Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-08
MEN OF RED CROSS,
BACK FROM EUROPE,
TELL NEED Of CASH

Two eminent Red Cross officials, re-
Gently returned from a visit to those
areas in Europe most devastated by
war. in statements issued yesterday
through national headquarters OF the
Red Cross present in emphatic form
to residents Of the District of Column
bia vital reasons why the latter
should do their utmost to meet the
present appeal for 100000. which is
distinct from the drive for 100000
local members, known as the victory
roll call.
These officials are DR.. Frederick P.
Keppel, formerly assistant secretary
of war and now director OF foreign
operations of the Red Cross, and Col.
Robert E. Olds. Red Cross commits
sioner for Europe. Each of these
men. who were witnesses of the
horrifying conditions existing in some
large districts overseas, bring dis
tressing accounts of the situation ex-
isting in Poland. Russia and other
countries of Europe where the Red
Cross is now hard at work distrib-
uting relief and teaching home hy
giene.
Red Cross Must Continue Work.
From what I have seen with my
own eyes," declared DR.. Keppel, Il
come back absolutely convinced that
the Red Cross would not be doing it's
full duty as steward of the Ameri-
can people if the work undertaken
among civilians during the war. or
imme diately after the armistice. in
France and Belgium, in Italy and in
eastern Europe. were permitted to
terminate at the present time
Thousands would die, mostly chill
dren and sick persons. were the
various European countries until re-
lief operations it is now carrying on
are completed" said Col. Olds.
In Poland, for example. they both
point out. the coming winter will be
exceedingly difficult for millions of
people. Typhus is rampant there, as it
is in western Russia. Siberia and parts
of the Balkans. Every effort Is being
made by the Red Cross to assist in
preventing the spread of this scourge
America.
Aid Goes to Russia.
Apprehending suffering in Russia
the Red Cross already has carried
thousands of tons of American relief
supplies into western Russia and the
Baltic states. In the event of the fall
of Petrograd and the collapse of the
existing boIshevik regime immediate
and general relief will be needed to
avert widespread suffering from
hunger. exposure and illness. Reports
from there state that energetic medi-
cal assistants with abundant medi-
cines would then be necessary, in
Petrograd especially.
Every one realizes that the Red
Cross must be ready for all emergen-
cies and that funds must be on hand
when epidemic and disaster occur to
counterfeit quickly and effectively
their pernicious presence. say these
officials. That the Red Cross was pre-
pared in Europe for the great Cham
payne drive and the Austrian assaults
upon Italy is best shown by the man.
ner in which it took care of the ref
ugee population. and thus restored a
morale among the armies that was in
danger of impairment.
Had Never Tasted Cows Milk.
When it is considered that there
were thousands of children in Czecho-
slovakia between the ages of four and
five who had never tasted cows milk
until last summer. and who naturally
were subjected to the greatest forms
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