New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-25
Needed to Finance Amerl-
can Work, Says War
Council Chairman
Plans to Raise
Fund Are Begun
Forty Cities Are Represent
ed at Conference in
Washington

Washington, Msy pa fund OF at
least SlO0,0Oo.OOO will be needed 20
finance The work Of the American Red
Cross during the war. according to an
announcement to-day by Henry +.
Dawson at the first meeting Of the
new Red Cross War Council, Of which
ne is chairman.
Representatives of forty different
cities arc included in the members Of
he council who have gathered here TO
Law plans for raising this enormous
fund. The money, Mr.. Dawson said,
will be used not only for Americans,
but for destitute persons in the for
cign war zones, irrespective Of nation
alities.
Tho needs Of the Red Cross abroad
were outlined at the meeting by Ian
Malcolm. of the British official mis-
sion. and Frederick Walcott, a mem
Der of the Rockefeller commission,
smoke of the needs in Poland, from
which country he recently returned:
The situation in Belgium was described
by John II. Gade, Of the Belgian Relief
Commission.
Malcolm Tells of Desolatlon
Mr.. Malcolm pictured the vast ma
chinery that is behind the fighting lines
10 care for the wounded and the DESC
lation that reigns in the once thriving
and populous communities where Ger
many has brought ruin. He said he
did not doubt the success OF the Ell
fort TO raise the money needed.
at will depend" he said, upon two
conditions: First, that you are able to
appeal 10 the spiritual side OF your
people as apart from the sentimental
and can point out with irresistible
force tho sacred obligation that hes
upon all who are not themselves risk
ing their lives in the trenches TO give
generously and often in the great cause
of relief Of human suffering so wide
spread, so poignant, so heart-rending
as il is to-day"
Direction Of the work of raising the
great Red Cross fund has been placed
in the hands OF Charles 5. Ward, inter
national secretary of the y. VI. {. A.
The New York City campaign viii be
in charge of Cornelius n. Bliss, Jr.
At to-morrow's meeting Of the con-
ference Herbert c. Hoover will present
recommendations for the rehabilitation
Of Northern France, and former Presl-
dent Taft will confer with representa-
tives of Red Cross chapters.
Mr.. Dawson Outlines Needs
In outlining the needs of the Red
Cross, Mir. Dawson said, in part;
"The most stupendous and appealing
call in the history of the world TO ana
suffering humanity confronts our Red
Cross. Millions of men who have been
fighting for liberty lie dead or
wounded; millions Of women and chill
dren are homeless and helpless; hum
dreds OF towns and villages have been
destroyed; disease and distress are
rampant
something Of what we must expect
TO do and something of the sacrifices
which we must expect 70 make VIII be
indicated by the following summary Of
the very present situation:
Hundreds Of American doctors and
nurses are already at the front. A
force Of 10000 American engineers will
soon be rebuilding the railroads of
France. Upward of $4,000 American
men are now on the battlefelds of Eu-
rope, fighting as volunteers in the AL
fled armies. Soon $4,000 American reg
All our National Guard is to be mobil-
lied. our regular army is to be re-
cruited TO full strength and 100000
other men are shortly TO be called TO
the colors. Within few months we
should and will have in service an army
Of 100000 and navy Of 100000.
Stupendous Task for Red Cross
"These men must have of our best.
To prepare against their needs in ad-
vance will be a stupendous task which
the Red Cross must undertake. Doctors,
nurses, ambulances must be made
ready. Vast quantities of hospital
stores, linen, bandages and supplies of
every kind must be prepared, and at
once. If we wait IL may be too late.
When we ask our own sons and broth
srs to fight for our liberty 5000 miles
from home in a country already sore
and afflicted. surely we cannot do less
than prepare to take care o. them in
their day of suffering.
Gallant Canada from 100000 popu-