The Evening Missourian., 1919-08-11


local programs.
During the war there were two an
nual Red Cross campaigns, the WaT
Fund Drive in the late spring and a
Christmas Roll Call for membership.
The only campaign this year will be
the one in November and in succeed
ing years there will be only an an
nual roll call in which the Red Cross
will seek the reaffirmed allegiance
of the American people expressed in
dollar memberships. The money SO
derived will be used for American pur-
poses and the approval thus received
is to be regarded as mandate to
carry on future programs.
American Soldiers and Sailors First.
''The first task of the American Red
Cross is, of course, to complete its
obligations to American soldiers and
Sailors" said Doctor Farrand in an
nouncing the program. "The organi-
zation plans, as its future policy, to
concentrate its efforts upon peace
problems at home, unless America
should again be involved in war or
confronted by great disasters Great
ing special emergencies.
1.-The Red Cross programs are prim-
arily within the field of public health
and will aim particularly at co-opera-
ton with official activities, federal
state and local. The Red Cross will
seek not to duplicate the work of es-
tablished organizations, but to supple
ment agencies that already exist or to
stimulate and organize work where
none exists"
The tremendous task of the Ameri-
can Red Cross in the war has, how
ever, left a continuing obligation
which cannot be fulfilled for some
months to come, Doctor Farrand stat
ed. In an amendment to the Army
Bill, Congress has prolonged the re-
sponsibility of the Red Cross abroad
by authorizing Secretary of War Bak-
er to transfer to the Red Cross such
medical and surgical supplies and sup
Elementary and dietary foodstuffs now
in Europe as is not needed by the
army abroad or at home ito be use!
by the American Red Cross to relieve
and supply the pressing needs of the
countries involved in the late war"
Most Work Now in Eastern Europe.
Inventories of these supplies are
now being made. To them will be
added such material as the American
Red Cross itself has in Europe and
these will be distributed in the coun-
tries where the organization is con-
Guiding its war relief program and
where, because of the ravages of war,
famine and epidemic, the distress is
most pronounced, as in the Balkans,
Poland and other Eastern European
countries. To meet these obligations
and administer this foreign relief the
Red Cross must raise at this time
fund of S15,OOO,00O, Doctor Farrand
stated.
"The Red Cross authorities realize
that the astonishing generosity of the
American people during the war and
the present high cost of living at home
might legitimately lead many to ex-
pect a release from further demands
for assistance to other peoples" con-
8nued Doctor Farrand, "but we must
kremember that our Allies were much
Harder hit by the war than were we
and that we nave incurred obligations
to them which honor demands shall
be discharged. In naming the sum OF
SIS 100000, the Red Cross has tried
to determine the smallest amount
which will enable it to round out its
work and make effective the appro-
priation of army goods rather than
to estimate the generosity of the Am
erican people.
End of Foreign Obligations in Sight
"It is believed that the end of our
foreign obligations is in sight and
accordingly, the Red Cross is turn
ing its chief attention and energy to
the development of clearly defined
home program, which already includes
systematic preparedness for disaster
relief, a widespread nursing plan
continuing home service operations
first aid instruction, and a junior Red
Cross program, all of which will de,
mend for their success upon large and
vigorous chapters. For these rea'
sons, the enrolment of members is
the chief purpose of the November
campaign. 1t is the primary ambition
of the American Red Cross to be Of
service to Americans"
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