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Show of the most remarkable achievements achieve-ments of the' war, in the opinion of King Qeorr.o of England. The fact that the lied Cross, in one wer?k's time, last June, raised ?100, 000,000 to extend and carry on its activities, was one of the most amazing, phases of the organization, the British ruler told II. P. Davison, chairman of the War Council, during dur-ing an interview on Maroh 15. " Thh feat was especially impressive, inasmuch inas-much as the British Red Cro3s was able to raise hut $50,000,000 in three years' time. King George's expressions in this respect are among the interesting de tails of the audience he granted Mr. Davidson while the latter was en-route en-route to the war zone. These details de-tails .have just reached national headquarters of the Red Cross in Washington, and ha.ve been sent to officials of the mountain division of the organization in Denver in a telegram which reads as follows: "One of the striking things the Davison interview with King George developed was the intimate acquaintance acquaint-ance with American affairs which the British sovereign possesses. So closely close-ly has he kept in touch with events on this side that he was able totalk about such details as weather conditions, con-ditions, railroad congestion and other difficulties that had affected problems prob-lems of war preparation. in the United Unit-ed States. .It also was brought or, that King George apparently regards the development of the Red Cros as one of the big things of-tht present war. "The American Red Cross in the opinion of King George, is today tin greatest boon to humanity." The account of the Interview reads: ' He pointed out that while war h' destroying and tearing down anC carrying tragedy into every, home the Red Cross rs constructing anc" building and carrying aid and com fort everywhere it goes. The appro-rriation appro-rriation of $1,000,000 by the Red Cress last October,- for work under the direction of the British Rec Cross, he declared, has aroused the enthusiasm of the whole people of Great Britain, coming, as it did, not from the government, but as a re suit of the generosity of the Ameri can people. It was difficult to gras; in England that, the Red Cross o America has no" extraordinary membership, mem-bership, and he said that what ever person in England was hoping wa: (lint, through closer association o' England and America, necessitate;' by. this war, the two nations and tin two peoples would get to know eacl other better, and as a result of com iron sacriike realize more than ever their need of one another and the benefits to civilization which nius ".rise through a perfect understanding between all the great Anglo-Saxon peoples of the world." AMEKICAX HED CROSS The development and expansion of the American Red Cross has been one ' I |