Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-07-03
GREATER RED
CROSS PLANNED
Unified Action by Societies of the
World Proposed.
PLANS APPROVED BY WILSON

n. p. Dawson Gives in Outline at
Paris Banquet Fled Cross Program
for World We!fnre-Distress In All
Nations to Be ReIieved-Epldemic
to Be Conbated--centrai Bureau a,
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 ner.
trail countries, Mt n dinner in Paris
recently heard III. p. Dawson of the
American Red Cross announce in out
line international Red Cross plans Tor
world welfare. Mr.. Dawson has been
named chairman OF a committee of
Red Cross societies representing the
organizations in the United States,
Great Britain, Italy, France and Japan
Ito 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 wireless mes
sage from President Wilson heartily
approving the plans for co-Ordinatina
and extending the efforts of the Red
Cross societies Of the world. He said
they contained great possibilities for
lessening and preventing distress
among all peoples.
Mr.. Dawson explained and summa.
rized the great plans aud prepara'
lions.
Distress Beyond Comprehension.
"The 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
hension. To me, therefore, 1t Is clea,
that while the leading men Of the
world are convened to draw up con
ditions of peace there is no man or sci
of men who can by pencil and paper
establish a peace which can endure
In the presence of the distress
throughout the world. refer of course
primarily TO conditions in those coun
tries which have suffered directly from
the war.
But our experience and studies
have revealed conditions in Other
countries which are conducive to dis
quiet and unrest and which will con
tinue to breed q suirit of diSSatisfac
ton until they are 1t least in some lie
gree improved. The fundamental ba
sis IF these conditions is primarily
lack of proper fools, but also lack OF
medical, scientific and general health
practice"
Mr.. Dawson alluded to the work Of
all the Red Cross societies anG the
countries represented in them. includ
ing America, with its 47,00O00O con
tributOrs. He then referred to tie
conferences at Cannes and Geneva
and continued:
"Our present thought is that oui
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 upor
the various subjects in which they
were interested. This organization
would Immediately communicate such
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.
"Any pertinent development or dis
covery of importance in science woulC
at once be transmitted to bureau IL
Geneva and from there in turn i'm.
mediately transmitted to every Red
Cross organization in the world. The
result of this program, as we see it
may be briefly stated under three
heads:
"First-It would awaken the peoples
In every country of the world to
sense of their obligation to their fel.
low men and there would naturally
follow in each country an awakening
to the needs within that country and
a determination to meet them as far
as possible.
"Secord-It would throw light on the
darkest corners of the earth and
would give to ali the world the full
benefit of s. lentific study and expert
ence In the prevention and cure OF
disease.
"Third-~It would make possible the
immediate cooperation on the part OF
the various or2G H.zations to render aid
when necessarJ N the case of great
disasters.
eff 1t had beer IIisible to effect this
organization two years ago it is con-
ceivable that there ''culd be going to-
day to the various countries now in
distress supplies and aid which would
give comfort to and restore 70 health
millions of people who cannot now be
cared for. No one knows how many
millions have died during the last year
from influenza.
"One of the strongest features of
the plan, as see it, is that it encour-
ages all endeavor. 1t can create no
jealousies. 1t conflicts with no soci-
cites and involves an expenditure tri-
fling in amount when compared with
the results to be obtained"
Relative Value OF Milks.