The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-24
BROTHERS MEET
AFTER 81 YEARS
REUNION OF THE BoUsTEADs IN
MINNEAPOLIS.
David e. Boustead Comes from Aus
tralia to See ''Jin,'' Whom He Last
Saw When They Were Boys in Eng
+ land-His Notable "Red Cross
Work in caboolture.

David Edward Boustead of Cabool.
ture, Australia, and James T. Boustead
of Minneapolis, are enjoying their first
visit In thlrty-seven years, when they
separated as lads in Brighton, England.
The Australian brother planned his
visit as a surprise to James T. Boustead,
and hoped to take him with on subse
quent visit to their old home. He was
disappointed to find that his brother had
recently returned from visit to Eng
land.
Most of the years of their separation
has been spent by. David f. Boustead in
Caboolture. Mr.. Boustead gives rather
a discouraging report of labor condi-
tons in the locality of Brisbane,
Queensland. Working men have every
thing their own way,' he says. s'They
have the power in their hands and make
their own terms with employers. They
will strike in the midst OF the cane
crushing season; when delay means ruin,
and they win their demands thru CO.
ercion and not thru justice. In order
to protect themselves, employers have
imported Kanaka labor, which is faith
full and Industrious, if not very intelli-
gent, but an exclusion act has passed
and after next year the employers will
be obliged to dispense with this labor.
''The Civil'' Red Gross.
Mr.. Boustead is connected with a
unique organization that is civil APP
plication of the Red Cross idea and
methods. 1t is an ambulance transport
brigade for emergency work, and is
ORGANIZED very much like the fire de-
partment or salvage corps. The Queens
land organization to- which Mr..
Boustead belongs covers IN its work the
whole state, and it has been the modee
~ Low, "a nfh o,,
Australian states.
The purpose of the brigade is to
render first aid to, and subsequently
| undertake the careful removal Of, the
injured to home, doctor, hospital or
elsewhere, as advised; to transport
where directed (under doctors orders)
persons suffering from any form Of
| sickness or disease.
MIR. Boustead Volunteer.
The work is carried on in part by
a paid staff, but this is supplemented
by honorary helpers, and Mr.. Bou-
has been connected with the brigade
since it's organization twelve years ago
but has during his whole residence in
the district been doing similar work for
the sick and injured. His calls often
mount up to more than a hundred in a
year and are often a most serious ma
ture. His territory extends over a ra
is engaged in business at Brisbane, but
has his affairs 50 arranged that his EN-
ployees may attend to them when he
is called to minister to the unfortunate
Before Mr.. Boustead' s departure fol
America and England, reception was
held in his honor, and high testimonials
in the form of verbal addresses, an il
Illuminated address, and handsome gift
were presented in token Of gratitude
for his long and faithful gratuitous
Mr.. Boustead works alone in his cen
ter which is in a rural community, his
work being under the control Of the
Brisbane center. There the center il
housed in building providing quarters
for the staff and its: equipment Th'
feature of the equipment is a ligh
sulky, similar to a fire chiefs but thi
carries three men, the driver and tw|
little bearers, who are trained "firs
aid' men. Attached to the sulky i
a litter. The outfit with it's trained
horse, which listens intelligently TO
the phone calls and subsequent signal
is ready for service in ten seconds am
bounding on its way.
Arriving at the scene of the accident
the bearers and litter are left and tn
sulky is driven back to the center. TIL
bearers give the necessary aid, summon
a doctor if one is obtainable, and re
move the patient to home, doctors of
fee or hospital as may be required, Il
the country, where no doctor is to- b.
had, cases not serious enough to be sen
away to hospital are looked after, b.
the bearers. 49,.
Before being accepted as bearers
either, paid or honorary, men are, re
quired to serve probationship and t
fit themselves for their work by a pre-
scribed course of study and work, tn
a mastery of which is shown by thei
+ ability to secure a required certificate.
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