The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-04-15
GREATER RED
CROSS PLANNED
Unified Action by Societies of the
World Proposed.
PLANS APPROVED BY wilson

Paris Banquet Red Cross Program
for World Welfare-Distress in All
Nations to Be Relieved-Epidemics
to Be conbated-central Bureau at
Geneva.
Members Of the peace delegations
of all the powers interested in the pro-
posed league of nations and ambasSa-
doris and ministers from various coun-
tries, with several hundred newspaper
representatives from allied and neu-
tral countries, at dinner in Paris
recently heard 81. P. Dawson OF the
American Red Cross announce in out
line international Red Cross plans for
world welfare. Mr.. Dawson has been
named chairman of committee OF
Red Cross societies representing the
organizations in the United States,
Great Britain, Italy, France and Japan
"to formulate and propose to the Red
Cross societies of the world pro-
gram of extended Red Cross activities
in the interest of humanity"
Mr.. Dawson read a wireless mes
sage from President Wilson heartily
approving the plans for co-ordinatine
and extending the efforts of the Red
Cross societies of the world. He said
they contained great possibilities fol
lessening and preventing distress
among all peoples.
Mr.. Dawson explained and summa'
rized the great plans and prepara'
tions.
Distress Beyond Comprehension.
'sThe situation in the world today Is
tragic beyond description. The dis
tress in the world is Of course greater
than ever before and beyond compre'
hensfon. To me, therefore, it is cleal
that while the leading men OF the
world are convened to draw up con
iitions of peace there is no man or set
of men who can by pencil and paper
establish a peace which can endure
In the presence of the distress
throughout the world. I refer of course
primarily to conditions in those coun.
tries which have suffered directly from
the war.
"But our experience and studie:
have revealed conditions in other
countries which are conducive to dis
quiet and unrest and which will con
Hinue to breed spirit Of dissatisfac
tion until they are at least in some de
gree improved. The fundamental ba'
sis of these conditions is primarily
lack of proper foods, but also lack OF
medical, scientific and general healtt
practice"
Mr.. Dawson alluded to the work OF
all. the Red Cross societies and the
countries represented in them, includ
ing America, with it's 100000 con
tributors. He then referred to the
conferences at Cannes and Genevs
and continued:
''Our present thought is that oul
first efforts should cover the subjects
of public health and sanitation, tuber
culosis, nursing, child welfare and ma
laria and certain other infectious dis
eases. There would be developed al
Geneva an organization which woulc
receive from every Red Cross society
in the world any information Of in
terest and Importance bearing upoI
the various subjects in which they
were interested. This organization
would Immediately communicate sucf
Information to every other Red Cross
organization in the world. By this
method the entire world would be kept
fully informed Of the latest and best
practices in various subjects.
Central Bureau at Geneva.
aAny pertinent development or dis
coyery Of Importance in science would
at once be transmitted to a bureau il
Geneva and from there in turn i'm
mediately transmitted to every Rec
Cross organization in the world. The
result of this program, as we see it
may be briefly stated under three
heads
''Firse-It would awaken the peoples
in every country Of the world to q
sense CT their obligation to their fei'
low nH2H N>fS thcGe would na*lra.'g |
follow in each country an awakening
to the needs within that country and |
a determination to meet them as far
as possible.
"Second-Iaould throw LIGHT on the
darkest corners Of the earth anc
would give to all the world the full
benefit Of scientific study and expert
ance in the prevention and cure Of
iisease.
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,h;rd-It would make possible the
;nmadiate cooperation on the part OF
rho various organizations to render alo
,.ban necessary in the case OF great
disasters. 49, l., oeeoc+ +b;s !