The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-07-17
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mates of the quantities and relative
proportions in which the various
kinds of articles should be produced.
The Red Cross commissions, when
they took up their work abroad, and
our department of military relief,
dealing with the camps and canton
ments of this country, understood
from the first the necessity, from
estimates. The difficulties of max
/ ing estimates at all reliable must be
obvious to all. It required time and
| opportunity to study the situation
from every angle, so as to be sure,
in the end, that they had given due
weight to all of the perplexing phases
of the problem.
| While these studies were being
made, the Red Cross was convinced
| that it would be wise to spare no
pains to be ready for any demand
that might be made upon it, and
while we have increased our knowl-
edge of the problem month by
month, the tremendous production of
all these useful articles has been 60
ing on in every part of the country,
so that we have, thus far, been able to
not only meet in one way or another
all of the demands upon the Red
Cross from every quarter, but have,
) at the same time, been able to do
one further thing which we consider
! essential; that is, the creation OF
great stocks Of necessary articles, so
that emergencies-and emergencies
are the rule of .war-might always
| find us ready.
! Everything so far 1.~oelced is of
positive value. This is war of
such tremendous proportions that it
seems almost impossible ever to fig
ure on having too much of anything
connected with it's conduct, particular
ly of those things which the Red
| Cross chapters produce
| If there was no limit to the amount
of raw material available in the
country and the shipping space
| which might be used to transport
the completed articles to the point Of
| need, the policy of almost unlimited
production might be justified But
there is limit and very definite
limit to resources, both of material
! and transportation, and so it is not
only wise but necessary that we put
the entire production as rapidly as
possible on the basis of orr best esti-
mates of the most urgent needs, so
that, while we care for Red Cross re-
quirements adequately, we +, may at
the same time be conserving the
country's resources of material and
it's transportation facilities, now SO
sorely tried. A
The rate at which surgical dress
ings have been produced has been
constantly increasing and is now at
a point higher than our estimates in
dictate as necessary for some months
to come. This rapidly increasing
production has strained the capacity
of the manufacturers of raw mate
rails to such an extent that there has
been serious difficulty in securing
sufficient guaze and other materials
used in making dressings. -
Our department of supplies is
working in close co operation with
the government to see that regular
quantities of these materials are Sc
CuT0U lOT CIOSS WO1h. AL hCC-
essary orders have been placed with
the manufacturers, with every help
that can be given the situation by
government priorities. For awhile
there will still be delay in getting
the material into some parts of the
country, but everything is being done
| to hasten deliveries, and we hope,
| before long to have established reg
ular deliveries to all sections.
If chapters will take steps to limit
| their production of dressings to the
exact kind and quantities specifically
called for by the division, they may
| feel assured that the situation is being
well cared for. This does not mean,
! however, that any women who are
willing to work need be idle because of
lack of opportunity. There is urgent
need for other kinds of Red Cross
work, as will be seen by the state
ment which follows:
For months past, careful studies
have, been in progress, not only by