Ellsworth American., 1919-10-01
WOIl. D lave RED
c,aJSSSS ESTABLISH
HEALTH CIN.EaS
y, rarrand outlines Features
ot permanent Program 10
New england Workers

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u american Red Cross will con-
"a its future efforts upon war
cel'', :, pregen able disease and saw
.to vitality of the nation. accord
Dr Livingston Farrand. execu-
Ny Seod of the organization, who dis.
u'e ~ The principa features OF the
eu's US nrogram for the first time pub
lu /, worcester Mass. on Septem-
heH a At a conference of representa-
W. If the Chapters and Branches
u,e "a New England Division of the
Red Cross
- rarrand declared that the pub
:. ho.,tb is the most vital problem of
.",ar ~ and that 1t is the problem to
~, % The Red Cross proposes to de-
,'ats iself n the future.
Tho greatest contribution the Red
Cross could make to the fight against
A. common enemy. disease in the
.s,,,on of Dr. Farrand, would be to
r.nh,i,b health center in every
nppity that would physically
.mi,o an the health and public vel.
80 movements and would result in
.rsctiye coordination of their efforts.
.ner reviewing the work of TIE
Dad Cross during thu war and its
,-.ssnt tasks Dr. Fa--ana discussed
a. future. speaking as follows:
Greatest single Organization.
Nov the armistice was signed
,,st November a7' Immediately wa
subsided and the war e-notio sub
sided All over the wor d people be-
ysn 70 think Of readjus ment Of their
avn nersonal fairs where they bed
ses them down to take up relief work
and war activities cor those tw~
rsarx like every other argariza''on
tho Red Cross beeao tn look fo-wa-d
To the future. what was hsrnenin@
in the American Rel Cross wa hep
nepine in tNn French Red C-oss IN
ths Ita'ir. Dei Cross = the r it'sh
Re- Cross. in the Boleian Pod Cross
IN the Japanese Red Cross and ."
practically every other Red Cross or
ganlzation in the world
"The American Rod Cross duriDe
the war had built IN in Wis connt~v
the greatest single organizatin" =.
Ire world has eve k~own, nothing
Of this Find had ever be bu'i' mn
before The-e Va been aroused
among the people - this country an
enthrsiasm and new spirit for se~v-
Ice The question that immediately
cane to the Red Cross was this l.
The Fed Cross to debate now that e
var is over, is 1t to subside 10 the sit
aatiOn that 1t was in before the war or
is Il to be retained 10 acco~p ish
something in time of peace? As far
as am concerned the question was
not was the Red Cross going 70 be
retained; tha' 'ian't worry me for
moment, Il dn't seem to me the
question at issue The question al
issue seemed to be this: Does this
war leave problems. or are there
problems that existed before the war.
which exist after the war that are
more eanable of being solved now
than hefofe he war. and is the Red
Cr'ss In position to hen solve these
problems? If It e ~n9 r this energy
mat has been hri't up in these two
years OF war can be directed 'oward
ae sol9tton o. these fundamental
problems II would ee Ill" g't'mate that
lna' erergy should be dispersed alb
%i''lF without an attempt beinf
mae 10 push the word further on
@h It was before the war. and II
FoSsihie to make the world a bett II
pPee TO hive IN than Z was before the
wa
me question was whether the Red
Cross was adarteA to contribute or
He'p IN that situation. The question
was not whether the Red Cross and
me WORK Il had done should subside
ina' is not the issue. There are tNo
9any other interests involved We
nave got to be sure before we decide
"S' giyen agency can accomplish
gwen thing and that it can accom-
rSh I better than some other agen.
w. or are you going to accomplish
l.'e oy this or that method. The
v9 UI9 reason for saving the organiza
aOu Is that II -hould be able TO ac
sIpush .a something better than some
''her organization.
saving the Worlds Vitality.
mere is the ur0 blam that has beeu
"Nh tne world sinca hnfnre the dawn