The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-25
RED CROSS READY TO,
END MEXICO PLAGUE
When Carranza Gives Word,
Surgeons. Nurses and Medi-
zines Will BE Rushed.
BRITAIN HALTS SUPPLIES

-, spread Of a typhus plague
,h~,ugD Mexico and across the Rio
C~iuic into Texas was one Of two lead
i,c topics discussed al a meeting Of
,hc e>ecutive committee OF the Ameri-
can Red Cross held yesterday after
ro,u II the home of Robert W. de For
o.. ,Icc-president of the American Red
Cross. at : Washington Square North.
~. President Taft. chairman of the
executive committee. presided. In addi-
tom to the problem OF cooperation be-
~ .cr the american Red Cross relief
o,r,s Of pry %s,cians, sani,ariums n
nurses mere and the Carranz Govern
mon, in Mexico the executive committee
discussed the forwarding OF hos ltal
supp,'rs 10 Germany and her allies. per-
rf,s for which ave been held up by
Cr.a, Britain for several weeks.
Inasmuch as Secretary of State Lam
s,rs and the Carr,nza Government
have not Vet concluded their negotia-
tons regarding the possibility OF the
American Red Cross taking a hard IN
N, Mexican typhus plague II WAS not
rnssibl. for the committee to decide in
detail the action TO be taken by the
American Red Cross.
The Information received by M Red
Cross from Mexico Mr.. de Forest
sid after the meeting. made 1t plain
ina, typhus fever. which has existed
sor several months, had assumed alarm
ing proportions. creating q situation
,h,r, somewhat similar to the recent
situation in Serbia. AZ the meeting to-
dav the following resolution was
adopted:
"rha, subject TO the necessary per
mission from and cooperation OF the
Mexican Government the American Red
Cross Is prepared to send to Mexico
a competent corps Of physicians. sani.
,arians and nurses to combat the pres
ert epidemic OF typhus fever In Mexico
and 10 cooperate with the Mexican Gov
eminent and Mexican physicians to that
end.
As 70 the statements mad in the
morn Ing papers Of yesterday that Great
Britain had barred hospital supplies
10 Germany. Aus.ria-Hungary. Bulga-
ra and Turkey. members OF the execu-
tive committee said after the meeting
ihqt all they knew about the matter Ia
tina, for several weeks past the Red
Cross has not been able to secure the
necessary permits from Great Britain
.or the shipments from America Of hos
pltal supplies to the ports Of the enc
mics Of the Allies.
The Red Cross. however. has been
serp'rg up a bomb, rdment OF corre-
spondence to try to obtain the permits
and Intends TO continue to do SO. Red
Cross officers said yesterday that they
nope and expect the permits will soon
be issued.
As for a permanent official ban on the
sh'pmsnt OF hospital supplies to Eng
rnd's enemies. IL was said here yester-
day that the American Red Cross ofi-
cinlly knows Of no such condition or
affairs The confident prediction was
made tina the British Embassy NJ
Washington probably woul issue n de-
NAL shor ly that such a sweeping en-
bargo will continue ia effect.
Besides eN-President Taft and MT.
a. Forest those present at the meeting
vs'erday were Major-Gen. Arthur MUIR
ray, vice-cha'rmsn OF the executive COM
mite. Miss Mabel 7. Boardman. Sur
r~eon-tieneral William Gorgas. L. S. a.;
Surgeou-General william BREASTED. u. S.
y Ernest = Bicknell. direc'or-general
o. ciyili'n relief of the Red Cross
Charles -. Norton and Alfred T. White
4 Brooklyn.