New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-09-24
AID FOR SERVICE :,
MEN EVERYWHERE
AMERICAN RED CROSS EXTENDS
ITS RELIEF PROGRAM TO
VARIOUS COUNTRIES.
SOLDIERS THERE NEED IT
Permanent Offices Established in Haiti,
Dominican Republic, Philippines.
Hawaii. Canal Zone and China
Problem of the Siberian Wives.
BY JAMES p.

BY JAMES p. HORNADAY.
Washlnston.-The American Red
Cross announces that it is fast g
tending its military relief program Ia
the ~insular possessions Of the United
States and to foreign territory where
the government maintains armed
forces. either as Il disciplinary meas
IRE or for the protection of American
interests. United States soldiers and
marines are ut present stationed in
the Island of Haiti, the Dominican re-
public, Philippines. Hawaii and also
the Canal Zone and China.
Although the service our soldiers
perform in these outlying districts Is
not AS exciting and thrilling as actual
warfare, they are oftentimes engaged
In combat. quelling uprisings. sup
pressing %marauding bandits. etc. This
active service. which naturally at
tracts the American youth, sometimes
means extreme harlships with little
glory. In Haiti alone there are some
fifty outposts. ranging in strength from
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constantly on patrol duty. Perhaps
80 per @ of the marines In Haiti
and Santo Domingo are serving some
where back in the hills. Oftentimes
these men are out of communication
with the outside world, except for the
occasional visit of the supply truck.
Aside from this. these countries, as a
rule, offer little by way of entertain
ment and recreation.
Army and Navy Asked II.
At the request Of both the army and
navy, the American Red Cross Is con-
tinuihg its operations with the peace
| time armed forces. Since the signing
of the armistice it had been combining
It's military relief program Ia troops
stationed within the continental lin
Its of the United States. After due
consideration of the needs of the men
stationed in other parts of the world,
and in conformity with the request.
as noted, of the military authorities,
the insular and foreign division de-
termined last January TO make the
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enlisted man in the service, regard
less of station. The men stationed In
the outlying districts. especially,
needed the attention of the Red Cross.
lust ms the men did who ent over
seas during the world war. As n re-
suit Of this decision, Red Cross field
directors have been sent to each ot
the above named countries and per
manent Red Cross offices have been
established.
For the patients in the hospitals and
the men on outpost duty the Red
Cross provides cigarettes. stationery
comfort kits. knitted articles and rec
reational supplies. all of which serve
as an aid to contentmont and morale.
In the Philippines the greatest prob
lem confronting the Red Cross has
been that of assisting the military All
thoritics in handling the situation of
the Siberian wives who have come To
the Philippines with their soldier
husbands. II Is reported that many OF
the soldiers, in being transferred. lost
their service records: consequently
their pay was held up several months.
Meantime they were sent Ia Manila.
where living is very expensive, h0ns-
ing facilities inadequate and condi-
tions on the whole, for 80 many for
| eign wives, almost impossible. How
ever the situation Is being met very
effectively. A Red Cross house has
been opened in which many of these
Siberian wives are domicilcd.
Supplies which were sent to Siberia
for our troops that were formerly sta
| toned there and which remained
when the troops were Withdrawn have
been transferred for distribution
among the troops now situated In the
Philippines and China. In fact SGs.-
90 worth of supplies have been allot-
ted for this purpose, which has aided
in a large measure in making RED
Cross service m these I'VE countries
very effective. .
Clay Products Show Gains.
The value of the cay prod
ucts marketed In the United States
last year Is estimated by the
United State geological survey at
S2GO. 10000. the highest yet recorded.
This is an increase of SI0,2l6.000 com
pared with 1918 and of S2S,2i7.00
compared with 1917. and is nearly
slOO.OOO.OO0 greater han the value ten
years ago. The value Of brick and
tile products constituted IL per cent
and that of pottery products % per
cent of the total.
The removal OF wartime restric-
tons. the partial return to normal
conditions. and the crying need Of the
country for buildings of all kinds.
which consume the greater proportion
of the clay products. caused the great
increase in the output and value of
the clay products marketed in 1919.
though the increase In the selling price
no doubt helped to increase the value.
Every kind of clay product except fire
brick made a gain in quantity as well
as In value. and the increase in the
output of almost every product was
greater proportionally than the aver
age increase In price.
The Increases in 1919 were made IN