Evening star., 1952-02-29
Truman 5 Broadcast
Opens SIS Million
Red Cross Campaign

Red Cross Campaign
President Truman urged suppor
for a Compelling call Of human
Iity" last night in a broadcast Off.
cially launching the $85 millior
Nationwide appeal OF the Ameri.
can Red Cross.
"This is the cause of true broth.
Ierhood, and it deserves the partici.
patton and support of every one,
the President declared.
He recounted the work of tn,
Red Cross in helping men anc
women of the armed services
especially those in Korea. He tolc
how blood made available through
the Red Cross has saved thou.
sands of lives on the battlefielc
and In civilian life.
The President also told of thu
Red Cross role in bringing reliei
to flood and disaster victims.
Aid to Armed Forces Stressed.
Following is the text Of his ad.
dress:
I want to tell you something
about what the American Ret
Cross has been doing this pas
year.
The Red Cross is your organi,
zation. 1t Is relieving human dis
tress and suffering at home ant
throughout the world. It Is doinl
these things In your name. as vol
would want to do them yourselves
II you could.
First and foremost, In the las
year. the Red Cross has been help.
ing the men and women Of oul
armed services, at home and over.
seas. and especially In Korea, Il
has provided the wounded with
Ilife-giving blood, and aided the
troubled and distressed to solve
their problems. Through the Rec
Cross. you have been standing al
the side of our service men anG
women. giving them comfort anc
hope wherever they may be.
In this last year, the men ano
women Of our country have given
over a million pints of blooc
through the Red Cross. That blood
has saved thousands of lives, or
the battlefield and in civilian life
|at home. That is something to be
proud of. Every single one of you
who gave some of that blood has
helped to save a human life. ]
hope you will do even better this
present year, because it has been
proved time and time again that
blood transfusions will save hu-
man lives when nothing elese can
Relief for Disaster Victims.
The Red Cross has also been
busy this past year in bringing
relief to victims of floods and
disasters.
Last summer, I flew over the
devastated areas of Kansas anC
Missouri when the flood waters
were at their height. Homes, fac
tories, even the fields themselves
were destroyed. In that great flood
over $4,000 families in distress
were given help by the Red Cross
at a cost of nearly $4,000, 900
Your contributions made this pos
sible.
Recently. I flew over the floods
in the Ohio River Valley, in
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio
and Kentucky. The flood damage
was considerable. but thanks to
our flood control system in that
area. it was nothing like what il
might have been. There, along
the Ohio. as in Kansas and Mis-
souri,, the Red Cross has been on
the spot, helping people. Red
Cross workers helped to evacua.e
over $500 families as the waters
rose, and set up many Red Cross
centers to care for the homeless
and the hungry.
The Red Cross was there, as
your representative, helping people
In trouble just as you would want
to do If you had been there
yourself.
Expression of Great Tradition.
The heroic work of the Red
Cross in time of disaster, its day.
to-day service in saving lives, anc
Its constant help to the men anC
women in our armed forces
these are the things that have
made the Red Cross d living ex.
preston Of our great tradition oi
tsighb0r- helping -neighb0r In time
OF trouble.
The Red Cross asks only for tht
resources to serve you and YOU
heighbofs. II Is q great fellowship
|6f the men and women and b6yl
and girls OF our land, voluntarily
banded together TO give friendly
help 10 others In time OF need.
This Ia tbs BAuse 6f true bFathep!
heed, and IL deserves the Baftieir
patieR and support OF everyone
As the Red 6Fess VeluhteeFl
begin the 1869 Fund Appeal,
urge yeu, my feileW citizens, Il
answer this compelling call O.
humanity