New-York tribune., 1912-04-21
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II is conducting in first aid education. II
works through the Young Mems Christian
associations. through the Boy Scouts,
through any organization which Will help 1t
TO reach the people And it works inde-
pendently of any organization wherever lls
instruction is likely TO be most needed
In America the catastrophes which call
for Red Cross assistance are either indus
trial calamites or the sort Of great natursl
cataclysm which the insurance companies
used piously TO call 'the hand Of God IN
such hours of destruction as followed the
San Francisco earthquake, the great Key
Vest hurricance, the widespread forest hres
Of the Northwest, the stricken community,
no matter how sef-sufflcient 1t may he
under ordinary circumstances, needs help
trained help And that is where the Red
Cross comes in-not merely in being WILING
to help, but in knowing how, and because
the country is assured that it knows how
in having the sinews OF war at its command
" an emergency.
TRAINED HELP THE BACKBONE.
As to this trained help which is the back
bone OF Red Cross efficiency, obviously the
organization could not keep always on It's
payrolls the larger number of trained work
ers necessary to administer relief after
great disasters. 'To solve this problem"
says one OF its officials, there has been
created an institutional membership into
which some Of the strongest and most ef-
fcient charity organization societies OF the
country have been invited. These societies
nave agreed TO furnish at the request OF
hr. Bicknell. the national director, mem
oers OF their trained personnel skilled In
handling just such conditions as are met
with IN the emergencies created by these
terrible catsstrophes. In this way the Red
Cross can command the services Of the best
TALENT Of this kind in the country al mo-
ments notice, and after the voluntary work
eis have returned to their homes and their
own AFFAIRS agents trained in handling all
..asses Of people, experts in systematic re-
nel' continue on as long as they may be
needed In the diffcula task Of rehabilita-
ton"
THE MISSISSIPPI FLOODS.
At this writing. Of course. there are
moods to be dealt with right here in the
United States. and Uncle Sam is dealing
WITH them. Nor is the Red Cross an
@Aio' JNiidDst tOAitNN'hS Aoi ~"
neatnen and neglecting homes 1t is send
ing trained helpers into the devastated
usu1cts. and whatever needs doing will
20 oone But that floods in the United
s'stes should result in any great famine
is unthinkable.
:" was systematic relief that was needed
san Francsco-any other sort would
nave oeen helpless. Only systematic relief
"ouiu nave availed in the great Key West
hurricane OF 1SO9-which devastated the
SoaSt ana swept away sections Of that
"ohoerful railway that was building out
o'er the Florida keys and many OF the
1neh employed in the work Only system
'e renet could have handled the sltua-
.'on III Northern Minnesota when forest
swept over and completely destroyed
@ -" towns OF spooner and Beaudette In the
III oi 1910 The Red Cross provided three
sd small houses for those left home
Ns by these fires. It supplied nurses.
saeDiche hospital treatment. clothing.
ang implements. cattle. hay and
,eeo' 1t built temporary schoolhouses,
c. On this occasion II played Santa
s,S' So 70 the children whose yule-
"uc'9ations had gone UP in smoke.