The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-03-05
Entered Posoce Chas Idaho

the men as they become convalescent.
Our Army of Occupation in Germany
was followed with Medical units pre-
pared to render the same emergency
aid end supply service which was the
primary business of the Red Cross
during hostilities. The Army Canteen
eeryice along the lines Of travel has
actually increased since the armistice.
"A5 for work among the French PEG.
PIE, now that hostilities have ceased,
the French themselves naturally pre-
fer es far. as possible to provide for
their own. 1t has accordingly been de-
termined that the guiding principle OF
RED Cross policy in France heiicefc..h |
shall be to nave punctilious regard to
Its every responsibility, but to direct
IT. efforts primarily to assisting
French relief societies. The liberated
enc devastated regions of France have
bse0 divided by the government into
small districts, each officially assigned
- q designated French relief organi- j
zat;cn.
''Jhe American Red Cross work In
France was initiated by a commission
q eighteen men who landed on French
Shores June 13, 1917. Since then
some 5000 persons have been upon the
rolls in France, of whom 1000 were
actively engaged when the arrnistice
was signed. An Indication of the pres
snt scale of the work will be obtained
from the fact that the services OF 5000
persons are still required. ]
sour American Expeditionary Force
! having largely evacuated England, the
activities of the Red Cross Commits
siea there are naturally upon dimin-
ish:ag scale period Active operations
ars still in progress in Archangel and
| Siberia.
31ne work in Italy has been almost
eassrely on behalf of the civilian pop
uiat:on of that country, In the critical
hours of Italy's strugl the American
peccse, through their Red Cross, sent
practical message Of sympathy and
relief, for which the government and
peeese of Italy have never ceased to
express their gratitude.
SueeIies and Personnel to Near East.
"Jne occasion for such concentra-
tien of effort in Italy, England, Bel
giusn and even In France having natur-
slly and normally diminished. 1t has
he4a possible to divert supplies and
personnel in large measure to the aid
CT sAose people in the Near East who
have hitherto been inaccessible to out
side assistance, but whose suffeHngs
have been upon an appalling scale
The needs of these peoples are so vast
that government alone can meet them,
but the American Red Cross is making
m effort to relieve Immediately the
more acute distress.
IAN extensive group Of American
workers has been dispatched to carry
vitality needed supplies. and to work
this winter in the various Balkan coun-
tries. In order to coordinate their ac-
tlvities, Balkan commission has been
established, with headquarters at
Rome, Italy, from which point alone
all the Balkan centers can be reached
promptly.
"a commission has just reached Pc.
land with doctors and nurses, medical
supplies, and food for sick children
and invallds. 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.
IAN important commission is still
working in Palestine. Through thu
war special cooperation has beer
given to the Armenian and Syrian Re
lief Commission, which was the onl.
agency able to carry relief in the in
terror of Turkish dominions.
Red Cross Will Continue.
"Red Cross effort Is thus far flung
It will continue to be so. But thu
: movement represented by this wOrl
has likewise assumed an intimate plac
in the daily life of our people at home
The army of workers which has BEEF
|. recruited and trained during the wa
; must not be demObilized. All our ex
perience in the war shows clearly tina
there is an unlimited field for servic
. of the kind which can be performe
. with peculiar effectiveness by the Re
0 Cross. What its future tasks may
. 1t is yet impossible to forecast. w
4 know that so long as there ID an Amel
0 lean army in the field the Red eros
i will have special function to perform
:. Nothing, could be Of greater impol
d lance to the American Red Cross tina
the plans just set In motion by the t1v
q great Red Cross societies Of the worl
# to develop program of extended a
If tivities in the interest of humanit.
d The conception involves not alone g
s forts to relieve human suffering. b.
!. to prevent it; not alone movemel
T. by the people Of an individual natio
n but an attempt to arouse all people
I. sense of their responsibility for Il
70 welfare of their fellow beings throug
- out the world. 1t Is a program bo
ideal and practical. Ideal In that
e supreme aim Is nothing less than ve
a. table "Peace on earth good will
IS men," and practical in that 1t seeks
~ take means and measures which q
,e actually available and make them I
r. fective In meeting without delay I