The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-19
CARRY ON" KEYNOTE OF THE
RED CROSS.

Carry On" is the keynote of a
Hed Cross statement of policy lust
issued by National Red Cross head
quarters in view of the apparent
nearness of peace with Germany.
The statement which says, but
even with peace let no one suppose
that the work. Of the Red Cross is
finished" was read by General Man
ager George e. Scott, of the Red
Cross at Nationals Red Cross con-
ference at Chicago and was tele-,
graphed to Lake Division headquar-
tiers for the information of the thous-
ands of Red Cross workers in the
States Of Ohio, Indiana and Ken
lucky. The statement reads:
"On February 10th, last year.
nearly six weeks before the United
States declared war. the National Red
Cross Headquarters advised its chap
tiers to prepare for war. That which
followed in the records of the Red
Cross in helping to win the war and
to relieve the suffering growing out
of 1t, constitutes something of which
every American citizen, has a right
to be proud. Every Red Cross worker
must feel sense of satisfaction in
having had share in it ALL"
The moment now has come to pre-
pare for peace. Actual peace may
! come at any moment; it may be de-
ferred some time But until peace
is really here there can be no relax
alton in any Red Cross effort incident
to active hostilities''
But even with peace, let no one
suppose that the work of the Red
Cross is finished. Millions of Amer
lean boys are still under arms; thous-
ands of them are sick and wounded.
! Owing to a shortage of shipping it
may take us year or more to bring
our boys from France. But what
ever the time, our protecting arms
must be about them and their fam
lilies over the whole period that must
elapse before normal peace life can
be resumed"
''Our soldiers and sailors are en-
listed until the commander-in-chief
tells them there is no more work for
them to do. Let every Red Cross
member and worker, both man and
woman, show our soldiers and sail
orS that to care for their health,
wealth and happiness we are enlisted
for no less period than they"
1.-THE cessation Of hostilities will
reveal a picture of misery such as the
world has never seen before, espeef-
ally in many countries which cannot
help themselves. The American peo-
pie will expect the Red Cross to
continue to act as their agent in re-
pairing broken spirits and broken
bodies. Peace terms and peace con-
! ditions will determine how we can
best minister to the vast broken areas
which have been narrowed by war
and for this great act of mercy the
heart and spirit of the American peo-
pie must continue to be modified
through the American Red Gross"
ION behalf of the War Council,
we accordingly ask each member of
our splendid body of workers
throughout the land, to bear in mind
the solemn obligation which rest up
on each one of us to carry on. We
cannot abate for an instant in our
efforts or our spirits. There will be
an abundance of work to do and even
at the moment of peace, let no Red
Cross worker fa1ter."
"Our spirit must now call us to
show that not the roar of cannon, nor
the blood of our people alone directs
our activities, but that a great peo-
pie will continue to respond greatly
and freely to its obligation and OPP
portunity to serve"