The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-03-07
GIFTS TO RED CROSS TOTAL s40o,OOO,OOO

Nh every responsibility, but 10 direct
U.s. Efforts primarily 10 nvisting
t'rdnch relief societies The liberated
and devastated regions of France have
been divided by the government Into
small districts, each officially assigned
TO q designated French relief orgnni.
nation
"'fhc American Red Cross work in
France was INFLATED by n commission
Of eighteen men who landed nn French
shores June ~, 1917. sIncc then
SONS 1000 Persons have been upon the
rolls IN France, of whom 1000 were
actively engaged when the nrnstlce
WIS signed, An Indication ~ the pres.
cnt scale ~ the work will bc obtained
FROM the fact that the serylccs,of 5000
persons ARE etlIl required.
"Our American Expcditionnry Force
having InrEely evacuated England, the
: ncilyllles Of the Red Cross commiH.
sion there are naturally upon n dlmin.
iShIng scale period Active operations
nrc still IN progress IN Archangel and
Siberia,
"Thc work IN Italy has beer almost
entirely on behalf Of the civilian pop.
ulatIon of that country IN the critical
hours 81 itHly's EtFg@gle tae American
people, through their Red Cross. sent
practical message of sympathy and
relief, for which the government and
people of Italy haye never eensed 10
express their gratitude
Supplies and Personnel 10 Near East.
"I'hc occasion for such ccnccnira.
lion OF effort 10 Italy, England. Bel.
gialn and even IN France having natur-
ally and normally diminished. Il has
beea possible 10 divert supplies aud
personnel IN large measure to the aid
of those people IN Me Near East who
have hitherto been inaccessible TO out.
side assistance. but whose suiicrlngs
have been upon an appalling scale.
The needs OF these peoples are SO vast
thar government alone can meet them.
but the American Red Cross Is innkIng
m effort to relieve Immediately the
more acute distress,
IAN extensive group OF American
workers has been dispatched to carry
Sitnlly needed supplies, and to work
this winter 10 the various Balkan coun.
tries IN order 70 co.or,linnte theiF nc.
tivitles, n Balkan commission has been
established. with headquarters nt
Rome, Italy, from which point alone
ail the balkan ccntcrs Gnu be reached
promptly
"a commission has jusi reached 70.
land with doctors and nurses. medical
supplies. aud food for sick children
aud inyalIiIs an American Red Cross
Commission has nlsa been appointed
10 aid IN relieving the suffering OF Rus
sian prisoners stllI confined In German
prison camps.
An important commission Is stlll
working IN Palestine Through tho
war special corporation has been
given 10 the Armenian and Syrian re-
lief Commission, which was the only
agency able TO carry relief IN the In.
tcriur Of Turkish donlnlons,
Red cross win Continue.
"i.ed Cross effort Is thus far flung
II win continue TO be so. But tho
movement represented by this work
hns 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 denioblilxed All our ex-
perlcnce IN the war shows clearly that
there Ii an unlimited field for service
OF tho kind which can be performed
with peculiar effectiveness By the Red
Cross. What its future tasks may be
Il 10 yet impossible 10 forecast We
know that 40 long as there is an Amer
lean army u the field the Red Cross
viii have a special function TO perform,
"NothInE could 6c OF grenter impor.
lnnce 10 the American Red Cross than
the plans Just set IN motion by the i've
grent Red Cross societies OF the world
TO develop n program OF extended nc.
tlvltles In the Interest OF humanity.
The conception Involves not alone ef,
forts to relieve human suffering, but
TO prevent T.; not alone movement
by the people Of an Individual nation,
but an attempt 10 arouse all people 10
d sense OF their responsibility for the
welfare of their fellow beings through.
out the world. II ls program both
ideal and practical, Ideal In that lts
supreme aim IL nothing less than YER
liable "Peace on earth good will to
men," and practical In that II seeks 10
tuke means aud measures which are
actually available aid make them ef.
fectlve In meeting without delay the
crisis which is daily recurrent In the
lives OF alb peoples.
"For accomplishing It's mission IN
The years OF peace which must lie
ahead of us the Red Cross viii require
The nblcst possible leadership. and
must enjoy the continued support, sym
pathy, and participation IN It's work
" the whole American people. II Is
particularly fortunate that such man
is Or. Livingston Farpnd should have
been selected ns the permanent head
~ the organization. The unstinted
fashion In which ah our people gave
" themselves throughout the war Is
he best assurance that our Red Cross
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