Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-05-30

49, INV Ilial NOSulttieS have co,,I,
the French themselves natur.,I,. -
Ter as far as possible TO nroy,aa o..
lhelr own. Ii has accordinplv NO., A.,
termined that TIA guiding nrlnoi,1,. -
ned cross policy in France henraforth
shall be to have punctillous regard ~
us every responsibility, but to diroot
rs EFFORTS primarily TO assistina
french relief societies. Tho IhorotnS
ana devastated regions Of Fropoo 49,,
oeen divided by the governments into
small districts, each officially assigned
10 a designated French relief organ,.
cation. e"''
Inc American Red Cross WORK IN
france was initiated by comniss,on
vi eighteen men who landed on French
Shores June -, 1917. Since tban
some 'ooc persons have been unon ths
roils IN france, Of whom 1000 were
actlVeIy engaged when the armist,co
was signed. An Indication Of tbo nros
eht scale Of the work will be obtained
from the fact that the services of 1000
persons are still required
Our American Expeditionary Force
having largely evacuated England ths
activities of the Red Cross Comm,s.
sion there are naturally upon a dimin.
lshing scale period Active operations
are still In progress In Archangel and
Siberia.
Inc work in Italy has been almost
entirely on behalf Of the civilian non,
ulatloh or that country. In the critical
hours OF ltaly's struggle the American
people, through their Red Cross sent
practical message of sympathy and
relief, for which the government and
people of Italy have never ceased tn
express their gratitude.
Supplies and Personnel to Near East
The occasion for such cOncentra.
ton of effort in Italy, England, Bel
GUM and even In France having natur-
allyTand normally diminished. it has
been possible to divert supplies and
personnel in large measure to the aid
OF those people in the Near East who
have hitherto been inaccessible TO out
$3.50 N'2ip'eNhNC, buL HIOSt SulpTlIRS
nave 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
an effort to relieve Immediately the
more acute distress.
AN 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 &C
tiyities, a 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 Po-
land with doctors and nurses, medical
supplies, and food for sick children
and invalidS. 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.
can important commission Is still
working in Palestine Through the
war special cooperation has been
given to the Armenian and Syrian Re
lief Commission, which was the only
agency able TO carry relief in the in
terror Of Turkish dominions.
Red Cross Will Continue.
"Red Cross effort is thus far flung
1t will continue to be so. But the
movement represented by this work
has likewise assumed an intimate place
in the daily life of our people at home
The army of workers which has been
recruited and trained during the war
must not be demobiIized. All our ex-
perience in the war shows clearly that
there is an unlimited field for service
of the kind which can be performed
with peculiar effectiveness by the Red
Cross. What its future tasks may be
II is yet impossible to forecast. We
know that 50 long as there is an Amer
lean army in the field the Red Cross
will have a special function to perform
Nothing could be of greater impor-
lance to the American Red Cross than
Iit pans just SGT III ihp''cH ~ $50 -
great Red Cross societies Of the world
to develop a program OF extended ac-
tivities in the interest of humanity.
The conception involves not alone eff
forts to relieve human suffering, but
to prevent 1t; not aloT9 movement
by the people of an individual nation
bur an attempt to arouse all people tt
a sense of their responsibility for the
welfare of their fellow beings through
out tie world 1t Is program botE
ideal and practical. Ideal in that its
supreme aim is nothing less than yer
table "peaoe on earth good Will tC
men," and practical il THAI 1t seeks tc
take means and measures which are
actually available and make them ct
fective In meeting without delay the
crisis which is daily recurrent in tins
lives of all peoples.
For accomplishing its mission IL
the years of peace which must liz
ahead of us the Red Cross Will require
the ablest possible leadership ant
must enjoy the continued support sym
patty, and participation in its worn