The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-10-30
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PRESIDENT WILSON URGES RE-
sPONSE TO THIRD RED CROSS
ROLL CALL


Washington, Oct. 25.--As National
President OF the American Red Cross,
Presldent Wilson today in an official
announcement formally indorsed the
Third Red Cross Roll Call, Nov. 2 to
n. The announcement follows:
As President OF the United States
md az President of the American Red
1rcss, recommend and urge a gen.
sfoQs response to the Third Red Cross
Hcll Call, which opens on November
N with the observance of Red Cross
Sunday and appropriately closes on
November 18th, the first anniversary
RI the signing Of the Armistice.
Twenty million adults joined the
ked Cross during the war, prompted
St u patriotic desire to render serv-
Ne to their country and TO the cause
br which the United States was en-
ragged in war. Our patriotism should
stand the test Of. peace as well as the
{ mt of war, and II Is an intelligently
3atristic program which the Red
eSess proposes, q continuance of scrv-
Re - our soldiers and sailors who
Aok to II for many things, and
(raAsference to the problems of peace
q home of the experience and meth
sds which II acquired during the war.
IL Is on membership more than
money contributions that the stress
sf the present campaign is laid, for
10 Red Cross seeks to associate the
people in welfare work throughout
6e land, especially in those commu-
mites where neither official nor unof-
xeial provision has been made for ade-
Qsate public health and social service.
II IN in the spirit Of democracy that
Ae people should undertake their
Swn welfare activities, and the Ma
Sonal Red Cross wisely intends to ex-
art upon community action a stimu-
hitting and co-orderating influence and
70 place the energies of the organiza-
Ton behind all sound public health and
welfare agencies.
The American Red Cross does not
purpose indefinite prolongation of its
sclief work abroad, policy which
sould lay an unjust burden upon our
ssn people and tend to undermin. the
sef-relance of the peoples relieved,
but there is necessary work of
sompletion to be performed before the
American Red Cross can honorably
withdraw from Europe. The Congress
sf the United States has imposed upon
ihe Rcd Cross continuing respon-
sihility abroad by authorizing the Sec
rtary of War to transfer to the
American Red Cross such surplus
zrmy medical supplies and supple
nentary and dietary food stuffs now
10 Europe as shall not be required by
ne army, to be used by the Red Cross
~ relieve the distress which continues
N ser.ain countries of Europe as
sc.nh Of the war.
% finance these operations, to con-
r. ~ work which was begun during
A. xIH and to carry out some COM
s4A. nvely inexpensive constructive
plans for assisting peoples in Eastern
Europe to develop their own welfare
organizations, the American Red
Cross requires, in addition to men,
5crship fees, a sum of money small in
comparison with the gifts poured into
rs treasury by our generous people
during the war.
Both the greater enduring domestic
yregram and the lesser temporary for
esgn program of the Red Cross de-
serve enthusiastic support, and ! ven
sare TO hope that its peace-time MEM
Acrship will exceed rather than fall
telow its impressive war-member-
afap-