The Redwood gazette., 1919-10-29

RENEWAL OF RED CROSS MEM
BERSHIPS MEANS GREAT SER
VICE TO OUR OWN COUNTRY
PEACE PATRIOTISM NEEDED.
PEACE MEMBERSHIP SHOULD EX-
CEED WAR MEMBERSHIP IF
POSSIBLE; SERVICE GREAT

President Wilson on the eve Of his
present illness issued summons to
the American people to respond to the
Third Red Cross Roll Call. This sum
mons is here transmitted to the peo-
ple of this community on the eve Of
the campaign in which peace time
member for every war time member Is
L the goal Of the chapter workers. The
Presidents letter follows:
"As President Of the United States
and as President Of the American Red
Cross. T recommend and urge gener-
Gus response to the Third Red Cross
Roll Call which opens on November
the second with the observance Of Red
Gross Sunday and appropriately clos
les on November the eleventh the first
anniversary Of the signing Of the Ar
mistice.
Twenty million adults joined the
Red Cross during the war, prompted
| by patriotic desire to render service
I to their country and to the cause for
which the United Staes was engaged
| in war. Our patriotism should stand
the test Of peace as well as the test
of war, and it is an intelllgently pa
triotic program which the Red Cross
proposes. a continuance Of service to
our soldiers and sailors who look to i
for many things, and transference
| to the problems of peace at home OF
thd experience and methods which i
acquired during the war
6It is on membership more than
money contributions that the stress
Iof the present campaign IS laid, fol
i the Red Cross seeks to associate the
DeopIe in welfare work throughout the
LAND. especially in those communities
where neither official nor unofflcla
provision has been made for adequate
public health and social service;
1T is in the spirit of democracy thai
the people should undertake their owl
welfare activities, and the Natiorla
Red Cross wisely intends to exert upor
lcommunity action stimulating ant
lco-ordinating influence and to place tn'
Ienergies Of the organization behmt
/. all sound public health and welfare
agencies.
ssThe American Red Cross does no
nurpose indefinite prolongatlon OF It
/ relief work abroad, a policy Wnlcl
would Law an unjust burden upon on
own people and tend to undermine self
!. reliance Of the people relieved, Du
there is necessary work o1 comps
ton to be performed before the Am
erican Red Cross can honoraDly Win
:sI draw from Europe. The Congress 9
1.-THE United States has imposed upo
i The Red Cross a continuing responsl
J bility abroad by authorizing the Secre
!, tarv Of War to transfer to the Amer
/ lean Red Cross such surplus army med
ical supplies and supplementary an
i dietary food stuffs now in Europe g
, shall not be required by the Army, {
: he used by the Red Cross to relieve tn
5 distress which continues IN certai
countries of Europe as a result OF tn
war
], aTo finance these operations, to col
4 clude work which was begun durln
r the war, and to carry out some con
paratively inexpensive constructiA
plans for assisting peoples IN easter
e Europe to develop their own Welfal
organization. the American Red Cro'
REQUIRES. in addition to membersh
fees. q sum Of money small IN compa
ison with the gifts poured into ]
treasury by our generous people du
: ing the war.
: "Both the greater enduring domest
f program and the lesser temporary 70
: eign program of the Red Cross deser'
: : enthusiastic support, and venture
: hone that its peace-time nlemDeEsn
: viii exceed rather than fall below
= Impressive war-membershlp.
IS m WOODROW WILSON