The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1919-03-14

pie, now that hostilittes have ceased.
the French themselves naturally pre-
fer as far as possible to, provide for
their own. 1t has accordingly been de-
termined that the guiding principle of
Red Cross policy in France heRceforth
shall be TO have punctilious regard to
Its every responsibility, but TO direct
It's efforts primarily to assisting
French relief societies. The liberated
and devastated regions OF France have
been divided by the government into
small districts each officially assigned
IL Il designated French relief ofgaAi-
Zalion.
The American Red Cross work In
France was initiated by q commission
Of eighresn men who landed on French
shores June 13, 1911. Since then
some 1900 persons have been upon the
soils in France, of whom 1000 were
actively engaged when the armistice
was signed. An indication of the pres
ent scale of the work Will be Obtained
from the fact that the services of 5000
persons are still required
Our American Expeditionary Force
having largely evacuated England, the.
activities of the Red Cross Commits
sion there are naturally upon dimin-
ishing scale period. Active operations
ape still IN progress in Archangel and
Siberia.
"The work in Italy has been almost
entirely on behalf of the civilian pop
ulation of that country. In the critical
hours of Italy's struggle the American
people, through their Red Cross, sent
practical message of sympathy and
relief, for which the government and
people Of Italy have never ceased to
express their gratitude.
Supplies and Personnel to Near East.
"The occasion for such concentra-
ton of effort in ITALY, England, Bel
GUM and even In France having natur-
| ally and normally diminished, 1t has
been possible to divert supplies and
| personnel In large measure To the aid
of those people in the Near East who
have hitherto, been inaccessible to ont
| side assistance, but whose sufferngs
have been upon an appalling scale.
The aeeds of these peoples are so vast
that government alone can meet them.
but the American Red Cross Is making
an effort to yelieve Immediately the
more acute distress.
"hR extensive group of American
workers has been dispatched To carry
vitality needed supplies, and 10 work
this winter In the various Balkan coun-
tries. In ostler to coordinate their ac-
tivitles, n Balkan commission has been
established, with headquarters ut
Rome Italy, from which point alone
all the Balkan centers can he reached
promptly.
"A commission has just reached Po-
} land with doctors and nurses, medical
supplies. and food for sick children
} aud inyallds An American Red Cross
Commission has also been appointed
To aid In relieving the suffering of Rus
sian prisoners still confined In German
prison camps.
"An important commission is still
working IN Palestine. Through the
war special cooperation has been
given TO the Armenian and Syrian Re-
lief Commission, which was the only
agency able to carry relief In the In
terror of Turkish dominions.
Red Cross VIII Continue.
1.Red Cross effort Is thus far flung
II will continue to be So. Bat the
movement represented by this work
has likewise assumed an Intimate place
in the daily life OF our people at home
! The army Of workers which has been
, recruited and trained during the wal
|, must not be demobfized All our ex
, perience In the war shows clearly that
, there Is an unlimited field for servie}
, of the kind which can be performed
with peculiar effectiveness by the Red
} Cross. What Its future tasks may BIZ
Il is yet impossible TO forecast. We
D know that so long as there Is an Amer
\ Lean army in the Geld the Red Cross
}. will have o special function to perform
]. Nothing could be of greater impor
G lance TO the American Red Cross thar
!. the plans Just set In motion by the five
great Red Cross societies OF the wori,
, 10 develop a program Of extended &C
tiyities In the interest Of humanity
q The conception involves not alone 81
forts TO relieve human suffering. bu
!, 10 prevent Il; nat alone movemen
- by the people Of an individual natior
but an attempt l. rouse all people {
n sense Of their responsibility for IN
welfare of their fellow leings through
cut the world. II is program bot
ideal and practical. Ideal in that II
supreme aim is nothing loss than vel
table "Peace on earth good viii {
a men," and practical In that u seeks
take means and measures which, ar
actually available and make them ei
fective In meeting without delay th
crisis which is daily recurrent In tn
, lives OF all peoples.
!. "For accomplishing its mission
!. the years OF peace which must u
ahead Of Us the Red Cross VIII requir
!. the ablest possible leadership. an
must enjoy the continued support. syn
e pathy. and participation in its wor
!, OF the whole American people. IL
!. particularly fortunate that such a ma
:. as Dr. Livingston Farrand should hav
a been selected as the permanent hea
!, OF the organization. The unstinte
= fashion in which an our people CAV
of themselves throughout the war
- -. .-s,,-onc.a that our Rel GrDs