St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1919-03-14

actually increased since the artnlstlce.
"As for work among the French peO-
pie, now that hostillties have ceased,
the French themselves naturally pre-
fer ns far as possible to provide for
thcir own. 1t has accordingly been de.
terminpd that the guiding principle OF
Red Cross policy in France henceforth
shall be to have punctillous regard to
It's every responsibility, but to direct
It's efforts primarily to assisting
French relief societies. The liberated
and devastated regions Of France have
been divided by the government into
small districts, each officially assigned
20 n designated French relief organl-
zatlon.
"The American Red Cross work In
France was Initiated by commission
Of eighteen men who landed on French
shores June IL, 1917. Since then
some 1900 persons have been upon the
rolls In France, OF whom 1000 were
actively engaged when the armlstice
was signed An indication OF the pres.
ent scale Of the work will be obtained
from the fact that the services of GOOO
persons are stlll required.
"Our American Expedltlonary Force
having largely evacuated England, the
activities Of the Red Cross Commits
sion there are naturally upon a dlmln.
lshlng scale period. Active operations
are stlll In progress IN Archangel aud
siberia
"The work In Italy has been almost
entirely on behalf Of the civilian pop.
ulntion Of that country. In the critical
hours uf 1tuly's struggle the American
people, through their Red Cross, sent
n pructlcnl message Of sympathy aud
relief. for which the government and
people Of Italy have never ceased to
express their gratitude
Supplies and Personnel TO Near East.
"Thc occasion for such conccntru.
ton of effort In Italy, England. Bel
glum aud oven IN France having nntur
ally and normally diminished, Il hns
been possible tn divert supplies and
personnel lu large measure to the aid
NJ those people IN the Ncnr East who
have hitherto been inaccessible 10 out.
side assistance. but whose surerings
have been upon an appalling scale
The needs pf these peoples are M vast
that government alone cnn meet them,
bat thu American Red Cross ls making
nm effort o. relieve Immediately the
more acute distress
"An extensive group Of American
workers has been dispatched to carry
vitality needed supplies, and to work
thls winter lu the various Bnlknn cuuus
tries ~ order 10 coordinate their nc.
uyitlrs. Balkan commission has been
established. with headquarters ut
Rome. Italy from which point alone
nli the iiulkun cuntcrs can be- reached
promptly
~ commission has Just reached 20.
nud with doctors aud nurses medical
supplies. mud food for sick children
aud ln,nlIds An American Red Cross
Commission hus also been appointed
tu MID In relieving the suffering of Rus.
slun prisoners stlll confined In German
prison camps,
"An important commission n siill
working In Palestine Through tho
war special cooperation has been
given tu the Armenian and Syrian Re
lief Commission. which was the only
agency able to carry relief Ia the In
terror ~ Turkish domlnlons,
Red Cross VIII Continue.
Red Cross effort n thus fnr iiung
II viii continue a. bo 30 llut the
movement represented hy this work
has likewise assumed an lntlmutc place
ln the daily life of our people nj home.
The army ~ workers which has been
recruited and trained during the war
must not hc dcmohillkcd All our cx'
prtirucr in the war shows clearly that
there is an unlimited ncld Tor service
of the kind which can ho performed
with peculiar cfioctiNcnvss by the Red
Cross what lts future tasks may be
Il IL yet impossible To forecast We
know that 80 long as there n nn Amer
lcnn army IN the field the Red Cross
win have special function To perform,
Nothing could be- ~ greater impor-
tauce Co the American Red Cross than
the plans Just set IN motion by the i've
great Red Cross societies OF the world
10 develop program of extended nc-
uyltles lu the Interest of humanity,
The conception involves not alone ef-
forts 60 relieve human suffering, but
tn prevent it, not alone movement
hy the people of an individual nation,
but nu attempt 10 arouse all people 10
u sense of their responsibility for the
welfare OF their fellow beings through
out the world II Is program both
ideal and practical Ideal In that It's
supreme aim Is nothing less than yer
table Peace ON earth good will 10
mcu," aud practical ga that Il seeks to
take means and measures which are
actually available and make them Of
fecuYo In meeting without delay the
crisis which Is daily recurront In the
lives ~ all peoples.
"For accomplishius Us mission In
the years OF peace which must lie
ahead of us the Rcd Cross will require
the ahlest possible leadership. and
must enjoy the continued support, sym
pathN and participation IN It's work
Of the whole American people, II Is
fortunate that such man
us Dr Livingston Fnrrand should have
been selected ms the permanent head
~ the organization. The uustlnted
fashion In which all our people gave
of themselves throughout the war Is
the best assurance that our Red Cross
win continue 20 receive that co.opera.
tiou which will make its work a source
of pride and inspiration 20 every Amer
lean"
Mr nnYIsnn na nhnIrmnn NJ 1hn In