The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1919-03-20

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the French themselves naturally pre-
fer as far as possible TO proNIue lor
their own. Ii has accordingly been ue-
termined that the guiding principle OF
Red Cross policy I'm France hencetorth
shall be to have punctilious regaTu 10
It's every responsibility, but TO direct
It's efforts primarily TO assisting
French relief societies. The liberated
and devastated regions OF France have
been divided by the government lh'o
small districts, each officially assignee
TO n designated French relief organi-
zation.
"The American Red Cross work III
France was Initiated by n commission
of eighteen men who landed on French
shores June ID, 1917. Since then
some 1900 persons have been upon the
rolls In France, of whom 1000 were
actively engaged when the armlstice
was signed. An indication OF the pres
ent scale of the work will be obtained
from the fact that the services OF 6,oOo
persons are still required.
"Our American EXpedltlonnry Force
having largely evacuated England, the
activities OF the Red Cross Commits
sion there are naturally upon n dimln-
ishlng scale period. Active operations
are still In progress In Archangel and
Siberia.
''The work In Italy has been almost
entirely on behalf Of the civilian pop
ulatlon OF that country, In the critical
hours OF Italy's struggle the American
people, through their Red Cross, sent
a practical message Of sympathy and
relief, for which the government and
people OF Italy have never ceased TO
express their gratitude.
Supplies and Personnel to Near East
"The occasion for such Concentra-
ton OF effort in Italy, England, Bel
GUM and even In France having natur.
ally and normally diminished, 1t has
been possible 10 divert supplies and
personnel in large measure to the aid
OF those people in the Near East who
have hitherto been inaccessible 10 out
side assistance, but whose suiferings
have been upon an appalling scale.
The needs OF these peoples are 20 vast
that government alone can meet them,
but the American Red Cross is making
IN effort 10 relieve Immediately the
more acute distress.
IAN extensive group OF American
workers has been dispatched 10 carry
eitally needed supplies, and to work
This winter In the various Balkan Gun
tries. In order TO coordinate their nc
t~lvitles, q Balkan commission has been
established, with headquarters at
Rome, Italy, from which point alone
all the Balkan centers can be reached
promptly.
"A commission has Just reached Po-
land with doctors and nurses, medical
supplies. and food for sick children
and invalids. An American Red Cross
Commission has also been appointed
10 aid In relieving the suffering OF Rus.
sian prisoners still confined In German
prison camps.
IAN important commission Is still
working In Palestine. Through the
war special cooperation has been
given TO the Armenian and Syrian Re
lief Commission, which was the only
agency able 10 carry relief Ia the In
terror of Turkish dumiuIuns.
Red Cross viii Continue.
"R"h Cross effort is thus far flung.
II will continue 10 bee 50. But the
movement represented by this work
las likewise assumed all intimate place
In the daily life Of our people NJ home.
The army Of workers which has been
recruited and trained during the war
must lot he demobIllzcd. All our OK.
pcrlencc in the wal shows clearly t. m
there 10 an unlimited field for service
Of the kind which can be performed
with peculiar effectiveness by the Red
Cross. What It's future tasks may be
Il Is yet impossible 10 forecast. We
know that so long as there Is an Amer.
lean army In the field the Red Cross
will have a special function 10 perform,
/ Nothing could be Of greater impor-
!. lance 10 the American Red Cross than
I the plans Just set In motion by the five
! great Red Cross societies Of the world
/ 10 develop a program OF extended nc.
I ~tivitleS In the interest Of humanity.
\ The conception involves not alone ef.
! forts TO relieve human suffering, bu,
8 to prevent II; not alone n movement
1 by the people OF an individual natlDn
1 but an attempt TO arouse all people "a
a sense OF their responsibility for the
' welfare Of their fellow beings through.
u the world. II is n program both
, ideal and practical. Ideal In that IL,
} supreme aim Is nothing less than YER
\ liable Peace on earth good will q
/ men," and practical In that It seeks "a
take means and measures which ar,
actually available and make them cr
fectlye I'm meeting without delay IN,
} crisis which is daily recurrent In IN,
( lives Of all peoples.
"For accomplishing It's mission IL
1 the years OF peace which must n,
} ahead OF US the Red Cross will rcquir,
the ablest possible leadership. anc
Z must enjoy the continued support, sym
4 pathy, and participation A. It's worl
\ OF the whole American peop. II 1,
particularly fortunate ,ha, -, ,,ar
\ as DR.. Livingston Farrtud shu H. t.. ',
heen selected as the permaL.nt hea,
\ NJ tho orpuUIZatlnn m, ,...