Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-03-15

"As for work nfnonp I'M Ernrrh hon
Sic, now lin, hnstllltlrs haye roas.d
he French thcnselyr. bnturnIly nr,.
Ter n1 far MS possilI,. +, rrn,id. ror
heir own. II has ACCORDINGLY heen. liz.
,ermlncd thnt the gnldln, rrlnel,I,. i,
Red cross policy in Froi,r. h.nc,.for,h
,hall il. - nv nnna,tit..n. 900, :.
lis every responsibility I'm, ~ direct
Is Efforts nrI,nnriI, - ay.t.,l,,,
French relief soricffns m. llh.rat.J
md devastated regIons ~ tr.nc. t.,.
been divided by M. government tn,o
milal districts t.nrh oitir.,tf, ,..t..n.d
"a il designated French r.lI..f .rg.nI.
mtj0n
rho American Rod Gros. o.orr. in
france WIS ntiafed ~ a commission
d eighteen mel wfto landed oil French
shores Ian' ~, l9l1 since fheu
SOM 'tooa persons inv bcrn upou the
rolls ~ France Of whom 600 we're
artlNtlN cu-a@od when The almi>flcr
was Signed An Indication ~ the rr,'s
en- Sehlr 81 the work Will b. uhryucd
from the fact that the scrI ices OF G.upO
persons are SIN required
out American ENrcditinuary Force
paving largely evacuated England fhc
activities "t the Rcd Cross Comuis
hoh lil"re arr naturally upon Il dtmln
lSii5hs scAle rcriod. Active operations
are sun ID progress III Archaus"l aud
Sih"fla'
ne work in Italy has been almost
fntlrclS on hrhalf o. the civilian pop
ulail"h OF that country In the crltical
TOURS ~ italy struggle the American
people through their Red Cross. sent
practical mrsSag" OF sympathy and
relief, for which the governments and
people ~ lialy have never ceascd 70
express their gratitude.
Supplies and Personnel 70 Near East
The occasion for such cor,r.ufra
ton or Effort IN raIv rn.I,nd p,a.
GUM and even nt France having notar.
ally and rnrr.,lty diminished (, me
boon possItIo ~ dryer, summit. mn
por>outpd h l,rg. p,.o.nr. ~ 49,. IN
Of those rtoot,l, IN ~. %,or I.,., ,,l,o.
have hitherto boon tr,cr..,ill. ~ an.
side assistance IN, wh,s. snrrnrt,,,s
hnya h.,n NM, ~, o,,r,Iit,... ...lo
The moods q, ,heso ,,o,,,'t,.. 49,. H.,
that pnyrrnmct, Mon. c,r ,n..., mo,
bur he American ROD Cross + tnai.i,,,
nm crror, ~ r.lioy. l,n,n.dia,.fy no
more acute distress
AN extensive group OF American
workers has been DISPATCHED to carry
vitnlly needed supplies. ana IL work
this winter I'm the ynrtnus Balkan com.
tries. In order 10 coordinate th.ir NJ.
tiyitles. n Rnlknn commission has been
established. With hrndouartnrs n,
Rome. IfnIv. from which poiut alone
all The Balkan renters can H.. r.urhod
promptly.
"A commission has lust reached Pc.
land with doctors and nurses m.,ileol
supplies. nnd food for slrk children
and lnyalids An American R.1 Grass
Commission has also heen apnoiut.a
10 aid IN relieving the suffering ~ Rus.
sian prisoners sim confined I'm German
prison camps
AN imporfant commission Is SIN
working in Palestine Through the
war spcclnl cn.nperntion ms b.eu
given 10 The Armenian nnd Syrjop Re.
lief Commission. which wus IN. only
agency able 10 carry relief In mo In.
terror Of Turkish doniulops
Red cross viii co,tt,u.
"Ded Grass .rrort IL INNS ar t,,rg
II will continue "a be "a I'm, ,ba
moveiunn} re,,r,scni.d hv ms uarL
has til;n,yisn n.,,,,n.d -, i,,,t,,.,t. ,,l,,rn
m The daily M ~ nIr t.ot,, i, homo
The nru,y az workers wbirI, In, bren
recruited nnd trained durinl. mo war
must no, he dotnobiliz.d I'm mlr *.
p.ri.ncc IN the war shows CLEARLY tbnf
th.r. il nm unlimited fold for Srryic.
of ne Kind which cun II. perfor,n..l
with peruliar effectiveness rs no Kcd
Cross What IT, future tnsks mn, lie
II IL w., imposs ible 10 forecast We
know Tint 81 long as tl.er,. Is IN Amer
lean arlny III tho Aeld the Rod cross
win have n spcclal function 10 perforri
Nothing could be of greater linpur