Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-12-19
RED CROSS CALLED
ON To CONTINUE ITS
INDEFINITELY
cHAPfERs AND BRANCHES WILL
| G. oeNrERS> IN EACH CON-
MUNirv FOR GIVING AID TO
DISTRESSED HUMANITY.
ACTIVITIES NOT CSa1N,lED
Msmbsrship Campaign Each Christ.
mae viii De Means q Calling
Americans Together to
|. show Spirit Of Love.

Henry P. DAWSON. Chairman Of the
War Council Of the Red Cross, has is.
eued to the 1854 chapters and the
2:. 00o. 900 members Of the American
Red Cross the following statement
outlining the future policy OF the
American Red Cross:
the whole American people will be
invited in the week preceding Christ
mas to enroll as members OF the Rec
Cross. II is confidently believed
there will be no further campaigns for
Red Cross funds. but instead the an
nuAl roll call will constitute the foun.
dalton of the Red Cross. The people
should therefore know As definitely as
possible the plans of this their ma
tional Humanitarian society.
since the armistice was signed |
have had an opportunity 20 confer in
Pxris with the heads Of all American
Red Cross commissions in Europe. and
later. in Washington. with the Presi-
dent Of the United States, the Wal
Council Of the Red Cross, the man.
ayers Of the IA Red Cross divisions Of
the United States and with the heads
Of our departments at national head.
quarters. | am. therefore. able 10
speak now with knowledge and assur-
anc in saying that the beneficent
work Of the American Red Cross is 10
20 forward on a great scale-nol
alone. rs heretofore. for purposes Of
relief Of war, but as an agency Of peace
and permanent human service.
Since Americas entry into war the
purpose of our Red Cross has been pri-
marily to aid our army and navy in the
care Of our oEn men under arms, and,
secondly, to extend xelief to the sol.
6iers. sailors and civilians Of those
nations which were fighting our bat
ties along with their own. With the
funds which have been SO generously
contributed by the American people
this war work Of the Red Cross will
continue and be complete with all pos
slble sympathy and energy.
wherever our soldiers and sailors
may be. the Red Cross will stay with
them until they are demobilized. Moth.
ting which We may do will he left n
done, either. For the men in the war
soue. for those returning. for those in
the camps and hospitals or for their
families at home the Red Cross will
continue Its ministrations. In this lat.
ter effort $1,000 trained Red Cross
workers are nov engaged at $500 diff
ferent places throughout the land.
THE problems of reconstruction. In
volv1ng feeding and caring for the dis.
tressed civilian population of Europe,
are Of such magnitude that necessarily
they must be met very largely BY the
governments Of our allies. with whom
cpr own government will cooperate.
The great task OF fighting tube.cu-
losis. promoting child welfare and car
Ing for refugees. with which the Amer
ican Red Cross has concerned itself so
effectively in France. Italy and Bel
GUM, will At an early date be assumed
by the governments, the Red Cross or.
ganizations and the relief societies Of
those countries. which. now that they
are released from the terrific burden
OF waging war. naturally desire to take
care. a. far as they can, of their own
people.
THE wal program Of the American
Red Cross will thus steadily and rap,
Idly merge itself into a peace program.
The wake of war viii. however, reveal
the prevalence OF disease and give rise
TO epideluics and emergencies which
In al parts Of the world will call for
unlimited voluntary effort. the cutting
VI req tape and the manifestation OF
those qualities Of human sympathy
which government action cannot dis.
play.
Here will be the opportunity for the
American Red Cross. But " our
Red Cross must not and cannot act
most effectively alone; We must labor
in cooperation with the National Red
Cross and relief societies OF other ma
ttons. to the end that uot alone the
heart Of America but the heart of ali
mankind may be mobtliSed on behalf
pf suffering humanity.
while. therefore. the plans OF the
American Red Cross ip this direction
cannot De formulated specifically, IL
advance Of the general relief program
Of the Allied governments. the Ameri
can Red Cross In nevertheless plan
ming 70 develop its permanent orsani
z&t1on In this country upon q seal,
never before contemplated in time o
peace.
The commissions which are nov
conducting the activities OF the Amer
tcsn Red Cross in foreign countries, a
we'll ~ the temporary war organize
ton in this country. will Is a matte
i. Of course ultimately merge their enel
kiss with those OF the permanent Of
~gapiEation Of the Red Cross.
with the war has developed tn
striking and important fact that man
men and women, some OF whom .hav
met with great success in devotin
their lives entirely to business. cam
into the Red Cross organization at tn
outset Of the var simply that the
might serve their country, but hav
realized such 4 satisfaction to then
Eselves Ia the opportunity to serve ma
kind that they now desire to become
part OF the permanent peace organic
ltion Of the American Red Cross.
There may. therefore. be perfe'
confidence that the peace activities {
the Red Cross will be conducted unde
able and inspiring leadership. tn
chapters WIN maintain their orsaniE'
Itions upon q scale adequate to the ne
demands 10 Be made upon them. Locs
tcommittsss Will indeed aDprse'at
more and more the value Of having
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