Red
Cross 90 al .a .-s OF national emergency
and disaster E.lWn in foreign countries
as the .AWerJ amendment. and IN ac-
ccriaEce with this article this country he's
already. under The leadership of this same
woman given IT'S aid to Russia al the time
# the famine I'm 1882. 10 Armenia and TGr-
key in 1896. 10 our country the Red Cross
has led iB ameiCratiug and relieving the
suEerings arising from the fires in Michi-
gan in 1881. the Mississippi Goods in 1852
and l>o5; the Mississippi cyclone in 1883;
the Ohio ard Mississippi floods iu 1884. the
Charleston cart hquske iu 1885. the Mount
Vernon. H.. cyclone Of 1855, the Florida
yeIIow-Iever epidemic Of ISSS. the Johns
town disaster OF 1883; the PoMelCy. Iowa,
cyclone Of 1893. and the South Carolina
Islands hurricane OF 1898 and 1884
AT the request of the President OF the
United States, and with the permission OF
Spain. the American National Red Gross
carried the bounty Of the people OF thi-
county TO the suffering reCOnceGtrados OF
Cuba IN 1897. 1855. and 1899.
The work done by the Red Cross in
the late Spanish-American war in Cabs
and in the hospitals and camps in the Uni
ted States was far-reachiug in its benefac-
tions. including. as IL did, officers and men
friend and foe alike. and many q man TO-
day owes his life 60 the Red Cross"
The incOrporatOrs named In the bill are
/ Clara Barton. George KEENAN,. Julian B
Hubbeu OF the District Of Columbia: Ste
I pbeu T. Barton. OF New York. William r.
1 Day OF Ohio: Brainard n. Warner. Ellen
| Spencer Mussey. Alvey a. Adee. Of the
District Of Columbia: Joseph Sheldon. OF
[ Connecticut. Charles T. FairChild. William
/ Letchwerth Of New York city; Hilary a.
I Herbert OF Alabama. Joseph Gardner
| Enola Lee Gardner. Of Bedford, Ind; John
| ". Noble. Of st. Louis; Richard Oiney. OF
1 Boston: Alexander ". Terrell. Of Austin
/ Tex; Leslie NJ. Shaw. Benjamin Filling
] hast of Iowa. Abraham c. kaufman, OF
/ Charleston. S. c.; J. B. Vlnet, of Louisi-
ana; George Gray, OF Delaware; Redfeld
/ Proctor. OF Vermont; George +. HOaT, OF
| Massachusetts; Charles A. Russell. Of
Connecticut: Robert ". Miers. OF indiana;
Caoroe = pofdt William T NVardaIt ~
/ New York; Daniel Hastings, J. Wilkes
/ O'Neill, OF Pennsylvania; Thomas L
| Walsh. Of Colorado; John G.. Sumner. OF
| California: Charles c. Glover. Walter s
4 Woodward, Elizabeth Kibbey. Mabel T
Boardnan, Walter Wyman, Sumner /
| Kimball. of the District OF Columbia. and
| Edward Lowe. of Michigan.
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