The Washington herald., 1912-05-11
DELEGATES PROVIDE
FOR WAR PRISONERS

Provision was made yesterday al the
meeting OF the International Red Cross
conference for the appointment Of sew
eral committees whose dnty II shall be
to collect funds in time Of peace to aid
soldiers captured in time Of war. These
appointments will be made by the re-
spective societies OF the respective gov
ernments.
This action followed the acceptance of
a resolution introduced by Gen. Michal,
leader OF the French delegation. He
was supported by Count Pourtales. The
resolution was> adopted unanimously.
The resolution. which was IN reality an
exhaustive report on the part taken by
Red Cross societies for the relief OF
prisoners OF war, stated that the Red
Cross societies, considering themselves
called upon to assist war prisoners, ex-
press the wish that the various nations
shall organize In time Of peace special
committees for the purpose OF collecting
funds for the aid Of captive soldiers, the
funds TO be Intrusted 10 the care Of the
International Committee at Geneva
The international Committee. II Il
planned, will see to the distribution Of
financial assistance to prisoners Of war.
through neutral delegates, and win d.
vide other donation among the different
prisoners depots.
Count Pourtales also offered q resoiu-
tion which was adopted without a dis
senting vote. providing that Red Cross
societies OF the several governments re-
port TO the International Committee at
Geneva not later than January /. 1919, the
progress made In procuring the assent OF
the various governments TO the provi-
sions embodied in the resolution intro
duced by Gen. AichaL
Condemn Use of Insignia.
Miss Mabel Boardman. OF the American
Red Cross, introduced a resolution thank
ing Dowager Empress Marie FeodorovnR
OF Russia, for her gift OF $4,000. the in
terest of which Is 20 be used to award
prizes TO inventors OF apparatus designed
for use in time of war. This resolution
was adopted by unanimous vote.
Delegates from the Hungarian. Ameri-
can. Cuban. Swiss, Norwegian. Greek,
Argentine. and Swedish societies made
voluminous reports. and each report en-
bodied a vigorous protest against the
practice Of manufacturers OF medicines.
hospital apparatus. &C., In using the Red
Cross insignia as trade label Mai Gen.
George w. Davis addressed the confer
ence in behalf Of the United States, and l
advocated criminal prosecution Of Of
tenders
me oI1ef papers reaQ at the meeting
yesterday were: "Repost on AmbuIancs
Instruction TO Industrial Employees Of |
Wales" by Sir John Furley; Report on |
Measures Taken in Russia for the Pro- |
lection OF the Name and Insignia of the !
Red Cross by the Russian Red Cross: !
First Aid Organization. Methods and |
Activities in the United States" by Maj. |
Charles Lynch, Medical Corps, U. S. A. |
First Aid Exhibition.
The exhibition to be given this after
noon promises to be instructive as well 1
as Interesting. Competition in first aid |
will be participated in by embryo nurses.
Boy Scouts. soldiers and miners. The I
latter exhibition promises many thrills,
and will include a mimic explosion and |
rescue of entombed miners. The pulmo-
tor viii be demonstrated In this number.
Admission to the stands will be by card
only, but the public viii be permitted 20 !.
view Of the exhibition. Il