The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-07-19

The American Red Cross has chang
ed from a war time to a peace time
basis, and the management of the or
%ganization now Is vested In the Central
Committee and the Executive Commit
tee. DR.. Farrand, formerly president
Of the University of Colorado, ls chair
mar Of both committees.
of work by the League of Red Cross
Societies, since organized at Paris to
associate the Red Cross Societies of
the world In systematic effort to COM
bat misery caused by disease and ca.
lamity.
DR.. Farrand Is impressed with the
responsibility freshly imposed on the
American Red Cross, and convinced
that the heart of America will respond
to the appeal for relief which the
people of this country are best able
to render. At present, the American
Red Cross Is doing everything possible
to meet emergency conditions in all
of the countries where the suffering
is acute, notably in the fighting Of
typhus epidemics but in spite of all
that can be lone 1t is clear that con-
ditions will become aggravated dur
ing the ext year, and the greater
relief demanded will call for funds
to carry on the work.
Campaign In Fall.
The appeal for funds will be made
next fall, and will coincide with the
anniversary of the armistice which
ended the hostilities of the world war,
thus enabling the people of America
to show in practical manner their
thanksgiving for deliverance from the
horrors which less fortunate peoples
were unable to escape.
"Typhus Is the great problem of the
moment" said DIR. Farrand. 1.-THE
ravages of this disease In eastern
Europe have been terrible, and while,
by quick, energetic work, stopping at
no personal sacrifice, it has been
checked in some places, the danger of
an epidemic of terrifying %consequen
ees remains very great. In Poland
the first request of the Paderewski
government following the arrival of
the American Red Cross Commission,
was a pathetic appeal to try to do
something to stay the spread of
typhus. In response to this eques
the commission turned its attention to
one of the afflicted districts, as a key
point in the carrying on of the cam
paign, and accomplished excellent
results.
"The Conference of Cannes included,
in its recommendations to the League
of Red Cross Societies, provision for
a permanent committee of medical ex-
perts of the allied countries to deal
with the typhus problem, and, in view
of the situation, the coordination of
effort to bring the disease to a halt
naturally will be among the first
active works to be undertaken in con-
nection with the new associated move
ment.
Work In Russia.
1.-THE American Red Cross stands
out in France today as the great. dis
interested agency which has proved its
worth in meeting the relief problems
of the world, and to which now all
look, almost pathetically, for the help
that must be had if the horrors al
ready suffered are not to be made to
appear insignificant with those to
follow"
In addition to the growing work in
the smaller countries of eastern
Europe, DR.. Farrand calls attention
to the fact that there is a continuing
Red Cross program in Siberia which
cannot be terminated suddenly. For
the immediate present, also, the organ
ization at Archangel finds active work,
which will continue as long as United
States troops remain there.