The daily banner., 1918-12-06

express 10 the American people the
appreciation Of the government rep
resented by its officers and its peo-
Pile, and TO let our American people
know how much the great work done
by the American Red Cross has
meant to the countries which were
conferrin & the distinction. HonorS
have also been conferred by the
British and Serbian governments.
On an occasion IN honor of Com
missioner John H. Finley and his
commission. his cnincncc. jhe grand
mufli and kadi Cf Jerusalem ex-
pressed his appreciation Of our work
as follows:
TO extend helping hand to the
children Of Syria and Palestine IN
your native land, America. was not
enough, but you have crossed the sea
and desert and undergone the hard
ships of this present time to succor
the poor and homeless widows and
orphans of all Palestine and ore es-
pecially of the Holy City, the city Of
the prophets of God where we are all
now united. On behalf of these in
general and of holiness in particular,
l burn incense un the affairs of grati~
tude.''
Additional testimony relative to
our work in Palestine is that General
Allenby has asked his government TO
urge the American Red Cross to con-
tinue its work there. To repeat, |
have quoted as some length from
those who represent and speak for
their people, mad whose opinions
have referred to the functions of the
various governments in honor of the
Ammerican Red Cross because in such
universal testiony is the answer as
to whether or not the endeavor of
the American people through the
American Red Cross in this war
crisis has been successful.
When the Wal Council was called,
we formulated 4 program to which
fortunately we have been able strict
ly to adhere. Now that peace is as
sured, we naturally turn our atten-
ton to new conditions Many of the
emergency calls disappear with the
cessation Of hostilities, while on the
other hand by such cessation new and
pressing needs are presented.
With punctilious regard to the car
rying out Of our original program in
its fullest conception, negotiations
with the various governments are
now being carried on, to the end that
the American Red Cross shall have in
time fulfilled to the letter and spirit
this, its special emergency undertake
ing, and in d manner and under con-
ditions which shall be most accept
and peoples. Always, as heretofore,
any plans adopted will assure COM
plete cooperation with the respective
governments and with any agencies
with whom relations may be estab-
lished.
What the future is to be, no one
can say. But that there will be an
appealing cry of humanity from all
over the world, no one can doubt.
The needs of France, Belgium, Italy,
Russia and the eBalkans will not
terminate with the formal declaration
of peace. A hard winter is ahead.
Exposure and the hardships of war
and the dislocated industrial condi-
tions of the world have produced
hunger, want and disease.
In addition to this, there will, how
ever, be the necessity and oppor-
tunity for supplementary work which
Red Cross organizations throughout
the world can do should do and must
do. Certainly the women of America
working through the Red Cross Chap
ters, and the women in other coun-
tries able to do similar work, will
find their hearts debating more than
In6lr ndnOS can 40. nope no W.
man will think of relaxing her Red
Cross activity, but will rather in
crease her endeavor 10 meet the calls
for supplies of whatever character as
issued from Red Cross Headquarters
at Washington until comprehensive
and definite program may be worked
out
AS far as can now be foreseen,
there will be no further occasion for
campaigns for Red Cross funds.
During the week before Christmas
there is to be Roll Call, giving
every citizen an opportunity to reg
lister as a member of the volunteer
humanitarian aEnecy of the Ameri-
can people. which is recognized
throughout the world as the Amert-
can Red Cross. This membership in
wolves no commitment beyond the
payment of one dollar, but this pay
ment will register a continuance OF
humane sympathy and at the samme
item it will have the very practical
value of contributing to the continu
alton OF Red Cross Chapter work and
to the meeting of the needs within
our own country.
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