The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-26
Protecting the Good Name of the Red Cross


The name of the Red Cross is being used in
a reprehensibe manner by INSCRIPTIONS civilians
and by some returned soldiers. Discredit should
not attach to the Red Cross because these men
are engaging in practices that are dishonest.
Recently it was reported that a man repre-
senting himself as an agent of the Red Cross said
hescould obtain the release of soldier if the par
ents paid him $780, Fortunately, when this des-
picable man returned for more money from his
victim, the latter informed the police and the
man was arrested. This occurrence did not take
place In Wayne county, but some parents here
believe the Red Cross, by means of money, can
obtain the discharge of soldiers. This is an err
ror. The Red Cross will assist in obtaining the
release of a soldier on grounds laid down by the
war departments but this service is free and any
man who says he is agent of the organization
and can secure soldiers discharge by money is
swindler whose name should be reported to the
police at once. Any soldier can obtain release,
free of cost, provided the grounds for the action
come within the regulations set out by the war
department for the release of the fighters.
Soldiers in uniform selling souvenirs on the
plea that they are engaging in this work through
the Red Cross are misrepresenting facts. ut is
not necessary for any uniformed soldier to resort
to peddling as a means of earning his living"
says bulletin of the Red Cross. Every case of
this sort should be looked into by the Home Ser
vice workers"
In this connection attention is again called to
thework of the Home Service workers. They are
willing to assist every soldier in need wanting
advice how to- proceed with compensation
claims or petitions for vocational retaining The
Red Cross is admirably adapted to handle these
cases. It has experienced workers who know how
to proceed and how act Soldiers are urged to
take their troubles to Red Cross headquarters in
the court house.
The Red Cross, Elks, Y. NJ C. A. and other
organizations all assisting in the task of see
ing that returned soldiers obtain work file their
compensation claims, take advantage of vocation
al retraining if they entitled to it, and to help
them in every conceivable manner. These or
CARNATIONS have arranged their work so that
there will be duplication of effort and that the
work will be expedited as much as possible. The
service secretary of the Y. NJ. C. A. will be glad
to see that returned soldiers obtain work. He has
a list of places that are open in the Richmond
factories and business houses. The Elks are
sending the boys to the Red Cross headquarters
70 file their compensation claims and petitions
for retranng
All the agencies IN Wayne county that are CO.
operating to help the returned soldiers hope that
the men will take advantage of the facilities of
fered them by the government. If the soldiers,
sailors and marines will get in touch with these
organizations many of the perplexing problems
that are giving them concern will be adjusted. 1t
will be admitted that the Red Cross cannot exc
cute its great mission of Home Service if the SOL
diers themselves will not let it know of their
troubles and problems.