Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-21

broad band of red. in compliance
with the requirements of the treaty
made IN Gene ling neutral
relief ships in time of war.
The Red Cross sailed from New York
in September, carrying 100 Red Cross
surgeons and nurses,
Sailing OF the and great stores of
Red Cross Ship. a apr1fnene rauoe run d.
Der ice caps, sutures for sewing wounds
and large supplies of chloroform, ether,
adhesive plaster, and other surgical
necessities. These surgeons and nurses
were separated into hospital units, each
consisting of three surgeons and twelve
nurses. They have been distributed
among the armies of England, Ger
many. France, Russia and Austria. An
other hospital unit of surgeons ana
nurses. with quantity of supplies, was
sent to Servia, via the Mediterranean,
on the Greek ship Ionia. Large con-
sgnments of stretchers and hospital
supplies have been sent to france, ana
this week similar consignment Will
be sent from New York by RUSSIAN
boat for relief work in Russia.
No detail has been neglected In ar
ranging for the prompt shipment OF
all of the supplies sent in ana, as 1ast
as funds permit. new outhts Will oe
sent into the stricken countries. A
concentrating point for Red Cross sup
plies has been arranged for in New
York Through the courtesy of irving
T. Bush, a Red Cross storage depot
has been opened in the Bush terminal
at seth street and I'd avenue. Brook
the Red Cross the stores included
thirty-four carloads of supplies. Among
them were such items as 5000 bales
of absorbent cotton, 344,736 yards of
over 10000 pounds of bandage. Now
a similar collection of supplies Is being
assembled, for the need is increasing
with each days battles. In addition
to the surgical supplies. the Red Cross
is also forwarding contributions of
absolutely new clothing to be dis
tributed among the destitute women
and children in the war-ridden coun-
tries. Donations of all of these articles
may be shipped directly to this depot.
For some reason, the donations OF
the American people have been de-
pre- 8 singly
Donations Small in small in
Proportion to Needs. the needs in
this calamity. 1t may be that the feel
ing of disapproval of the war is re-
sponsible for this. But whatever the
attitude in this respect, it should be
borne in mind that millions of human
beings are being plunged into misery
as a result of the war and that these
are the persons who are not respon-
sible for it. Common humanity de-
mands that all possible aid should be
rendered to such. The sufferers in
clude not only the soldiers wounded in
battle, but their helpless families
many of whom are daily being driven
destitute from their homes by the enc
mics bullets.
The total contributions so far re-
ceived by the American Red Cross fall
considerably short of half million
dollars. This is mere pittance in
proportion to the demand and is not
support of Red Cross work. When it
is considered that the Messina earth
quake brought in million dollars to
relieve suffering Italians, that nearly
three millions were contributed last
year for the sufferers from the Ohio
floods and that $625;00O was con-
tributed last summer for the relief of
the $4,000 people rendered homeless by
the Salem fire, the inadequacy of the
contributions to the European relief
fund will be recognized. 1t had been
hoped that the returns from the
churches on the Sunday in which the
congregations of every creed united in
praying for peace would have mate
rally added to the relief fund, but less
than $4,000 was received from this
source.
The American Red Cross in its