Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-03

MAINS in readiness for the next dia-
aster. IT is semi-goyernment In.
stitution; 1t was Incorporated hv o,n-
gress, has its Headquarters n, rco,,,
on oi ehe war department building;
the secretary of war is its active presj-
ueht' the president of the UIniteds y
states appoints the chairman and Ave
members of the central committee
and the board of consultation consist,
of the heads of the medical danart-
ments OF the army, navy public health
and marine hospital service. Its ac.
counts are audited by the war depart.
ment and secretary of war make
public report to congress annually
concerning the management of the So
ciety and the disposition of the funds
and supplies intrusted TO it
There are now forty-three national
organizations associated together un-
der the international committee of Ge-
neva, which was the birthplace of tie
Red Cross in 1864. The largest and
most efficient organizations are in ia
pan, Germany and Italy. China is the
latest nation to join. The best people
in the world, the most prominent AID
active philanthropists, are engaged in
the work, and kings and queens are
among its members. Queen Alexan-
dra is the president of the British
Red Cross; the duchess of Aosta.
cousin of the king, is the leader in
Italy; the empress dowager is one of
the most active members of the Rus
aI gnpiatu q VphAr
of human suffering in any part of
the world you will see the Red Cross
hurtying forward to relieve it.
THE eighth international confer
ence will be held in London in June,
at which delegates from all over the
world will be present" continued Sec
retary Taft. Lord Rothschild is pres
ident of the British central committee.
which will have charge of the meet
| lngs. Such subjects will be discussed
as:
Experience in International Aid
| in Times of War
What Aid Neutrals Can Render
and What Not
Prevention of the Abuse of the
| Red Cross Name and Tnsigia.'
Utilization of Ordinary Materials
| for the Relief Of the Wounded
Means of transportation, etc.
1.-The Utility of Extending Such la
| formation
"'Place and Role of Women in Tine
of War
Organization and functions of hui
reaus of prisoners of war
"At this conference prizes will be
| awarded for the nost useful humani-
tartan inventions Tor the tra1sporta.
ton of the wounded An exhibition of
| such inventions Will be held during
the conference. The prizes are de-
| rived from a fund for this purpose by
the dowager empress of Russia and
amount to several thousand dollars.
The delegates appointed by the state
department to represent the United
States at this conference are Surgeon
General O'Reilly, A. U. s.; Medical
| Director Wise, U. S. N. Colonel San.
| ger, ex-assistant secretary of war:
Miss Boardman of Washington, and
Mr.. Bicknell. The first four are
members of the American central COM
mittee, and Mr.. Bicknell for some timsA
| represented the Rem Cross in the San
Francisco relief.
u wish that our delegates could
| carry with them to the London meet.
ing a report of large accessions #
membership and enthusiastic interest
among the people of the United
States" said Secretary Taft, land |
hope that every person, every man,
woman and child, for there is no i'm
1t to membership, as to sex or age
or race or condition, will send in his
name and his 81 to Charles l.. Magce.
our secretary. before the 18TH of June,
so that the United States can make as
good a showing as Germany, Italy, ia
pan and other countries. We stand
first i'll all the other great activities
OF civilization, and We ought no. 70
come in at the end of the Red Cross
procession. No people are so ready
to respond to calls of humanity from
all the corners of the world as the
United States. We are now raising
money for the famine stricken dis
tricts of China and Russia and OR
relef goes out to every calamity
stricken community. We give more
Tor charity than any othe- naliun
and yet We are the weakest of all
civilized countries in the only organi-
zation which makes business OF
emergency relief
Germany has the best organization.
and we ought to model ours after hat.
Ii has two branches-men and WON
en-Who have carried the Red Cross
work into every possible field. The
members are compactly organized fer
the most efficient service, and have
regular instruction and training in
relief work. There is station in
every town and village and in eva.y
city ward, equipped like a fire depart
ment or like the emergency hospital
here In Washington. with ambulances
and itters and other means of relief
for any call.
The Germans are taking up tuber-
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