The Tomahawk., 1919-04-03
GREATER RED
CROSS PLANNED
Unified Action by Societies Of the
World Proposed.
PLANS APPROVED BY wilson

n. p. Dawson Gives In Outline at
Paris Banquet Red Cross Program
for World Weifare-Distress In All
Nations to Be ReIieved-Epidemics
to BE combated-centrai Bureau at
Geneva.
Members Of the peace delegations
Of all the powers interested In the pro-
posed league of nations and ambassa-
doris and ministers from various c0un-
tries, with several hundred newspaper
representatives from allied and ,neu-
trail countries, at dinner in Paris
recently heard III. p. Dawson Of the
American Red Cross announce in out
line international Red Cross plans for
world welfare. Mr.. Dawson has been
named chairman of committee Of
Red Cross societies representing the
organizations in the United States,
Great Britain, Italy, France and Japan
ito formulate and propose to the Red
Cross societies of the world pro-
gram Of extended Red Cross activities
In the interest Of humanity"
Mr.. Dawson read a wireless mes
sage from President Wilson heartily
approving the plans for co-ordinating
and extending the efforts Of the Red
Cross societies of the world. He said
they contained great possibilities for
lessening and preventing distress
among all peoples.
Mr.. Dawson explained and summa-
rized the great plans and prepara'
tions.
Distress Beyond Comprehension.
'"The situation in the world today is
tragic beyond description. The dis.
tress In the world is of course greater
than ever before and beyond compre.
hension. To me, therefore, it is clear
that while the leading men of the
world are convened to draw up con-
ditions of peace there is no man or set
of men who can by pencil and paper
establish peace which can endure
in the presence of the distress
throughout the world. refer of course
primarily to conditions in those coun.
tries which have suffered directly from
the war.
"But our experience and studies
have revealed conditions In other
countries which are conducive to dis.
quiet and unrest and which will con.
tinue to breed a spirit Of dissatisfac.
tion until they are ut least in some de-
gree improved. The fundamental ba.
sis of these conditions Is primarily
lack of proper foods, but also lack of
medical, scientific and general health
practice"
Mr.. Dawson alluded to the work of
all the Red Cross societies and the
countries represented In them, includ.
Ing America, with its 100000 con.
tributors. He then referred to the
conferences ut Cannes and Geneva
and continued:
"Our present thought is that our
first efforts should cover the subjects
of public health and sanitation, tuber.
culosis. nursing, child welfare and ma
laria and certain other infectious dis
eases. There would be developed at
Geneva an organization which would
receive from every Red Cross society
in the world any information of in.
terest and Importance bearing upon
the various subjects in which they
were interested. This organization
would Immediately communicate such
information to every other Red Cross
organization In the world. BY this
method the entire world would be kept
fully informed of the latest and best
practices in various subjects.
Central Bureau at Geneva.
ANY pertinent development or dis-
covery Of importance In science would
at once be transmitted to bureau in
Geneva and from there In turn i'm
metliately transmitted to every Red
Cross organization In the world. The
result Of this program, as we see 1t,
may be briefly stated under three
heads:
'.First-lt would awaken the peoples
in every country Of the world to
sense Of their obligation to their fel-
low men and there would naturally
follow In each country an awakening
| to the needs within that country and
| q determination to meet them as far
| as possible.
| "Second-It would throw light on the
darkest corners Of the earth and
would give to all the world the full
benefit of scientific study and expert
ence in the prevention and cure Of
disease.
'Third-It would make possible the
immediate cooperation on the part Of
the various organizations to render aid
when necessary In the case Of great
disasters.
III 1t had been possible to effect this
organization two years ago It h con-
| ceivable that there would be going to-