El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-07

up men and families as they use up
horses. The country cannot stand much
more skimming of its cream into the
city"
Red Cross WOr9.
Miss Mabel Boardman, of Washing
Nton, member Of the American National
Red Cross society's central committee,
spoke on Conservation, the Principal
of the Red Cross She said in part:
1T is in this principle of conserva-
ton of human life that the Red Cross
has it's being. Though first inspired
by Florence. Nightingale in the Crimea,
it was born on the bloody battlefield OF
Solferino, more than fifty years ago,
when Henri Dunan witnessed the terri
bic waste of human life because of the
lack of medical and nursing care. 1t
has become one of the great conserva-
ton forces of the world.
Recognizing two facts, first, that no
medical service of any nation can be
adequate 20 the demands of war, and
/ second, that at such times the humani-
~ and patriotism Of a people become
deeply stirred into active life and
that this activity should be utilized IN
such a systematic way as to be of real
value in the saving of life for the sake
of humanity and for the sake of the
country, the members of the original
Geneva conference recommended to the
signatory powers the formation of these
volunteer aid societies.
Thus the Red Cross had its origin
in the purpose of conservation of hu-
man life in time of war.
at seems impossible in non-milita-
~ country like ours to obtain and re-
tain a large supporting membership
with small annual dues as is done in
] other countries. When the reports of
( great calamities fill the papers our
| people give with wonderful generosity,
| but the minor disasters whereby small
communities suffer greatly receive bu,
little notice from our public.
IN the work of, the Red Cross first
/ aid department lies the far reaching
results of conservation of the wage
| Garner of the family as well as the Ia
] Dor producer of the country, or in case
/ Of his death in disaster, as at Cherry.
/ the administration of the relief funds
/ so that the unfortunate widows can
4 keep their little children at home. 4
/ by-product, the conservation of the
family.
The preservation of life in time OF
war has not only its humane feature,
| but its patriotic reason. In fact, the
japanese Red Cross puts this principle
first The saving of one of the most
! important assets of any country, that
| of its young manhood, becomes a by
product of conservation for the sake OF
patriotism.
And lies there nothing in the
thought that both in peace and war
there is value in the preservation OF
! lives so dear in many Of the homes OF
! our country? a by-product of conser-
walton for the sake of love.
Another product is the conservation
of communities. Whether some little
hamlet or some large city suffers\fron
| the overwhelming calamity of fire
flood, storm, earthquake or pestiIence
or the still more pitiful disaster OF
widespread famine settles over a great
province or empire, its people are
brought down to desOlation and de-
spair.''
To Prevent Waste.
John B. White, of Kansas City, chair
man of the executive committee of tn.
Conservation cangress, in an address:
| today, said:
1t is not the purpose of conserva
J ton to preserve from exploration anC
! discovery unknown resources, if Their,
can be found for new fields men brav,
ard fearless enough to take the risk!
OF life and capital We are willing
to encourage the cutting out of tn
Grafton, believing that the next gen
Grafton will find new duties suited t
their advanced condition, and chang
of needful requirements.
Wise conservation with us means
the maximum of efficiency and profit
with the minimum of waste and cost
We do not wish the few to have un
fair advantage. We desire each an,
all to have opportunity according t
fo1o IL.
cial ability that the known and un
known resources of a country shall
not be gObbled up by a few withou
an equal opportunity to others VIII
can furnish the same needed measur
OF requirements to insure success.
Economy Necessary.
Conservation and economy must en-
ter into our very life; and every effor
should be made to get the most out o
little; to find a use for what we ar
now in various ways wasting II
European countries, the Hard struggle
of the masses have produced tn
saving habit, a virtue we have got t
learn and practice individually and a
a people, before conservation will be
come a national success.
| Unless we halt in our mad extrava
gances, perhaps there will come to u
in some degree these sad experience
of suffering, which have put the say
ing principle into the very fiber of tn
old world peoples; and we will lear
our lesson, as they long ago learne
theirs We must each share the bur
dens of conservation. and we win like
| wise all share in its blessings
Conservation Philosophy.
THE science of conservation as
philosophy is wholly Independent o
who owns the property. Compare tn
country butcher and his so percen
waste with the million dollar packing