Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-03-07

Ter as far as possible to provide for
their own. II has accordingly been de-
,crnilucd tina; The guiding principle Of
Red Cr"sS policy in France henceforth
shat be Ia have punctilious regard to
its every responsibility, hut to direct
Its efforts primarily to assisting
French relief societies. The liberated
and devastated regions OF France have
been divided by the government into
small districts, each officially assigned
to designated French relief organi-
zation.
The American Red Cross work In
Of eighteen men who landed on French
shores June 13, 1917. Since then
some 5000 persons have been upon the
rolls In France. of whom 1000 were
actively engaged when the armistice
was signed. An Indication Of the pres
ent scale Of the work win be obtained
from the fact that the services OF 5000
persons are still required.
Our American Expeditionary Force
having largely evacuated England, the
activities OF the Red Cross Commits
sion there are naturally upon a dimin-
ishing scale perlod Active operations
are still In progress In Archangel end
Siberia.
THE work I'm Italy has been almost
entirely on behalf of the civilian pop
ulation 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.
1.-THE occasion for such concentrn-
ton OF effort in Italy, England, Bel
GUM and even In France having natur-
been possible to divert supplies and
personnel I'm large measure to the aid
Of those people In the Near East who
have hitherto been inaccessible to out
side assistance, but whose sufferings
have been upon an appalling scale.
The needs Of these peoples are so vast
that government alone can meet them,
but the American Red Cross Is making
an effort to relieve Immediately the
more acute distress.
"An extensive group OF American
workers has been dispatched to carry
vitality needed supplies, and to work
this winter in the various Balkan c0un-
tries. In order to coordinate their ac-
tivities, "a 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
to aid In relieving the suffering Of Rus
sian prisoners still confined In German
prison camps.
IAN important commission Is still
working I'm Palestine. Through the
war special cooperation has been
given to the Armenian and Syrian Re
lief Commission, which was the only
agency able to carry relief In the In
terror OF IuTklSu uOIniHiOuS.
Red Cross VIII Continue.
Red Cross effort Is thus far flung.
1t will continue to be so. But the
movement represented by this work
has likewise assumed an intimate place
in the daily life of our people at home.
The army of workers which has been
recruited and trained during the war
must not be demobilized All our ex'
perience I'm 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 it's future tasks may b.
Ii IL yet impossible to forecast We
know that so long as there is an Amer
lean army in the field the Red Cross
will have u special function to perform
Nothing could be OF greater impor
lance to the American Red Cross thar
the plans Just set in motion by the five
great Red Cross societies Of the wOrlC
to develop program of extended &c
tivities In the interest of humanity
The conception involves not alone ef
forts to relieve human suffering, bu
to prevent it not alone mOvemen
by the people Of an individual nation
but an attempt to arouse all people t.
sense of their responsibility for tn
welfare OF their fellow beings through
out the world. Ii Is program boil
ideal and practical. Ideal In that 1t
supreme aim Is nothing less than ver
liable peace on earth good Will t
men," and practical In that it seeks t
take means and measures which ar
actually available and make them e
fectlve In meeting without delay tn
crisis which Is daily recurrent In tn
lives of all peoples,
"For accomplishing its mission /
the years of peace which must II
ahead OF us the Red Cross will requlr
the ablest possible leadership, an
must enjoy the continued support, syn
patty, and participation In its wor
of the whole American people. 1t
particularly fortunate that such ma
as DR.. Livingston Farrand should hay
been selected as the permanent hea
of the organization. The unstinte
fashion In which all our people CAV
OF themselves throughout the war
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