The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-07
PRESIDENT WISHES
RED CROSS AIDED
There Ia Work Still Ahead Of
Great Society, Declares
Chief Executive.

WASHINGTON. Nov. President
Wilson has addressed the following let
ter to the people Of the country appeal
Ing for support of the third Red Cross
roll cali, which Is to be held from Nov,
2 to Ii:
"As president OF tine United states
and as president OF the American Red
Cross, l recommend and urge q gem
erous response 10 the third Red Cross
rollscal which opened on Nov. 2 with
the observance of Red Cross Sunday
and appropriately closes on Nov, II, the
first anniversary of the signing Of the
arTistice.
Twenty milton adults Joined the
Red Cross during the war. prompted by
a patriotic desire to render service to
their country and TO the cause for which
tho United States was engaged In war,
Our patriotism should stand the test
of peace as well as the test Of war,
and 1t is nm inteliigently patriotic pro-
gram which the Red Cross proposes. a
continuance OF service to our soldiers
and sailors who look TO IL for many
things, and Il transference to the preb-
lens of peace at home of the expert
ence and methods which II acquired
during the war
at Is on membership more than mon
Wy 1AAk 1AhfVtAG NAhFsA WIN so VI httt
present campaign Is laid, for the Red
Cross seeks to associate the people In
welfare work throughout the land, es-
necially In those comm unities whero
neither official nor unofficial provision
has been made FOR adequate public
health and social service,
1T IL In the spirit Of democracy that
the people should undertake their opn
welfare activities, and the national Rcd
Cross wtseiy intends to exert upon
community action a stimulating and
co-ordinatsng influence and 70 place
the energies OF the organization behind
all sound public health and welfare
agencies.
THE American Red Cross does not
purpose Indefinite ~~prolongailon of is
reitaf work abroad, d poiicp which world
lRy an unjust burden upon our own
people ms tend to undermine the self
reliance Of the peoples relieved, but
there " a necessary work Of cafnpie-
iion to be performed before the Anleri-
ran Red Cross can hannrsbly withdraw
from Europe, The congress Of the
United States has imposed upon the
Red Cross a continuing responsibility
abroad BY authorizing the secretary Of
war to transfer to the American Red
Cross such surplus army medical sup
tcodstuffe now IN Europe as shall not
he required by tbs army, 10 h. used
By the Red Cross 10 relieve the distress
which continues In certain countries Of
Europe as a result os the war.
ITO finance these operations, 10 con-
clpde work which a0s begun during the
| war, and to carry out some
lively Inexpensive constructive plans FOR
assisting peoples in Eastern Europe
to develop their own welfare organl,
s%atiens, the American Red Cross re-.
auires, IL. addition to membership fees,
a sum OF money small In comparison
with gifts poured Into It's treasury by
oar generous people during the war.
Both the greater enduring dones-
tie program and. the lesser temporary
foreign program of the Red Cross az.
serve enthusiastic support, and I ven.
tnre TO hope that its peace time mem.
hership viii exceed rather thnn fail 30.
low its impressive war membership