The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-04-05

the1f own. IL HaS ar"Hru!nSiy bt EH =.
termined that TIE ,'l.G!inc principle o.
Red Cross policy in France hence1oIth
shall be to have punctilions regard to
ITS every responsibility, but TO direct
is efforts primarily to assisting
rpnch relief societies. The liberated
$50 tevaSi ated regions of France have
~, divided l.. the government into
'f.'l districts each Officially assigned
e. designated French relief orgaui-
2Ati-.u
American Red Cross work ia
..r..., vas initiated by a commission
Of -l a lnen who landed on Frenc.4
''=,a ne 13, 1917. Since then
y M .rp!sGns have been upon the
Ir.~ .lnrr. of whom 1000 were
81 vt..t td when he armistice
Us ~ Indication of the pres
Ell, Seas" q. lie work will he obtainpd
III - Ire f;,r. BAT the services of 5000
Sc >"f,a 80 SD required.
-t'll American EApeditionary Force
i4'ri"~ .4r.cly evacuated England, the
= n.5 II "A. i the Red Cross Commits
SO .r"n are naturally upon dim,n-
IS, " period. Active operations
.-'" @,.I il progress In Archangel and
: OF: j., italy has been almost
..',: on lcllalf Of the civilian pop
,.: a NJ HAT country In the critical
nj ltaly's struggle the American
..t:.1 through their Red Cross. sent
r-," message Of sympathy and
1T which the government ana
~ = italy have never ceased 10
\ .eil gratitude.
.-+. and Personnel to Near East.
IL occasion for such concentra-
ion q effort in Italy, England, Bel
".-. :;rh even in France having n;tur-
-, .,... normally diminished. it has
. .bla TO divert supplies and
. ,,...1i IL large measure to the aid
:, e people in the Near East who
u',.- II, 70 been inaccessible to OFT
S'na SSH, .nce but whose suffl 'ings
maze :feeI upon an appalling scale.
= 2a,d O. these peoples are so vast
j!.:,, .cst".lmtnt alone can meet them.
hut la .'.Wrrican Red Cross is making
~ rtr- e relieve Immediately the
/ y, .lc;.te distress
- extensive group Of American
wcr!.ars Las been dispatched To carry
vita = needed supplies, and to work
,':s r.:nter in the various Balkan cOflh-
tries In order TO cO-ortiinnte their nc
tivities, i Balkan commission has been
established, with headquarters at
Rene, Italy, from which point alone
al! lie Balkan centers can be reached
promptly.
"A commission has just reached Po-
land with doctors and nurses, medical
and inyalids An American Red Cross
Commission has also been appointed
/ TO aid III relieving the suffering of Rus
! sian prisoners still confined IN German
! prison camps
An important commission IS still
'vorl,rs in Palestine. Through the
Wa special cO-0nsr4tipn has beaH
.i"c:i = he Armenian apa sFfi.tp ita-
lief Er.nilission, which WAS the only
i ,,....-nc- allie TO carry reitef In the in.
! te.ior Of Turkish dominions.
Red Cross viii Continue.
| Red Cross effort Is thus far flung
| Il will continue to be so. Eut tho
l,vhinent represented by this work
VS. likewise assumed an intimate place
! n the daily life of our people at home.
The army Of workers which h2s been
| recruited and trained during the war
ST not be demobilized. All our ex-
renee in the war shows clearly that
here is an unlimited field for service
/ = tie kind which can be performed
| II, peculiar effectiveness by the Red
/ -o-s. What its future tasks may be
yet impossible to forecast. We
1 ',1cw HAT so long as thege ~ an Amer
arr. in the field the Red Cross
] II lave special function to perform.
/ 3,hn, could be of greater impor-
| n,.a to lie American Red Cross than
i. .,ans just set in motion by the five
re. Red Cross societies of the world
develop a program Of extended ac-
nities in the interest Of humanity.
he conception involves not alone eff.
for+s to relieve human suffering. hut
p u prevent il DOT dlCNtc iJo' Sht>tte
~ the people Of an individual nation,
IN. an attempt TO arouse all people 70
,a:Se of their responsibility for the
,aia Of their fellow beings through
the world 1t is n program both
/ .;anl ana practical. Ideal in tlat its
: ".re aim is nothing less than ver-
q peace on earth Goof VIII to
+acl,' ara practical in that 1t SEES to
81 means and mea sures which are
ac,.:aly available and make ti'em eff
.a.t,ta in meeting without delay the
.ris'. li>;ii is daily recurrelt in the
+, e If ~; p2onles.
>5,f accomplishing its mission in
th. years Of peace which must lie
III. adj of lis the Red Cross win require
the ab'cst possible leadership, and
,lust eriI lie continued support, syn-
parhy, and participation in its work
of the whole American people. It is
particularly fortunate that such a nlfn
~ Hr. living ston Farrand should have
Z Icon selected as the permanent head
of the organization. The unstinted
fashion in which al> our people gave
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