The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-03-27

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"As Tor work among the French peo-
pie, now that hostilIties have ceased,
the French themselves naturally, pre-
fer as fur ~ possible to provide for
their own. II has accordingly besa de-
termined that the guiding principle Of
Red Cross policy In France henceforth
shall be to have punctilIous regard to
its every responsibility, but to direct
its efforts primarily to assisting
French relief societies. The liberated
and devastated regions Of France have
been divided By the government into
small districts, each oflcially assigned
to q designated French relief organi-
sation.
The American Red Cross werk IN
France was initiated By q co1lnission
Of eighteen men who landed % rfench
shores June IS, 1917. Since then
some 5000 persons have been upon the
rolls In France, Of whom 1000 were
actively engaged when the armistice
was signed. An indication Of the prss-
ent scale Of the work will b obtained
from the fact that the services Of 1000
persons are still required.
"Our American Expeditionary Torce
having largely evacuated England, the
activities Of the Red Cross. Commis-
sion there are naturally upon dimin-
ishing scale period. Active operations
are still In progress In Archangei and
Siberia.
"The work in Italy has been almost
entirely on behalf Of the civilian pop
ulation Of that country. In the critical
hours Of Italy's. struggle the Americas
people, through their Red Cross, sent
q practical message Of sympathy and
relief for which the government and
people Of Italy have never ceased -
express their gratitude. J
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"The occasion for such concsntra-
tion Of effort In Italy, England, Bel.
gium and even In France having natus.
ally and normally diminished, Il has
been possible to divert supplies and
personnel In large measure to the cid
Of those people In the Near East wie
have hitherto been inaccessible Do cot
side assistance, but whose sufIsrinss
have been upon an appalling scala
The needs Of these peoples are 20 vast
that government alone can meet them,
but the American Red Cross 10 making
an effort to relieve Immediately the
more acute distress.
"An extensive group Of American
workers has been dispatched to carry
vitality needed supplies. and to work
this winter in the various Balkan coun-
tries In order to coordinate their &C.
tivities, q Balkan commission has been
established, with headquarters at
Rome. Italy. from which point alone
all the Balkan centers can b. reached
promptly.
"A commission has Just reached Po.
land with doctors and nurses. medical
supplies. and food for sick childrsn
and invalidA An American Red Gross
Commission has also been appointed
to aid In relieving the suffering Of Rus.
sian prisoners still confined In German
prison camps.
"An important commissioa 70 seill
working in Palestine. Through tAs
war special cooperation has been
given to the Armenian and Syrian Re
lief Commission, which was the oaly
agency able to carry relief In tAe ~
terror Of Turkish dominions.
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RED Cross effort 10 thus far nuns.
II will continue to hs 70. But the
movement represented By this woFk
has likewise assumed an Intimate place
In the daily life Of our people at homA
The army Of workers which has been
recruited and trained during he war
must not be dsmobilissd. All our a.
perience In the war shown clearly that
there is an unlimited held for service
Of the kind which can bs performsd
With peculiar effectiveness by Tie Red
Cross. What its future tasks may be
Il 10 yet impossible 10 forecast We
know that 20 long % there u an Amegs
lean army in the neld the Red Croos
will have special function to perform.
"Nothing could b. Of greater impeg-
tance to the American Red Croso than
the plans just set In motion BY the Ave
great Red Cross societies Of the world
to develop 4 program Of extended &C
tivities In the interest Of humanity.
The conception involves not alone sf.
forts to relieve human suffering, but
to prevent Il; not alone movement
By the people Of an individual nation,
but an attempt to arouse all people b
q sense Of their responsibility for ~
welfare of their fellow beings through
out the world. 1t 10 q program both
IDEAL and practical. Ideal In that III
supreme aim is nothing less than YER
table 'Peace on earth good will to
men," and practical in that It seeks to
take means and measures which are
actually available and make them q.
fsctive In meeting without delay the
crisis which 10 daily rscurrent - he
lives Of oil peoples.
"For accomplishing IT. miQnlen h
the years Of peace which must Ne
ahead Of us the Red Gross VIII require
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