The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-04-26

terinined that the guiding principle OF
Red Cross po'ieg IN france henceforth
shall he to have Duncii!ious regard to
its every responsibility, but to direct
It's efforts primarily to assisting
French relief societies The liberated
and devastated regions CT France ia Ie
been divided by the government into
small districts, each officially assigned
TO designated French relief organi-
Zntion.
The American Red Cross work In
France was initiated ~ commission
OF eighteen men who landed Oh French
shores June II, 1917 Since then
some 5000 persons have been upon the
rolls III France. of whom 1000 were
actively engaged vile. the armistice
was signed An indication of the pres
eni scale Of the woi!, .vi!l I've obtained
from The fact that the >p.'viceS of COCO
persons are Still required.
Our American Evolutionary Force
having largely evacpIa "a England, the
activities of The Red Cross Commits
sion there are naturally upon dimin-
fishing scale period. Active operations
are still in progress IL Archangel and
Siberia.
"The work in Italy iras been almost
entirely on behalf OF the civilian pop
ulation of that county. lin the critical
hours of Italy's struggle the American
people, through the. Red Cross, sent
practical message Of sympathy and
relief, for which tt. government and
people of Italy have never ceased TO
express their graft lde.
Supplies and oerse1nei to Near East
The occasion for such concentra-
ton Of effort in rally, EAgland, Bel
GUM and even in France having natur-
ally AID normally diminished, il has
been possible to divert supplies and
personnel in large ileasure to re aid
of those people in he Near East who
have hitherto been inaccessible to out
side assistance, bst whose sufferings
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 r'aking
=
more acute distress.
"An extensive group Of American
workers has been dispatched to carry
vitality needed supplies. and to wcrl,
this winter in the rarious Balkan ccua-
tries. In order to coordinate their ac-
established, wifi headquarters AZ
Rome, Italy, IRON which poi"t alone
all the Balkan cen;ers can be reach ed
promptly.
"a commission has Just reached Pc
land with doctors and nurses, med al
supplies. and food for sick children
md invalidS. an American Red Cross
Commission has also been appointed
10 aid in relieving he suffering of Rus
sian prisoners still confined in German
prison camps.
AN Important commission Is still
working In pulv5tinc. Through the
war special cooperation has heen
given to the Armenian and Syrian Re
lief Commission, ! hicl was the only
agency able to carry relief ia the IN.
terror Of Turkish dominions
Red Cross VIII Continue.
"Red Cross effort Is thus far flung
1t will centinre TO be 50. But the
movement repre- enteG by this work
has likewise assumed an intimate place
in the daily life Of CIR people at home.
The array OF "or.:ers which has been
recruited and t!'..ined during the war
must not be a., OBLIGED All our ex-
perience in ii var shows clearly that
there is an unlimited field for service
Of the kind S,hich can be- performed
with peculiar effectiveness by the Red
Cross What ita future tasks may be
it is yet impossible to forecast We
know that 81 Ion. MS there is an Amer.
lean army in the field the Red Cross
will have special function to perform.
Nothing could be of greater impor-
rance TO the american Red Cross than
the plans jusi set In motion by the fre
great Red CT IS societies OF the world
to develop g program Of extended ae-
tivities in tie interest Of humanity.
The conception involves NOT alone eff.
forts t. rel eve human suffering, but
to prevent it: not alone movement
by tile people Of g.. individual nation,
but an attempt 10 arouse all people to
4 sense of ti'eir responsibility for the
welfare Of tieir fellow bel ~ through
ont the world II Is q. Program both
ideal and pracrfcal. Ideal in tat it's
supreme ain Is nothing less than YER
table peace on earth good will TO
men," and practical in that ii seeks 70
take means md measures which are
actually available and MAKE them eff
fective In meeting without delay he
crisis which is daily recurrant IL the
lives of all peoples.
"For accomplishing its mission In
the years OF peace which must lie
ahead Of us the Red Cross VIII require
the ablest possible leadership. and
must enjoy the continued support, SYM
pathy, and participation il its work
Of the whole American people 1t Is
particularly for, mate 'het such q man
as DR.. Livia sston Farranu should have
been selected as the permanent head
of the organic ton. The Lnstinted
fashion IN which AIN our people gave
OF themselves throughout tie ga: IS