Evening star., 1919-11-14
RED CROSS LEAGUE
RAPIDLY GROWING.
SPEAKER STATES
Sir David Henderson Says
Organization Owes Exist
ence to American Thought.

That the present League of Red
Cross Societies, with its worldwide
opportunity for the amelioration of the
condition of mankind. owes its exist
ence to American thought, was the
statement made by Sir David Hender-
| son. director general. of that league.
speaking this morning before the as
sembled personnel of both the ma
| tional and the Potomac division head
! quarters of the Red Cross.
This American thought outlined the
| work league is to do and can be
considered the main factor in the new
International movement, explained
the visiting official who recently ar
rived In the National Capital to confer
with Henry P. Dawson, chairman of the
leagues board of directors.
II have found the American Red
Cross anxious to forward the Red
Cross ideals and plans of other coun-
tries and, at the same time, to put
itself in the background" he told the
headquarters stats. When l go back
to Geneva to my work it will be a
source of strength to me and to my
colleagues to know that the Ameri-
can Red Cross is behind the league
which I serve"
British Army Officer During War.
Sir David during the war held the
rank of lieutenant general in the
British army and was in charge OF
military aviation. He arrived on the
Baltic Monday, and has come here to
discuss the leagues program for
world d-wide health promotion and dis
ease prevention. Already the work
of the league, which embraces the
Red Cross of twenty-seven nations.
l,oC fn nrnnnrtinnS that
the original headquarters in Geneva
is too small to house all its activities.
The headquarters, under the program
adopted will be the central distribut-
ing point for the latest approved sci
entific knowledge in all matters re-
lating to public health. This infor-
nation will be sent to the various
national Red Cross societies COM
posing the organization, for presenta-
ton to their respective governments
and for the use of other bodies en-
gagged in health work. Experts of in
ternational reputation already have
been appointed heads of the various
divisions, such as sanitation. child well
fare, nursing. etc.
Visiting officials Statement.
The visiting official today issued a
statement explaining the present
status of the relief situation in Europe
League of Red Cross Societies was
established, and calling special atten-
ton to the grave danger that the
scourge of typhus. which the Amerl-
can Red Cross is now fighting in
Poland, may extend further westward
unless the allied governments bring
their resources to the aid OF the VOL VOL
untary efforts now being MADE. Inc
statement is, in part. as follows:
''The three objects with which the
league was formed were, first, to
serve as an exchange point Tor IN
formation on all questions OF pupilc
health and welfare, in order that the
Red Cross Society of each country
should be informed as to the progress en,en
tries and that any new discoveries
or methods of treatment may be
brought at once to the knowledge OF OF
all those who are interested: Atthousl
original research was not 1ntendeo 70
be undertaken by the league. yet u
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