St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-06

GOO to 500 day for two months, re-
CARELESS of friend or foe.
In 1870 under Napoleon III. France
marched to it's eastern borders, while
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 S10,000,000 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 a vast number of sick and
wounded soldiers had been massed
together and the famine of the last
days of the siege rendered their con-
dition pitiable beyond description. The
Red Cross, by full approval Of the
| Prussian authorities, removed 10000
of these and brought back 5000 pris'
oners from Germany. l speak of these
from personal observation and partic-
ipation.
In July, 1875, Servia and Montenegro
entered Turkey. Ali were in the
treaty. The Turkish officials, intelli-
gent and educated, understood the
origin of the Red Cross and respected
it, but prudently feared to place a
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 it's terrible tale. The Servian
Red Cross, young and poor, estab-
lished it's wonderful hospital at Bel
grade and Roumania nursed 1,O42
wounded Turks. Fifteen million dol
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
trail society. Their work for the relief
, of suffering during the late war with
: Russia aroused the wonder and ad-
o miration of the world.
\ OF civil wars there has been no
!. end. Italy had its Garibaldian and
n papal war. Spain had it's Carlist war,
@ Russia led it's armies to the region OF
4 Persia and its Red Cross sent 1T per
= sons after them, who followed the ad,
# vanced guard, six being wounded and
d IL killed.
J. The Dutch established its Red Gross
= in the Malay war in 1878. Bolivia and
j. Peru entered the treaty during theil
q civil wars of 1879 to 1881.
d In the early Transvaal war the
v Beers, without being in the treaty
IS lived up to it's highest precepts.
q Civil wars are usually considered
Y. the most cruel and yet, singularly, the
IS Carlist war in Spain was said to have
,e been exempt from cruelties; doctors
g and nurses were respected, prisoner
were well treated and even the wound
8 ed insurgents Wege set at liberty a
70 Pampeluna. Spain has always regard
Ie ed it's Red Cross and even in thu
r height of the Spanish-American wa
w sent it's official testimonial of regart
"a to the president of the Red Cross O
,e America.
IS 1t will be recalled that although Of
is ficially invited to every conference tn
i'd United States was too sadly occupie
le to give attention to anything ou-5id
re itself, until the close of our civil wal
Then it was too worn, tired and gla
a. of the end of war to ever want to hea
Or of it again. Thus it happened tina
a. when DIR. Henry w. Bellows, the grea
of apostle of war relief, and presiden
e, of our sanitary commission, haVin
or come in contact with the Red Cross
IS. the Paris exposition in 1868, and pc
e, ceiving it's great utility, undertook
49, interest the American people and II
it. duce the government to unite with tn
K. treaty and actually formed soc1et.
Sc failed both with government and PEI
ed pie, was compelled to abandon his s.
tn ciety and relinquish his efforts. Fo
nd eign nations regretted this and COZ
,e- tinued their efforts to interest Anne
ad lea. At length, in 1877, second emo
of was made, during the administratio
er of President Hayes, and continued su
no cessively through term OF t1Ve year
es In 1882, during the administration
vu President Arthur, following out II
ey expressed desires of his lamentt
I'd. predecessor, Garfield, and the advtc'
he of his cabinet, the treaty was adopts
ial by our government.
IN We had no wars, no battledelds
nd attract their sympathy and help, b
or we had great disasters constantly c
he curing, as pitiable oftentmes as
1al battle, and then it was our custom
call upon the government to give j
ma lief through appropriations from t
in treasury, Here was legitimate G
1853 portunity to apply the first great pr
cid ciples of the Red Cross, namely, pc
ar pies help for national need" To tn
ex- opportunity the perplexed commit
the turned and on presenting the trea
rid | for acceptance it prayed the ratifyi
it'll mowers at Bern to accept the Unit
uct States, with the privilege of relievi
eat in great national calamit1es7 9th
srs. than war, confniGg its operations
eva disasters beyond local relief and
oriring governmental aid. The CO
atty nittee frankly gave its reasons, adm
aty ting that it was an innovation. ST
and the request was kindly considered a
use granted. Thus in 1882 America sto
ten alone among the Red Cross treaty
hat tions with the official privilege of n
all dering aid in great calamities in CT
ons life
EN-, America has double responsible
all Tts Red Cross is tWofOld-civll a