Bisbee daily review., 1919-03-09
GREAT MOTHER STARTS FIGHT TO AID WORLD
International Organization by American Leaders Will Try
 to Vindicate Past Battles New Call for Funds Necessary
 to Garry Out Program of Reconstruction and Mercy
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 NEW YORK, March S.-Plans for organization of an international Red Cross to be led by the American Red Cross in a great peace time campaign to prevent disease. relieve suffering, and make the world what the war was fought fora better place to live in," was outlined by Dr. Living ston Farrand, newly appointed chair man of the central committee of the American Red Cross at a conference of Atlantic division chapters delegates here etoday. AbDut 15O0 delegates were present
 Immediately after his address, which was his first public discussion of peace time aiHls of the lorganiza- ton since his recent appointment as its head by President Wilson, Dr. Far rand sailed for France to prepare an international conference of Red Cross societies which will meet in Geneva 30 days after the signing of peace. The international organization will be proposed at this conference.
 Will Ask for Funds
 Dr. Farrand warned Red Cross work CTS that they would be called on for continued service for a long time after peace had been declared and an nounced that a nationwide appeal for funds to carry on the organizations work would be made soon.
 I've shall postpone the call as long as possible" he added, "but I don't mind telling you that the bottom of the Red cross treasury is in sight, and it would be quite impossible for the American people not to act in this particular field"
 Discussing the proposal of the or ganiZation of the international Red Cross, Dr. Farrand declared the war had shown "that the war basis of the Red Cross has become outgrown."
 This war" he said, "has shown that the great possibilities of the Red Cross lie in time of peace, and we pro- pose now that not only shall the American Red Cross assume its re- responsibilities in the United SGalas and possibly take the lead in an in- ternational movement, but we now assume and proposet hat the allied Red Crosses, that the Red Crosses of the central powers shall all unite in an international movement for the prevention of disease, for the relief of suffering, for the possibility of making the world what the war was fought fora better place to live in"
 Defines Peace Aims
 Of the peace aims of the Ameri- can Red Cross, Dr. Farrand said:
 'I happened to be one of those who for some 10 or 15 years has been looking for the day when there might be some organization strong enough, fit enough, representative enough, to coordinate all of those random efforts in the prevention of disease and the protection of the public health, upon which the welfare of any nation de- bends.
 'It seems to me that now for the first time in the history of the world, in the history of this country, certain ly, We have an organization that is able to bring about those ends"
 The Red Cross nome service" orig inally begun in the interests of fami- lies of soldiers, he said, would be ex- | tended to all homes in every section where such service is needed, especi- | ally the south and west.
 i Similarly, he continued, problems of mortality, child health and tubercu- losis would be taken up. the Red Cross acting mot as a great absorber" of existing agencies, but as an organiza- tion for the support and coordination of existing agencies and for supplying agencies where none exists.
 War Work to Continue
 This program, however. he made plain, will not interfere with the Red | Cross war work which. contrary to public belief, he declared, was just at its height"
 i In addition to the work among the men of the army and among the peo-
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