The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-23

sign was created by which all persons
engaged in the relief of the wounded !
of either army might be known. All |
material, as food clothing and vehi |
cles, having this sign, should be sacred |
from capture. One flag bearing this ]
sign was instituted for all military
hospitals and all hospitals flying that
flag should be held sacred from at
tack.
To return to the national societies. |
Strengthened by the convention of
1864, and the protection of the treaty, |
no time was lost by them. In 1866
Austria, Italy and Germany afforded
opportunity for trial. The hard field
of Sadowa testified as to their need,
Italy and Germany were in the treaty;
Austria was not.
That made no difference in The
treatment of Austria's wounded. Par.
dubitz fed and dressed the wounds of
500 to 500 a day for two months, re-
gardless of friend or foe.
In 1870 under Napoleon H. France
Germany watched the Rhine. Both
were leading Red Cross nations The
German Red Cross, like its army, was
ready. Its central committee received
and applied s10,0OO,O0O as an aid to
the medical department of the army
The Red Cross of France, like it's
army. was not ready, and yet its alac-
rity surprised the world. In one month
France raised and equipped II NOV
able field hospitals. which were sent
to the army and went with It to Sedan.
During the siege and commune at
Paris vast number of sick and
wounded soldiers had been masscd
together and the famine Of the last
days of the siege rendered their con
lition pitiable beyond description. The
Red Cross, by full approval of tho
Prussian authorities, removed 10000
of these and brought back 5000 pris-
oners from Germany. ! speak of these
from personal observation and partic.
ipation.
In July, 1876, Servia and Montenegro
entered Turkey. All were in the
treaty. The Turkish officials, intclli-
gent and educated understood the
origin of the Red Cross and respected
1t, but prudently feared to place
cross in the sight of their ignorant,
fanatical soldiery, and the Red Cres-
cent was substituted, which remains
until to-day. In 1877 Russia came
down and crossed the Danube. Plev-
ma tells its terrible tale. The Servian
Red Cross, young and poor, estab.
lishcd its wonderful hospital at Bel.
grade and, Roumania nursed 1,042
wounded Turks. Fifteen million do!.
lars In Red Cross, relief was spent by
Russia alone.
The Japanese are one of the most
advanced Red Cross nations, the en-
peror being the active head of the CEN
tral society. Their work for the relief
of suffering during the late war with
Russia aroused the wonder and ad-
miration of the world
or civil wars there has been no
end. Italy had its Garibaldian and
papal war. Spain had it's Carlist war.
Russia led its armies to the region of
Persia and its Red Cross sent III per-
sons after them, who followed the ad.
vanced guard, six being wounded and
IL killed.
The Dutch established its Red Cross
in the Malay war in 1878. Bolivia and
Peru entered the treaty during their
civil wars of 1879 to 1881.
In the early Transvaal war the
Beers, without being in the treaty,
lived up to its highest precepts.
Civil wars are usually considered
the most cruel and yet, singuarly tho
Carlist war in Spain was said to have
been exempt from cruelties; doctors
, and nurses were respected, prisoners
were well treated and even the wound
ed insurgents were set at liberty at
, Pampeluna. Spain has always regard
cd its Red Cross and even in the
height of the Spanish.American war
sent its official testimonial of regard
to the president of the Red Cross of
! America.
II will he recalled that although Of
ficially invited to every conference the
United States was too sadly occupied
to give attention to anything outside
itself, until the close of our civil war.
Then it was too worn, tired and glad
of the end of war to ever want to hear
of it again Thus it happened that
when Dr. Henry W. Bellows, tne great
apOstle of war relief and president
of our sanitary commission, having
come in contact with the Red Cross at
the Paris exposition in 1868, and per-
ceiving its great utility, undertook to
interest the American people and In
duce the government to unite with the
treaty and actually formed society,
failed both with government and peo'
pie was compelled to abandon his So