Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13
JAPANESE RED.
CROSSENV0YS.
TARRY IN CITY.
Prince Takugawa and Party
Met at Station by Omaha
Delegation; Soor to
Visit France.

Prince Yoshihisa Tokugawa, heat
of the Japanese Red Cross mission
composed of 10 prominent Red Cross
workers from the Orient, passet
through Omaha at 9:20 o'clock last
night, en- route to Washington. After
short stay i'll eastern cities, they
will sail for Europe and visit the bat.
tie fronts i'll France, Italy and Bel.
gium.
DR.. S. Ninagowa and DR.. S. Sawa.
mura will investigate conditions from
a medical standpoint for the Japanese
organization. Other members of the
mission, all of whom hold responsible
positions with the Red Cross in
Japan, are: Waito, Kageyama Yos-
hida, M. F. Urusowa, M. kawakami
and Count Katsu.
William Lawrence keanc, repre-
senting the American Red Cross, ac-
companied the party from San Fran
cisco. Mr.. keane was engaged in
business i'll Japan for IS years, and
is personally acquainted with the
members of the mission. He was a
member of the American chapter in
Japan, and rendered his services to
the American society at the outbreak
OF war. He was spending a vacation
in this country at the time. For
nearly year he has been connected
with the Fourteenth Territorial and
lnsular division of the Red Cross,
having charge of exports and imports.
Reception in Omaha.
The party was greeted in Omaha
by Randall Brown, Frank Judson and
other officers of the Nebraska and
Omaha organizations. Mrs. Luther
kountze had charge of two units OF
canteen workers, in charge of L. J.
Healy, and the Press club unit, in
charge of Elizabeth Kern, were or
the reception committee. ---r-''
Prince Tokugawa made short tall
from the step of the car occupied by
the mission to the Omaha Red Cross
workers.
81 am deeply affected by the demon.
strations | have received at the hands
OF the American people" he said
The part your country is playing in
this conflict is a noble one. You are
fighting battle for humanity and
freedom with no desire for indemnity
or territory, but to advance the ideals
expressed by the Red Cross.
I'VE are proud to be allies with
America in cause so just. Your ideals
as sec them expressed are not only
of winning the war, but to extend a
service to humanity. / wish you
God speed in your endeavors to make
the world safe place for humanity" "
Mission to Battlefield.
The prince speaks English with ef-
fort and in an interview asked permis-
sion to use an interpreter in order that
he could clearly express his senti-
ments. Our principal mission to the
European battlefield is to find out
how we can be Of the most assistance
to the Red Cross he said. For the
first year of the war we supplied a
base hospital. We now desire again
to send a base hospital in case it is
desired by our allies or as many as
they want. We have 100000 mem.
bers of the Red Cross in Japan, and
have large force in training during
peace times. Our organization is now
on peace footing,
1--WE now have Il hospitals, 2 hos.
pital ships, 5000 trained nurses, SOC
doctors and 800 doctors assistants
This organization or any part of it is
at the command of our allies"
Pleased With America.
The prince was highly pleased witt
his visit to the United States. A
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