Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-03-06


their own. 1t has accordingly been dc
termned that the guiding principle o
Red Cross policy in France hencefort
shall be to have punctilious regard t
its every responsibility, but to direc
Its efforts primarily to ASSISTING
French relief societies. The liberated
and devastated regions of France hav,
been divided by the government int
small districts, each officially assigned
to q designated French relief organi
zatlon.
THE American Red Cross work In
France was initiated by a commission
OF eighteen men who landed on French
shores June 10, 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 will be obtained
from the fact that the services of 6,O0O
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 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
ulation of that country. In the critical
hours of Italy's struggle the American
people, through their Red Cross, sent
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 concentra-
ton of effort in Italy, England, Bel
GUM and even In France having natur-
ally and normally diminished, it has
been possible to divert supplies and
personnel in 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 coun-
tries. In order to coordinate their ac-
tivities, 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.
San 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 to carry relief in the in
terror of Turkish dominions.
Red Cross Will Continue.
"Red Cross effort is thus far flung.
1t will continue to be so. But the
movement represented by this work
mas likewise assumed an intimate place
IN the daily life of our people at home
The army of workers which has been
'ecruited and trained during the war
must not be demobilized. All our eI-
)erience in the war shows clearly that
here is an unlimited field for service
If the kind which can be performed
With peculiar effectiveness by the Red
Cross. What it's future tasks may be
t is yet impossible to forecast We
now that so long as there is an Amer
can army in the field the Red Cross
rill have special function to perform.
Nothing could be of greater impor-
ance to the American Red Cross than
he plans just set in motion by the five
reat Red Cross societies of the world
0 develop program of extended ac-
ivities in the interest of humanity
The conception involves not alone eff
orts to relieve human suffering, but
D prevent it; not alone a movement
Y the people of an individual nation,
ut an attempt to arouse all people to
sense of their responsibility for the
'elfare of their fellow beings through
ut the world. 1t is program both
leal and practical. Ideal in that its
lpreme aim is nothing less than ver-
able peace on earth good will to [
en," and practical in that it seeks to
Ike means and measures which are
ctually available and make them eff
sctive in meeting without delay the T
risis which is daily recurrent in the
YES of all peoples
For accomplishing it's mission in =,
lie years of peace which must lie =
head of us the Red Cross will require u
lie ablest possible leadership, and ci
ust enjoy the continued support, SYM II
athy, and participation in It's work lii
the whole American people 1t is ii,
fortunate that such a man
! DR.. Livingston Farrand should have D,
zen selected as the permanent head