Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-10-26
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1t viii thus been seen that during
| the eighteen months which have
| elapsed since the United States en-.
tered the war, the American people
will have either paid in or pledged u
the American Red Cross for its work
of relief throughout the world. in
money or in material values, net
| total of at least $500 100000.
Revealed Americas Heart.
1t has been because of this spirit
which has pervaded all American Red
! Cross effort in this war that the aged
/ governor of one of the stricken and
! battered provinces of France stated
not long since that. though France had
| long known of Americas greatness.
! strength and enterprise. it remained
| Tor the American Red Cross in this war
| 70 reveal Americas heart
In this country, ut this moment, the
workers of the Red Cross, through it's
chapters, are helping to add to the
comfort and health of the millions of
! our soldiers in 102 camps and canton
! mentS, as We'll as of those travelling on
railroad trains or embarking on ships
for duty overseas.
The home service of the Red Cross,
| with its now more than 10000 workers,
is extending its minisrations of sym
| pathy and counsel each month to up
wards of 100000 families left behind
by soldiers at the front--a number
ever growing with the increase Of our
| men under arms.
hut, of course, the heart of the Red
| Cross ana its money and attention al
ways move toward and focus them
| selves in Europe where the American
Red Cross, as truly the greatest moth
| er in the world" is seeking to draw "a
vast net of mercy through an ocean of
| unspeakable pain"
Red Cross Worth Recognized.
Nothing is withheld that can be
! given over there to supplement the
| efforts of our army and navy in caring
| for our own boys. the Red Cross does
| not pretend to do the work of the
| its purpose is to help and to supple
! ment.
Nor does the Red Cross seek to
| glorify what it does or those who do
| it; our satisfaction is in the result,
which, we are assured by Secretary
Baker, General Pershing, General Ire
land and all our leaders. is Of ines
Unable value and Of Indispensable i'm
| portanCe.
by the first of January your Red
Cross viii have working In France up
wards of 1900 Americans-a vivid
contrast to the little group of eighteen
men and women which, as the first Red
Cross commission to France, sailed
about June /, 1917, to initiate our ef.
forts in Europe.
Your Red Cross now has active. Op.
Grating commissions In France. in Eng
land, in Italy in Belgium, In Switzer-
land, in Palestine and in Greece. You
have sent Il shipload of relief supplies
and d group of devoted workers 10
northern Russia: YOU have dispatched
a commission to work behind our arm
les in eastern siberia; you have sent
Serbia and 10 the island of Madeira.
Carries Message Of Hope.
Your Red Cross is thus extending re
lief to the armies and navieS Of our
allies; and YOU are carrying "A practical
message Of hope and relief TO the
friendly peoples Of afflicted Europe and
ASIA.
Indeed. we are told by those best in
formed in the countries of our allies
that the efforts Of your Red Cross to
aid the soldiers and to sustain the
morale Of the civilian populations left
at home, especially in France and
Italy have constituted a very real Fac
tor in winning the war.
The veil has already begun to lift.
What the Red Cross may be called
upon 10 do in the further course Of the
war. or with the coming of victory
peace and reconstruction it would be
idle to attempt TO prophesy.
But your great organization, I'm very
truth "the modified heart and shirt
of the whole American people" has
shown itself equal to any call, ready 70
respond to any emergency.
Spirit of All Best and Highest
The American Rcd Cross has become
not SO much an organization as a great
movement seeking to emhody in organ
lied form the spirit Of service. the
spirit Of sacrifcc--in short. all TINT is
best and highest in the ideals and as
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