The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-14
American Red Cross
Gulf Division

In response to a request from the
Red Cross War Council for specific
advice from General Pershing's
Medical Staff in France as to whe-
ther the Red Cross appropriation of
100000 for medical research was
contributing toward the relief Of
human suffering, the following ca
blegram has been received at Head
quarters in Washington:
"We btlieve the Red Cross has
properly expended it's funds, be-
cause it is the duty of the Red Cross
to care for sick and wounded Am
erican soldiers and to use funds to
prevent those soldiers from being
infected with the various diseases,
the exact naturt Of which is still un-
determined, as they are now and
peculiar to this war and must be
studied now to aid our troops. We
stand on the principle that Bed
Cross funds should back such work
rather than secure special funds for
that purpose. The Medical Dept. of
the United States Army is in full
accord with all the Red Cross is do
ing in this sregard 1t is cooperating
and assisting in every way in re-
search matters and is counting upon
our help in this regard. 1t has ask
ed the Red Cross to help it study the
many problems of preventive medi-
cines and of Medical and surgical
diseases against which the Army
Medical Corps must struggle, The
research Committee assists the Red
Cross in the management of its
funds and its experiments and con-
trolls the type and kind of expert
ments and controls the type and
kind of experimentation. The re-
search Committee whose names you
have contcls fully its research
against which the anti viyisection-
lists are protecting. English Med
f
operative with the Red Cross in re-
search work. We feel that any one
endeavoring to stop the Red Cross
from assisting in its humanitarian
and humane desire to prevent Amer
ican soldiers from being diseased
and protecting them by solving the
peculiar new problems of disease
with which the Army is confronted
is in reality giving aid and comfort
to the enemy. Research work so far
undertaken, Including studies on
anaesthesia, shell shock, and trench
fever, which last will be the main
line of investigation this winter. We
are also investigating trench ne.
phritis and foot wound infections
including gas gangrene and tetanus
The animals used are principally
guinea pigs, rabbits and white rats
If operations causing pain to ami
mails are performed anaesthesia is
used. Actually very few animal.
have been used for this work. Sign.
ed by the following Medical Off
GERS in General Pershings Army
Col. F. A. Winter, Maj. J. A. Blake
Maj. R. P. Strong, Capt. Kenneth
R. Taylor, Maj. Alexander Lambert
1t. Col. J. F. Silfer, Col. NJ. M. Ire
land, Maj. Williams J. Esler, 1t
Com. E. T. Crossen, 1t. E. Deval
Katherine Foot, 1t. Phillip NJ. Slim
son, Maj. Roger I. Lee, Maj. HON
er F. Swift, Maj. H. E. Robertson
Capt. John P. Peters, Jr., Captain
Sen. Jablons, 1t. Herbert NJ. Ber
gamini, DR.. Weillou, Institute Pas
teur; 1t. Col. T. w. Richards, 1t. K
Bulkely, Geo. G. Ross, Robt. G. lie
wonte, Maj. G. L. Gibson, 1t. B. G
eastman, Chas. B. Msits, Fredericl
M. Jacob, Maj. G. E. Descheweintz
Maj. Harris P. Mosher, Capt. VIM
L. Moos, 1t. VIM. H. Morris, Capt
Mccall, Heating, 1t. Jas. W. Wor
cester, 1t. Geo. W. Smith, Maj
Burt. R. Shurley, Maj. Frank B
Walker, Capt. c. B. Coulter, Capt
Lester M. Hubby, 1t. Hugh ChaI