New-York tribune., 1908-12-13


= 7e0ob Rts. himself a Dane. read Of this
=. .A-,-rh The Ouuook' n 1907 appealed 4
q q ,rs-1--srt 20 take action. There were. Of
-. -, many difficulties in the way OF gov
.---entsl acton
-. The Red Cross. almost Il governmental,
-s-s-s-r stood ready Il gave the stamp 6
=, ,ssr wear = Delaware and Pennsylvania. and
=. ., ~z.- that this year = took Il I'd aarionaly
= e. earnest The new design was executed by
- Pvle a1d The stamps have been gotten
:. ~ ne millions Nobdy makes any profit or
: I'D r-ac1ica-lv every cent goes into the HEh-
-.s,s- tuberculosis. Where the Red Cross is not
--ss-.sEdng work q its own il is helping other
.-sa--ulosss work
ar would be incorrect 70 suppose that the
se1r q money IS the sole purpose Of the Christ
--ss 1zn7. 4 IS highly educational As Jacob
z-s ssys: "E-e-y one who sees this stamp on
s--sr or postcard wants 70 know what II means.
Al When people want 10 know, the fight IS won.
g because Iazy CO not know few amazingly
s--ls things 1hat people Gle Of tuberculosis"
7se success = he fight against tuberculosis IS
zzay question O money. a question OF get
r-r re funds carry CT the curative and edl-
zz-o1z5 work These stamps are intended 10 help
n --oyl5e -1c means CT doing both and with The
sr7ecI51 co-l-erac.Cl Of the people in the Dur
-zse q stamps 10 put Cn their Christmas letters
c- packages larSe sum vii be realized with
r5lh 70 E.ve The already hopeful fight against
-zz great v1.-e plague" g new and important
--=--s
TIE Red cross society has published the fol-
-E--E poem t- = : Martin. urging The purchase
-zs stamps
Buy re ever chance YOU get
ID -cU E7-lH Just Lry ne,
-zs zee -g-c AID stick rghti
--r me- ELy ne Buy
5000 luck z-5 C~---sr-las crs=r
IN --.- So z-.sr5 en-. aaS@5svs- s2-55, e..--
---y saalz-y-
II -He Red Cross Christmas Stamp
ms Z propose 3
z z1-a-an wez-th % agAt fer heath
Ezsr TIE greatest plague % al
--z5 sez5al- = ar S.-s = 5@1lyss: S1S5 and ar
And liz = tuco Eia6nsss-
Buy ne; Buy ne, IN yozr friend
Help WIN ny batJlet
Eep BRING sccu-gs - end
Nen are more thaa castlel
He-p ne help 1he suffering.
sk.I tszs's 5-o5zeT-y sAzlI er4us
Hesl.ag 10 ne nalion-
--7ss zho attended the sessions OF the great
--z--z-u-aI Congress OF tuberculosis il Wash
-r- n September and October, and heard the
g-s-s os the world describe the progress made
re s-ady ard control q The disease, and who
At he great exhibition connected with the con-
zsss which Is now 10 be seen n the Museum Of
yz---z- History sa this city. cannot fal 70 be in
-ssz5 by the new note Of hope sounded Few
---z14y realize that this crusade had its begin
-- II ire remarkable work % the German Red
--s n --e most interesting contributions pre-
E-.=5 a. the congress. 70 accompany the exhibit
r tie German Red Cross was 4 book describing
-s -z-z-'s fight against tuberculosis. viz:
--s--sz-z-cr1a established and conducted By
1s German Red Cross
sscca5-So-ca-ed research stations znd societies
--ze purpose CT coming q the assistance OF such
z-1es IS ere deprived Of their b-eadwtuners be-
zse cf -a- lsc-er's sC5ourn n q sanatortun-
-z-rd-EZ1c1es for ru5erCuIous convaIesCencs.
Fez--h-sz1atc-.a for r1berculoUs children
E-----ae agricultural colony for the tube-cu-
ST-1--zs vacation colonies
sEe1th-A school FOR training nurses for the
Gts-cul1-s
Egath---e seaside horn. oo- the tuberculous
IT'S G1d children of non-coumtss!Oned officers OF
1E German army
sr-1-Ea-5ens OF horticultural colonies for tu-
-e--ols TCrke-s-
-s-1a--he bureau which has FOR its purpose 70
-o11-e work for the patients leaving the sana-
r-zn
-as Red Cross had It's origin n the experience
e SWISS, Il Henri Dunant. who after the battle
so-e-1o. n -8zs, witness Of the terrible and
-l7csssa-y su1e-.nEs of the thousands OF wound
: 'tcz1se q lack oS adequate medical care. hos
= sccouro6s1ons and supplies IN 1864 by in
-N-o1 o- the Swiss government. a convention
= ned a. Geneva and the Treaty OF Geneva
'Ias----es called The Red Cross Treaty. was
-~;-eo a1c signed by eleven OF TIE European pow
= ---s treaty IS now accepted by practically 81
= asl-o1s q rs world II compliment 10 Swift
-z21 re 1zg of that county, with reversal
- c1lo-s vas adopted the emblem CT the
= movement, th-s O1er-nE 9 red Greek cross
Z white ground
--ler tzls treaty has grown I'D the Red Cross
: : . word Though created solely 1or the relief
: AK 21c wounded Il tine Of war, II has widened
we e is usefulness 70 include the necessary
~o-k after grsa: national ca-an.ries, well
.DN--c-2e1-o1 n relief and preventive measures
: against tuberculosis and other pestilences.
!, aSao1s having Red Cross representation
= --iz5e- cor-y-c0u-. with total OF about hve
= members and funds ead supplies amount
S'oSaa-y u about 10 09Oo.0 00O 20 80, O00.0oo
- iIz Incorporation, IN 1905. the American
-lpsS has rendered assistance 70 the sufferers
4. N@11-l-=s z The Philippines. Italy, Chill Can
= &C 5a--cl-arly. San Francisco. receiving and
s-ag more than ss5g5.oO0. report OF which
a. --a1e 70 Congress after the accounts were
- D the War Department according 10 the
a. -e1-z of the charter. L has endowment
l. 7-eTgency funds amounting 10 something less
q r..s -i'-" ---s "-s---. - -'-'''
-. tuberculosis campaign Of the German Red
q 7s@H ten CT eIsven years ego. when II had
r.. many hundreds OF portable houses which
snec for hospital barracks In GIz1e
g.. -hese were converted 70 use for the
- = tloercLIo1s patients. From GiE begin
>. k1o~r tas present highly developed WORK
e. --fent q tHs American Red Cross TO the
lr welcomed by the National Assoclacon
o. Sl-cy s1d Prevention OF tuberculosis
s,v - ---zS1on the BED Cross decided last jan
"a =. ~aesnt-zte irs Efforts kr arSt On ssta0-lsn-
= ~e@4oE1s DAY camps, which are places n
l. .sNss ~Nss where tL5ercuIouz patients may ma
- N-'ns essential 20 Improvement and cure
G -s1t and EroDer food The hrst Ae0
e. ~ Ssr7p IN Auer1ca was opened II /