Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-03-07


and devastated regions Of France have
been divided by the government into
small districts, each officially assigned
to a designated French relief organi
cation.
"The American Red Cross work II
France was Initiated by commission
Of eighteen men VINO landed on French
shores June 10, 1917. Since ther
some 1900 persons have been upon tn,
rolls In France, OF whom 1000 were
actively engaged when the armistics
was signed. An Indication Of the pres
ent scale of the work will be obtained
from the fact that he services Of e,0Ot
persons are still required.
"Our American Expeditionary Force
having largely evacuated England, the
activities Of the Red Gross Commits
sion there are naturally upon a dimin
ishing scale period. Active operation.
are still In progress In Archangel ant
Siberia.
1.-THE work in Italy has been almos
entirely on behalf Of the civilian pop
uatlon of that country. In the critica
hours Of Italy's struggle the American
people, through their Red Cross sem
a practical message of sympathy ant
"elief, for which the government ant
people of Italy have never ceased t.
'Xrrcss their gratitude.
Supplies and Personnel to Near East
THE occasion for such concentrn
ion Of effort in 1aly, England, Bel
nm aud even In France having natu;
,!ly and normally diminished It h.;
'ccn possible TO divert supplies ar
,rrsnnLel in large measure To the ~
4 those people In the Near East w,
have hitherto been inaccessible 10 on
side assistance, hut whose suffer,n
ave been upon an appalling seal
The needs Of these peoples are so va
hat government alone can meet tho
'ut the American Red Cross is makil
IN effort TO relieve Immediately Il
ri, IN y 80 I.ICTTTp Ti1SITJ'Sy. -
AN eVtepssS1 r;0-f.s~-----iyy: $500
workers has been dispatched to car
tally needed supplies and TO We
bt' NlilNNt III INV ~ Was is'l' Nstsi N'ls
ries. In order to coordinate their Il
ivities, Il Balkan commission has be-,
Established with headquarters
Come, Italy, from which point aloi
III The Balkan centers can be reach,
romptly.
~ commission has just reached T.
and with doctors and nurses medi"
mpplies. and food for sick childr
md invaliGs. An American Red Gro
commission has also been appo'n',
o aid In relieving the suffering Of K
ian prisoners still confined In Germa
prison camps.
IAN important commission is ST
working in Palestine. Through ~
var special cooperation has be"
oven to the Armenian and Syrian
ief Commission, which was the Oh
agency able to carry relief in the I,
erior of Turkish dominons
Red Gross win Continue.
"Rcd Cross effort is thus far fun
It will continue to he so. But III.
movement represented by this worI
iluo lihtNlSt dSSuilltt pau
IN the daily life of our people at HON,
The army of workers which has beer
recruited and trained during the wa
must not be demobilized. All our ex
perience In the war shows clearly tia
here is an unlimited field for servic,
If the kind which can he perrorneo
with peculiar effectiveness hy the rc,
Cross What Its future tasks may h
II is yet impossible to forecast. W.
knew that so long as there Is an Amci
lean army In the field the Rcd Gro
will have special junction 10 perfOg:
Nothing could be of greater impor
ance to the American Red Cross thar
the plans Just set In motion by the fiv,
great Red Cross societies OF the wOrl,
10 develop program Of extended ac
tivities In the interest OF humanity
The conception Involves not alone ef
forts to relieve human suffering, bu
to prevent 1t; not alone q movement
by the people Of an individual naiiW
hut an attempt to arouse all people l.
a sense Of their responsibility for u
Ntiluit VI titil ItliOW DtlukS ~
out the world II Is program boil
ideal and practical. Ideal In that IL
supreme aim is nothing less than ver
table "Pcace on earth good will Il
men," and practical In that Il seeks Il
take means and measures which ar
actually available and make them ef
fective In meeting without delay III,
crisis which is daily recurrent IN tn
lives Of all peoples.
"F0r accomplishing Its mission II
ahead of us the Red Cross will requir,
the ablest possible leadership. AM
must enjoy the continued support. sym
pathy, and participation In Its wOrl
Of the whole American people. II Il
particularly fortunate that such maj
rs DR.. Livingston Farrand should have
been selected as the perrsanent hea'
Of the organize ton. The unstintet
fashion in which all our people CAV,
OF themselves throughout the war 4
the hest assurance that our Red Gross
viii continue TO receive that co-opera
ton which will make its work a sourc,
OF pride and inspiration to every Amer
lean"
Mr.. Dawson. as chairman of the In
ternational Commission Of the Ameri
can Red Cross. has undertaken to rep
resent the American Red Cross In tn,
preparation of the program for extend
ed Red Cross activities. aud will spend
the next several months In Europe IA
consultation with other Red Cross soci
cites for that purpose.
THE WAR COUNCIL OF THE AMER
loan RED CROSS.