Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-10-25
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the eighteen months which hays
elapsed since the United States en
tered the war, the American people
will have either paid in or pledged to
the American Red Cross for its work
of relief throughout the world, in
money or in material values, a net
total of at least $325,OOe.000.
Revealed Americas Heart.
It 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
for the American Red Cross in this war
to reveal Americas heart.
In this country, at this moment, the
workers of the Red Cross, through its
chapters, are helping to add to the
comfort and health of the millions OF
our soldiers in 102 camps and canton
ments, as well 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 ministrations 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.
But, of course, the heart of the Red
Cross and 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
medical corps of the army or the navy;
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
timable value and of indispensable i'm
portance.
BY the first of January your Red
| Cross will have working in France up
wards of 5000 Americans-a vivid
contrast TO ths little group of eighteen
men and women which, as the first Red
Cros~- commission to France, sailed
about June 1, 1917, TO initiate our eff
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 a shipload of relief supplies
and a group of devoted workers to
northern Russia you have dispatched
commission to work behind our arm
les in eastern Siberia; you have sent
special Representatives to Denmark. to
! Serbia and to the island of Madeira.
Carries Message OF Hcar.
Your Red Cross is thus extending 90
lief to the armies and navies OF Our
allies; and you are carrying 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 very real fac,
tor in winning the war.
The veil has already begun to lift.
What the Red Cross may be called
upon 70 do in the further course of the
war, or with the coming of victory
peace and reconstruction, 1t would be
idle to attempt to prophesy.
But your great organization, in very
: truth "the modified heart, and spirit
, of the whole American people," has
shown itself equal to any call, ready t6
respond to any, emergency,
: Spirit of All Best and Highest.
The American Red Cross has become
not so much an organization as a grea
movement, seeking TO embody in organ
t lied form the spirit Of service, th'
e spirit of sacrifice-in short, all that i:
+ best and highest in the ideals and as
r pirations of our country.
r Indeed we cannot but believe tha
: this wonderful spirit which service il
: and for the Red Cross, has evoked il
: this war, is destined to become in gu
= national life an element of permanen
Y value. s9 ai
r At Christmas time we shall ask tn
Y whole American people TO answer tn
Red Cross Christmas roll call. 1t vii
/ constitute a unique appeal to ever,
d man, woman and child in this grea
land of ours TO become enrolled in on
!, army of mercy.
y It is the hope of Pie War Counci
Y that this Christmas membership rol
i call shall constitute q reconsecratio
Il of the whole American people, an In
s spring reassertiOn to mankind that /
: this hour of world tragedy, not to cor
quer but to serve is Americas suprem
d aim.
THE WAR COUNCIL OF THE AAfEIl
d ICAN RED CROSS.
# Henry P Dawson. Chairman.
i Washington, D. c., Oct. 10, 1918.
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