The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-03-07
r eiV6feen men who landed on French

rolls in France, of whom 1000 were,
actively engaged when the armistice
vas signed. An indication of the pres
WI scale of the work will be obtained
rom the fact that the services of 6oG'
,rrSonS are still required.
Our American Expeditionary Force
aving largely evacuated England. IL,
activities of the Red Cross COMMITS
ON there are naturally upon a dimin
,lling scale period. Active operations
~ still in progress in ArcilAngel an'
IBERIA.
The work in Italy has been alnos
n;troly on hehaIf of the civilian pop
'ation of that country. In the critir;l
urS of Itnly'S struggle the American
,rople. through their Rcd Cross. son
4 ~lrHctical message Of SYM atliy ans
rlief. for which the government ana
pnple of Italy have never ceased t
,T'tresS their gratitude.
>:.;2Piies and Personnel to Near Eas'
The ~occns:on for such c%onccntrn
~ of effort in Italy. England, Be
nm and even in France having natur
Is and normally diminished. it has
zen possible to divert supplies and
%rrsonncl in large measure to the ale
f those people in the Near East Whr
ave hitherto been inaccessible to out
de assistance, but whose Sutferings
ave been upon an appalling seal"
he needs of these peoples are so vas'
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,ut the American Red Cross is maxim"
N effort to relieve Immediately the
more acute distress.
An extensive group of American
rcrkers has been dispatched TO carry
italy needed supplies. and to work
his winter in the various Balkan coun
RIGS. In order to coordinate their ac
~ivities, a Balkan commission has becr
established. with headquarters Il
Tome, Italy. from which point alone
IL the Balkan ccnters can be reached
romptly.
"A commission has just reached Pc
and with doctors and nurses. menicH
applies. and food for Ok rl.lllrrl
nd invalidS. An American Red Gre :.
commission has ALSO been a%ppo.ntv
o aid in relieving the suffering of Rus
sian prisoners still confined in German
,riSon camps.
AN important commission is SIT
working in Palestine. Through tn
var special ro-onprnt!nn has nee"
riven To the Armenian and Syrian /:
eff Commission. which was the on'
gency able to carry relief in the i.
erior of Turkish dDmini"ns.
Red Cross WIN Continue.
Red Cross effort is thus tar fun
Ii win continue 10 he 50, iUt IL"
| movement represented hy this Wnr!
vas likewise assumed an intin." g plit
II the daily l:fe of "mr peon'p II l.u'"
lhe army of WorN - which has h""
recruited and lruil"A duriU. the "
..:..;; not he demoliIiHrd. Al, our G.
orricnre in the war shows clearly tlil
here is AN uiiiimitrd Il I'D for service
nf 'hr hi"h W'.ir,I ,;n % ~rrr.oIiir
Ni,h t,,,"iiar effectiveness by ia" ltr
''rrSs W hat It's future tasks may
I IS VET inn '>,ihln To 'u'ecaSl "
.ruW that Sp long ~ her" is az Az"
ran army in the i',d tlr Fed trt,
Nt1 have y S,'r"tHl fdl"i;nM 10 port t"'
",Nnt..ng coWId hr Of -.'@lter il, ."n
'nurr 10 Nh American ltrh rr'& = la.
tilr PLANES iC~t SGT in motion Ivy tie ii
grrl' Rcd Cross ~tnt"tip> rt Me Woi&'
% develop n prug"utH of e.ieMIrd "'
@,iyitieS in the intVr%Sl of hU.!nnil ,
The cnnccptiun involves rot alone q
fnrtS to relieve human suffering. bl
to prevent it; not alone Il Vmpll
by the people of an Individual nn,io:
but an attempt to arouse AL people /
IA sense of their responsibility for til
welfare of their fellow beings through
out the world. Ii is Il program bot
ideal and practical. Ideal in that it
supreme aim is nothing less than vei
table peace on earth good will
men," and practical i'll that it seeks
take means and measures which az
actually available and make them @
fective in meeting without delay IT
crisis which is daily recurreut in II
lives of all peoples.
For accomplishing its mission |
the years of peace which must Ii
ahead of us the Red Cross will lrquil
the ab!eSt possible leadership, an
must enjoy the continued support, syn
patly, and participation in its wor
of the whole American people. 1t
particularly fortunate that such a ma
as DR.. Livingston Farrand should ha,
been selected as the permanent hea
of the organization. The unstinte
fashion in which all our people ga,
of themselves throughout the war
the best assurance that our Red Gro!
will continue to receive that cooper
ton which will make its work a sour
Of pride and inspiration to every Anne
lean"
Mr.. Dawson, as chairman Of the !
t%ernational Commission of the Amer
can Red Cross. has undertaken to re
resent the American Red Cross in Il
preparation of the program for exten
ed Red Cross activities, and will spel
the next several months in Europe
consultation with other Red Cross so,
cites 70: tl.at purpose.
THE WAX COUNCIL. OF THE AAIE
lean RED CROSS.
. Henry p. Davison, Chairman.
From the Republican, Mt. Gill;
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