The New York herald., 1922-11-11
PRESIDENT SOUNDS
RED CROSS APPEAL
Issues Proclamation Urging
Generous Donations to
Organization.
ROLL CALL OPENS TO-DAY
Executive Points to Huge De-
mands for Relief, Notably
in Near East.
ROLL CALL OPENS TO-DAY

WAsHINGroN, Nov. 10.-Presdent
Harding in a proclamation to-day call
ing attention to the annual membership
roll call OF the American Red Cross
which begins tomorrow, declared
"there are peculiarly urgent reasons to
appeal this year In behalf of an even
greater generosity than has been neces-
sary in some other times
Notable among those reasons the
President mentions the situation in the
Near East, where he asserts millions
must look 10 more favored nations, such
as the United States, for the means or
life. He bespeaks the aid of the Ameri-
can people for the Red Cross as one of
the chief relief agencies for the Near
East unfortunates, and the cooperation
OF Americans in support of all the
organizations at work in that portion OF
the world. The proclamation follows:
ITO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE:
The assurance, based on many years
experience. that there will be prompt
and generous response makes 1t always
q satisfaction to direct public attention
TO the annual membership roll call of the
American Red Cross. This year it will
open on Armistice Day, November II,
and close on Thanksgiving Day, Novem-
Der 30 AS President of the United
States and also president of the Ameri-
can Red Cross, ] hereby proclaim No
Nember IL as Red Cross Sunday, and
invite all the people to unite with their
spiritual leaders in such observance OF
1t as may promote a renewed consecra-
tion to the gospel of service based upon
divine injunction and sanctioned by all
sood conscience.
by the terms of the Congressional
charter which called 1t into being the
american Red Cross is charged with
certain clearly defined duties and
obligations. These it has continued
during the last year TO discharge
faithfully and efficiently.
There are peculiarly urgent reasons
to appeal this year in behalf Of an even
greater generosity than has been nee
essary in some other times because of
the extraordinary demands upon such
services of mercy and humanity. i.
"One OF the most fearful disasters
of all history has befallen the i'll fated
Near Eastern area, where the lives of
millions of unfortunate people even now
depend, and must continue for a long
time to depend. on the untiring liber-
ality of more favored communities. A
very great sum is required to be raised
II the emergency shall be met; and
while the task is one to which all well
disposed peoples must contribute, our
own country in virtue alike of its in
spirations of humanity and its for
tunate endowment in material possess
sions must be conspicuous for both the
great share it shall give and the high
spirit animating the gift. II Is there
fore asked that cooperation be estab-
lished between the Red Cross. the Near
East Relief and all other agencies
which are concern I'd to assist in deal
ing with this crisis
IN the domestic field demands con-
TIME TO press heavily uDon the Red
cross. The Government is earnestly
seeking TO insure to every diseased or
disabled ex-service man the full meas
ure or care and help which national
gratitude and simple justice dictate.
The aim must be to restore every service
man TO the best possible health and the
largest opportunity for normal and
sslf-supporting life. In this effort the
Government. the Army and Navy have
gladly availed themselves of the assist
ance OF the Red Cross, which, due to it's
nationwide volunteer organization. has
been constant and valued aid
In the broad field concerned with
the physical welfare of the peonle the
Red Cross, in sympathetic contact with
other organizations and the Federal and
State bureaus, has been particularly
active In the establishment and support
or p, bic health activities for the pre-
yention OF disease and the encourage
rnent OF sound sanitation. In its peculiar
and historic field of disaster relief the
Red Cross has met the emergencies
brought about by the large number of
floods and other calamities during the
last year and is still called upon to aid
the suffering in the foreign lands due 10
war and pestilence. For these reasons.
regardless of the multitude of local prob
lens in every community. the American
Red Cross deserves well at the hands OF
the Am erican people.
In the interests OF our common hu-
manity and Of the service which we owe
10 our fellow men ] invite my fellow
citizens TO renew their allegiance TO the
American Red Cross during the period
of the membership roll call.
WARREN G.. HARp1NG.9