The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-08
actually increased since the armistlc,

France was initiated by rommlss' o,
of eighteen mon who landed on Frcucl
shores June IL, 1917 Since thcr
some 0000 persons have been uuon th,
rolls in France, Of whom 1900 were
! actively engaged when the arm sficc
was signed. An indication or the pres
ent scale of the work will be obtained
from the fact that the services of 9 0J0
persons are slill required
"Our American ENpeditlonary Force
having largely evacuated England, the
activities of the Red Cross Commits.
sion there are naturally upon dlmln.
ishIng scale period Active operations
are Still In progress In Arclaugcl and
siberia.
"rhe work IN Italy has been almost,
entirely on behalf Of the civilian pop.
ulation of that country. In the cNical
hours of ltalS'S struggle The American
people, through their Rcd Cross. sent
n practical message OF sympathy and
relief, for which the government and
people of Italy have never ceased Ia
express their gratitude.
Supplies and Personnel to Near East.
"The occasion for such conccntra.
tion of effort In Italy. England Rel.
gium and even In France having natur.
ally and normally diminished, IL has
been possible to divert supplies and
personnel In large measure to the ald
of those peoSlc In the Near East who
have hitherto been inaccessible 20 out.
:
have been upon AN appalling scale.
The needs OF these peoples nre so vast
that government alone can meet them.
but the American Red Cross is making
an effort 10 relieve Immediately the
more acute distress.
"An extensive group of American
workers has been dispatched Ia carry
vitality needed supplies, and 10 work
this winter in the various Balkan coun.
tries. In order to coordinate their ac.
tivities, Balkan commission has been
established, with headquarters at
Rome Italy, from which point alone
all the Balkan centers can be rcnchcd
promptly.
"A commission has Just reached Pc.
land with doctors and nurses, medical
supplies, and food for sick children
and invallds. AN American Rcd Cross
Commission has also been appointed
TO mid in relieving the suffering Of Rus.
sian prisoners still confined In German
prison camps.
AN important commission Is stlll /
working In Palestine. Through the |
war special cooperation has been |
given To the Armenian ami Syrian Re. |
lief Commission, which was the only
agency able to carry relief In the In. |
'erior Of Turkish dominIons.
Red croos viii Continue.
RED Cross effort Is thus far flung
Il will continue to be so. Bul the
movement represented by this work
las likewise assumed an Intimate place /
II the daily life OF our people NJ home.
The army Of workers which has been I
ecruIted aud trnined during the war l
nust not be demobllzcd. All our ex-
,erience In the war shows clearly that
here IL an unlimited field for service
Il the kind which can he performed
With peculiar effectiveness by the Red
ross, What It's future tasks may be
Is yet impossible to forecast We
now that so long as there Is an Amer
can army In the field the Red Cross
viii have special function 10 perform
Nothing could be Of greater impor.
ance to the American Red Cross than
he plans Just set In motion by the FIVE
rent Red Cross societies Of the world
D develop program Of extended nc.
lvlies In the interest Of humanity.
The conception Involves not alone cf
orts TO relieve human suffering, but
o prevent II; not alone a movement
" the people Of an individual nation.
ut an attempt 10 arouse all people to
sense Of their responsibility for the
Welfare Of their fellow beings through.
nj the world II is n program both
deal and practical. Ideal In that It's
upreme aim Is nothing less than yer.
table Peace on earth good will to
1en," and practical In that II seeks 10 !
ake means and measures which nrc !
ctually available and make them Of .
ective In meeting without delay lhe
rlsls which Is daily recurrent In the
ives OF all peoples
"For accomplishing It's mission In
he years Of pence which must lie
head OF MS the Red Cross viii require |
he .ablest possible leadership, and H
iust enjoy the continued support sym
athy, and participation IN lis work
{ the whole American people. II Is
fortunate that such man H
s Or Livingston Fnrrand should have H
cen selected ns the permanent head \
T the organization. The unstlnird \
1shi1n In which all our people gave /
T themselves throughout the war Is H
he hest assurance that our Red Cross i
III continue to receive that coopera /
on which viii make It's work source II
{ pride and inspiration TO every Amer H
AN" N
Mr. Dawson, as chairman Of the In. N
Commission Of the Amerl III
m Red Cross, has undertaken TO rcn. III
'sent the American Rcd Cross I'm the III
reparalion Of the program for extend Nj
i Red Cross activities, and will spcnd M