Evening star., 1923-10-28
BY BEN MeKELWAY.
Ohm BARTON PAYNE, chairman

OdN BARTON PAYNE, chairman
of the American Red Cross,
!. whose recent mission to Mexico
terminated so successfully, en-
barked from New York yesterday on
another mission Of far-reaching impor-
tance among the nations in the western
hemisphere, a mission which has as its
object the encouragement of interna-
tional friendship and helpfulness in
times of distress. Judge Payne heads a
delegation from the United States which
will represent this country and the
American Red Cross at the first PAN
American Red Cross conference,
which meets in Buenos Aires, Novem-
Der 25 to December: 6.
The conference was called in con-
formity with a resolution adopted by
the general council of Red Cross So
cieties in Geneva in March, 1922, and
is the first to be held for the Red
Cross societies of the western hemi-
sphere. 1t is the third conference of
Red Cross societies held at the sug-
gestion of the league of nations. The
main objects of the forthcoming con-
serence are to build up in the two
Americas a great, cohesive Red Cross
organization for mutual help in time
of disasters. and to encourage the de-
velopment of international friendli
ness and helpfulness between the gov
ernments and peoples of North and
With America.
Program Comprehensive.
The program of the conference in
cludes discussions and reports on such
matters as enlarging the member
ship of the Red Cross; the activities
of the. Red Cross societies in relation
to governmental and private organi-
cations engaged In social welfare and
health work; the adaptation to Ameri-
can conditions of the Red Cross peace
program SO far as 1t has to do with
public health nursing, child welfare.
popular health instruction and the
organization of campaigns aaainst al
coholism and the abuse Of drugs.
venereal disease, malaria. tubercu-
losis, yellow fever, hookworm and
other epidemic diseases.
Before leaving Washington Judge
Payne declared that in addition to
the opportunity he hoped the confer
ence would offer for furthering the
humanitarian work Of the Red Cross,
there is another significance to the
mission.
"The countries Of Central and South
America" he said. ARE ready to un-
dertake a larger share of the inter-
/, national responsibility of Red Cross
activity. This is-a phase which should
not be overlooked, and, in fact. stands
tions Of Spanish America with the
nature, after years of pioneering in
| q territory several times larger than
Europe, now find themselves in a
position to crafty their larger i'm
pulses: and this coming conference is
a cooperative effort to organize for
| the service Of alleviation of suffering
and amelioration of disaster in lands
beyond their borders"
Accompanying Judge Payne are Col:
| Ernest p. Bicknell. vice chairman of
| the American Red Cross, in charge
of foreign operations; Arthur w.
1 Dunn. national director, American
Junior Red Cross; Henry ]. Furber
and DIR. J. d. Long. assistant surgeon
! general of the United States public
health service, who will represent the
| public health service and the Pan
| American Sanitary Bureau and the
Pan-American Union.
Omcials to Attend.
Each of the national Red Cros:
societies to be represented at the
Buenos Aires conference had the
privilege Of inviting in a consultive
authorities from the parent nation
as they desired. and in addition to
these experts there will be repre-
sentatives of the international COM
mittee of the Red Cross. the secre-
tariat of the League of Red Cross
Societies, the international labor Of
flee, the International health board
Of the Rockefeller Foundation. the Ma
tional Health Council and similar or
ganizations.
| As the American Red Cross has car.
ried to extensive lengths the develop.
ment Of many of the projects covered
in the program, its reports on its close
relationship with the United States gov.
ernment, on the establishment of for
eign schools of nursing, on public health
nursing, educational activities in nutri-
ton, first aid. life-saving, and the Junior