Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-23
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was appreciated by all the workers
present.
In his address Mr.. Jackson said
that the American people went into
the war not for material gain but in
order to make Democracy safe in the
worIE, and that he can not believe
that conditions are such at the pres
cnt time. The American people have
accomplished whatever they have
done by standing by each other and
in the same way the members of the
tasks set before them.
The manner Of accomplishing re-
suits was then taken up by Mr..
Jackson, who pointed out that Amer
lea still has an army abroad and
probably will have for two. three or
four years, and the army there will
still need the service of the Red
Cross. Besides, there is the army in
Siberia which will require extra Red
Cross work. at the request Of the
government the Home Service is 70
take up the work Of the physical and
mental rehabilitation of the men.
Through the Home Service section
the Red Cross has an opportunity to
help the government carry out its
purpose. When a man returns home
from the war he will at first have a
hard time to readjust himself men
tally. 1t will be the opportunity to
help that man get back into indus
try. Experiments have been made
in some of the larger cities in the
physical rehabilitation of the men.
No matter what mans injuries may
be, he can be useful in industry; men
without arms or legs can earn a fair
living And the opportunity is large
if the men can be induced to seek the
Federal Board of Vocational Train
ing. In order to accomplish Home
Service work it really is a commun-
ity work and the morale Of the Red
Cross organization is needed.
The Red Cross has the work Of the
production of relief garments both for
our armies and the civilian popula-
ton of the various countries. Mr..
Jackson believed that conditions in
Siberia, Servia. Palestine, Roumania
and some of the other countries are
worse than conditions in the Halifax
disaster The surgical dressings
work has been cut out, not because
the surgical dressings are not needed
now, but because the warehouses are
full and there is no place to store
them.
TIE amount Of work still to be done
by the Red Cross was then shown by
Mr.. Jackson. The surgeon general
has given an order for 10000 large
pajamas and 10000 small pajamas.
1907 600 story books each month Of
which the Junior Red Cross has
promised 5000 and is already at work
on them. The order Of the surgeon
general viii still be needed. Hospi-
tai supplies VIII be needed for some
time to come.
A hurry up order has come to the
Red Cross for 5000 paper lined vests
for the army IN Siberia. and this or
der must DC completed a week from
Monday. The order for refugee gar
ments will consume one million yards
of material.
The effect Of the money in the cam
paign, Mr. Jackson showed to be
that the people Of our allied coun-
tries will be made to feel that the
American people will back them up.
So the American people have the op-
portunity to tell the people "over
there" that still further relief is com
ing.
That the people Of this country
haven't failed in one thing they have
undertaken during the war. was
stated by NJ. Jackson. And he said
that the American people have still
TO prove that they will continue to
be with them people across even af-
ter peace comes.
In the last epidemic the Red Cross
was Of great benefit not only TO
Maine, but all over the country and
if it hadn't been for the Red Cross
relief could not have been organized
on account Of the short space Of