Bisbee daily review., 1919-02-22
OUTLINE RED CROSS PLANS FOR WORLD
 WELFARE AT PAeIS
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 PARIS. Feb 2I-Members of peace delegations of all powers interested in the proposed league of nations. and ambassadors and ministers from vari- Ous countries. together with several hundred newspaper representatives from allied and neutral countries. at a dinner tonight heard H. P David son, of the American Red Cross. out line international Red Cross plans for world welfare He has been named chairman or committee of Red Cross societies representing the organiZa- tons in the United States, Great Brit ain, Italy. France and Japan. ito form ulste and propose to Red cross socie- ties of the world program of extend ed Red Cross activities in interest of humanity"
 Mir Davison read a wireless from President Wilson as follows:
 T sincerely regret am not in Paris to join in expressing support and ap- prOval of the plans announced for CO., ordinating and extending efforts of the Red Cross societies of the world l have been familiar with these plans from their inception They contain possibilities for lessening and prevent ing distress among all people.
 This would be enough to justify utmost effort, but there is a further promise that joint efforts of the Red Cross societies acting in concert will hasten and broaden the spreading of feeling among all peoples For these two reasons am heartily in accord with the step now to be taken, to bring together, through Red Cross so- cieties of the world, all those forces which in this way can be directed to- ward lessening the sufferings and bur dens of humanity whereVer and in whatever form they may exist. I sin cerely trust that plans now to be an nOunced may have the special and ae- tive assistance of all governments and all peoples before whom they may be brought"
 4 memorandum distributed among guests told of what the combined Red Cross societies of the five powers proposed to do.
 What is peace2" Mir. Davidson said, @I am one of those who believe 99 per cent of the people of this world are not interested in the pri- marily in questions of boundary, in questions of economic or financial treaties, in questions of government and international relations Peace to them means peace of mind and peace of body They desire to live a normal life and to be permitted to carry on their vacations without unlawful or unreasonable interference"
 Mir Davidson alluded to work of all Red Cross societies and the countries represented in them, including Amer ica with it's 47,00O,OO0 contributors He continued:
 ~As soon as the armistice was signed, we, who were informed con ceTning the crying needs Of the world, felt an impelling obligation to get to- gether for the purpose of finding a way of contributing to the world the benefit of our experience with the purpose of co-ordinating efforts of all Red Cross societies of the world in the interest of mankind It seemed to us, that with a league of nations based upon high ideals, there should also come a league of Red Cross societies of nations and that there should be developed in every country an active Red Cross society for the purpose of doing everything possible to endeavor. not only to cure disease. but so far as practicable to cleanse the world and prevent disease and suffering.