Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-03-07

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rolls in France. of whom 1000 wer'
actively engaged when the armistic,
was signed. An indication Of the pres
ent scale Of the work will be obtained
from the fact that the services Of 600
persons are still required.
sour American Expeditionary Fore
having largely evacuated England, tn
activities Of the Red Cross Commits
sion there are naturally upon dimin
ishing scale period. Active operation
are still In progress in Archangel an,
Siberia.
"The work In Italy has been almos
entirely on behalf of the civilian POP
ulation Of that country. In the critica
hours of Italy's struggle the America
people, through their Red Cross, sen
practical message of sympathy an
relief, for which the government an
people of Italy have never ceased t
express their gratitude.
Supplies and Personnel to Near Eas'
THE occasion for such cOncentrG
ion of effort I'm Italy, England, Be
linn and even in France having natu;
lily and normally diminished. 1t HI
,een possible to divert supplies ar
,erSOnnel in large measure to the al
" those people in the Near East WI
have hitherto been inaccessible TO on
'ide assistance. hut whose Sufferin
lave been upon an appalling seal
The needs of these peoples are so va.
that government alone can meet tkcr
nut the American Red Cross is makil
IN effort to relieve Immediately Il
more acute distress
AN extensive group Of America
workers has heon DISPATCHED to car
italy needed supplies. and to VIC.
his winter In the various Balkan cOG
ries. In order to coordinate their a
ivities, a Balkan commission has be-,
established, with headquarters
Iome, Italy, from which point alol
III the Balkan centers can be reach,
rOmptly.
"A comm's sion has just reached i
and with doctors aud nurses. medic
supplies. and food for sick chiIdrt
and invalids. An American Red Gre,
Commission has also been appoint
o aid In relieving the suffering Of r..
sian prisoners still confined in Germa
prison camps.
IAN important commission Is SIT
working in Palestine. Through n
war special cooperation has be-
,iven TO the Armenian and Syrian l.
'ief Commission, which was the on
lgency able TO carry relief in the Il
erior of Turkish dominiOns.
Red Cross VIII Continue.
! RED Cross effort is thus far fun
| II will continue to be so. But IL
movement represented by this wOI
has likewise assumed an Intimate pla,
in the daily life of our people at HON
The army Of workers which has bee
recruited and trained during the W,
lIst not be demObilized. All our e
perience in the war shows clearly IT,:
here is an unlimited field for servit
IF the kind. which can be perfor;at
with peculiar effectiveness by the re
Cross. What its future tasks may l
| 1t is yet impossible re- forecast. w
knew that so long as there is an Anne
| ;can army In the field The Red Gro
will have a special junction to perfor.
| Nothing could he of greater impo
ance to the American Red Cross tia
| the plans just set in motion by the fl
| great Red Cross societies of the wor
TO develop a program of extended q
tivities in the interest Of humanit
The conception involves not alone {
| forts to relieve human suffering. b
to prevent 1t; not alone a moveme
| by the people of an individual natiO
hut an attempt to arouse all people
sense of their responsibility for t
welfare of their fellow beings thru,ie
out the world 1t is program no
ideal and practical. Ideal in that
supreme aim is nothing less than We
liable peace on earth good will
men," and practical In that il seeks
take means and measures which a
actually available and make them {
fective In meeting without delay q
crisis which is daily recurrent In d
lives of all peoples.
| "For accomplishing its mission
the years of peace which must
ahead of us the Red Cross will requi
the, ablest possible leadership al
must'enjoy the continued support, syl
pathy, and participation In It's wo
of the. whole American people. III
particularly fortunate that such a m.
as DR.. Livingston Farrand should ha
been selected as the. permanent he,
Of the OrganiZs ton. The unstint,
fashion in which all our people ga
Of themselves throughout the war
the best assurance that our Red Gro
will continue to receive that cooper
ton which will make its work sour
of pride and Inspiration to every Ams
| lean"
1 Mr.. Dawson. as chairman Of the I
ternational Commission OF the Amel
can Red Cross, has undertaken to re
resent the American Red Cross in Il
preparation Of the program for exten
ed Red Gross activities, and will spel
the nett several months In Europe
consultation with ether Red Gross so,
cites for that purpose.
THE WAR COUNCIL OF THE AMEl
! ICAN RED CROSS.
Henrv p navfson CH,oiv,,,.r .