The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-04-19

pie. now tfat Possibilities have ceased
the Fren'h themselves naturally pre-
fer as far rs ,S*iiiie 10 provide for
their own. x has accordingly been de-
terTnined tia Tie guiding principe OF
Red Cross lalicy in France henceforth
shall be To ave puDCtil.ous regard to
It's every responsibility, but to direct
It's efforts primarily TO assisting
French relief societies The liberated
ana devastated regions of France have
been divided by the government into
small districts. e2ch officially assigned
TO designated French relief orsani-
cation.
The Al nric0n Red Cross work in
France was initiated BY commission
OF eighteen men VINO landed Oh French
shores June 10, 1917. Since then
some 5000 persons have been upon the
F"tis II t:In"e. Of whom 1000 were
acliF|.y engaged when the armistice
A"" ~isnc@. N ind;Cnt;0n of tile pres
e..t scale Of lie york vii! be Obtained
rrnla TIC lall hat tie services ot 5000
persons are SILL required.
Our American EXpcditionary Force
having largely evacuated England, the
activities Of tie Red Cross Commisl
sion there are naturally upon q dimns
fishing scale period Active operations
are still il progress il Archangel eni
Siberia. 4
TIE wnrk in Ital- has been almost
entirely ca Uelu of the civilian poA
ulati0n o. that country. H. the critical
hours Of aly's struggle the American
people, though their Pei Cross, sent
practice, message O. sympathy and
relief, for which tne govern. tnt end
people OF Italy have never ceased to
~! tess t-l..r gratitude.
Supplies Personnel to Near East
The sion for such concentra-
ton Of q in Italy. England, Bel
GUM and eva in .ance having natur-
ally and IGa!iy diminished, it has
been poss -, 10 divert supplies and
personnel Il larg" measure 10 the aid
OF those s'eopie ~ the Near East who
have EiCiI, to been inaccessihin TO out
side ar%'~ 2-ce. hu- whose sufferings
have teeu upon m appalling scale.
The needs OF these peoples are so vast
that government alone can meet them,
but the An,t rical Red Cross is making
an effort /. relieve Immediately the
more acut, distress
IAN e2 asiv, group IT American
workers Ia been dispatched TO carry
vita ~ nee ed supplies. and to work
tbs winte; in the various Balkan coul-
tries. In -iar 70 coordinate their &C.
IiSitias. q s5llkgn commission has been
established with headquarters at
Rome, TAI. from which point alone
ali tia Tu. an centers can be reached
promptly.
"A conn 'ss;on has Just reached Po-
/ land with coctors and nurses, medical
Supplies, ID food for sick children
. and invttliC AL american Red Cross
ComnliSs:o- has also been appointed
TO aid IT. n .aying tie suffering Of Rus
sian prisal rs still confined in German
prison c:',. :.
IAN INN ;rtant commission is still
working 4 Palestine Through the
war special oo-ope!ation has been
given 10 80 Armenian and Syrian Re
lief Com: f:ss.on. which was the only
az ncy a t. carry relief in tie in.
error IF 74"kish iolniniong
Rca Cross Will Continue.
"Red Cross effort Is thus far flung.
IT VIII c4ntiure TO be so. But the
movement represented by this work
las likeWiS: assumed an Intimate placs
in the daily life Of our people at home.
The army Of workers winch has been
recruited and trained durin. the war
must not he deiAobilized. Ali our ex-
pcrience in the war shows clearly that
there IS an unlimited field for service
of the kind which can be performed
With peculiar effectiveness by the Red
| Cross. What its future tasks may be
it is yet impossible to forecast. We
know th.t so long as there is an Amer
lean arm in the fed the Red Cross
will have a special tu;.cti0n TO perform.
"Nothi,.. could be OF greater irnpor-
aDce to re American Red Cross than
the plans ust set in MOI on by the five
great Iied Cross societies. of the worl1
10 deyelcp a program Cf extended ac-
tivities il. the interest OF humanity.
TITO con, 1tion Inro'yes not alone eff
forts 10 g.lieve human suffering, but
to prevent it; rot alone Il movement
By the pc F." e OF an Individual nation.
but an att : pit to arouse all people to
4 sense ieir responsibility for the
welfare OF ;, cir fellow beings through
out the va.d. II is program both
ideal ard l.lc,fcal. Ide4i in that Its
supreme aim is nothing less than ver-
liable "Pa ace Oh earth good will to
men," and practical III that il seeks to
tnke means and NEE sGFes which afs
actually e.ailable and make them ef-
fectiye in meeting without delay tie
crisis which is daily reCurrnnt il tie
lives Of all peoples.
"For acco,nT Iishing its mission In
the years of peace which must 'is
ahead Of IS the Red Gross VIII require
tho ahlest possible leadership, and
must enjoy he continued support, SYM
PATTY, and participation in it's work
of the who,e American people. 1t is
particular, fortunate that sucn man
as Dr. LIVINGSTON Far. I'd should have
been selected az the permanent head
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