The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-02-22
DAWSON Tells
OF RED CROSS
WORLD PLANS

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exist 3 sincerely TRUST thnt thc plans
which hr. now 90 be announced mAs
have tnc support end active assist
nnco eft ui governments and al pco-
Plies hpfofc whom they may lc
brought
Memorandum Distributed.
a memorandum distributed nmnng
the quests told of what tho romhnci
Hrl cross societies of ihD nte poN
cfs proposed ia Go and Nt Davidson
explained and summarized She great
plans Hnd preparations
"As soon HH thU Hrmlstlcc wHa
signed ne said "wo who were in
formed concerning The CRYING ucois
of tho world lolt an nuuoiiiuF ohli
anfiou io rri forcthcr for che purpose
of Ending way of contributing to
ihe world th benefit uf car ONpol
cuce with ihU purpose of co-ordlnHt
inr fhc efforts of 900 fhr Red Gross
soeiriirs ri fhc wurid u tno interests
of mankind % seemed to us that
With % iDaGio ul nations htsed Uror
hlnh idots THERE should ALSO como
4 "a ioaHue of Rnl Gross sociotlrs oi
nations nnd fhHi ihDrp should hr Co..
fflnped in every Duuutrs an active
Red Cross society Tor thc purpoeo OF
I doing ofcrihlnp possible tp tndcrvnr
noi ONLY go cure disease. hui go faf
ne practicable 90 cleanse the world
and nrN trnf dIHntse and auffcfinr
'rhc ltrd Cross organizations of The
+ five great powered represented here fo.
NIGHT recently held conference at
Cannes whore Views were exchanged
aud general program adopted Wo
T adjourned from Cannes 90 Grurfn.
/ whore we called upon fhr Information
nl Rod Cross Hud presented Our fur
r'stiunG Gustav Ador thu president
/ off thr International ilrd Cross and
/ thf president ol thn SWISS ronfodoru
I tlon enVe ur MOST cordial reception
/ nni received our Huggosu0nt with
I over, consideration
i "Aiitr tho conference nt Gone,n wt
I of iho five ked Cross organizations
constituted ourselves committee to
/ he known as coo committee nl Nod
Gross societies ol the world to poo held
in Geneva thirty days after peace
{ shan have been declared.
4 "orr committee VIII now adjourn
/ Co. Cannes where We viii devote our.
selves to tno organizations OF a bro
/ gram to hc submitted at tho Geneva
conference % De- our idea ovcntuail,
I Tint thc program VIII Include mon,
suhiocts
com present Thought iH that our
FIRST efforts should cover the auh-
. iccts of public health ana sanitation
tuberculosis. uursinc child welfare
and mnlnfp ana certain other infoctu-
GUS diseases There would hc do-
/ velopcd m Geneva an organization
I which nould receive from cvary itod
Gross socictt 500 thr wora mform1
uon of interest and Importance bear.
1909 upon tho various subjects BOZ
which thof we're intended
viii Inform World
"Thn organization would immedi.
atOit communicate Huoh Information t'
every other ited Gross organization boz
thD world liy ths method the pn.
tirc WORLD would ho hupi nily 500.
formed of thc latest and best prac.
t.crf m various subjects
"H is expected um ihcrc win Dos
established ln Geneva bureau which
will devote usoif mot 90 the aciun
studs ol human Diseases huf 90 th,
t
ffudics Ths huonu VIII Dee Kept
informed of thc work dome Dos fhe re
search specialists of 'ho world ond
would ITSELF keep tho RESEARCH bureau.
lulh nfornrd of nll thc work hriuf
One This NOT ouN would avoid dupli
cation hut would result m Intelligent
cndcnNor ANY pertinent dryclolFcnl
on discovery ol Importance ln aclguc,
would nt once be- transmitted go Con.
Vfn aud FROM there iu tur immediate
Is transmitted Go every llod Cross Ca.
wniailon in the world
"lf 80 had horn poseil'le te eifce
tha Organization tWo ,rara ago DC u
conceivable ihnf there would hr s0in.
tpi1' tn tbs imlouH couniiies uoN il
DISTRESS hupullrt anl aid which Wntl'
fItr comfort i0 auH restore to healii
/ milnnn of people who caunOt nuv
nr cfrrl iof $50 nuo hnoNs boss
mpn mlnnu. mvu dl0d durnR uh'
Z laf rr rum mfulnlu
ll Iho organization which wo ari
! p'annlng bad been oprmt.us d FpH
i aFo By wolld hpNc boon n position
I ls snoN ol thc sart oi th,f umpire
/ cedeni,d and Terrible NHNe ei dlaca'
\ which hHa swept unund tno world