Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-03-09 | Page 1 | Red Cross Proposes Universal Endeavors

International Organization Organiza-tion Planned to Rid the World of Needless Sickness and Suffering. Dr. Ferrand Outlines Pretentious Aims of Mercy Society Before Sailing for Conference. XEW YORE, March S. Plana for organization oi an international Red Cross, to be led by tba American Red Cross in a great peacetimo campaign to prevent disease, relieve suffering and "make tho -world vv-hat tho war was foupfht for a better place to live in," was outlined by Dr. Livingston Farrand, newly, appointed chairman, of tho central committeo of the American Red Cross, at a conference of Atlantic division chapter delegates here today. About loOO delegates were present. Immediately after his address, which was his first public discussion of peacetime peace-time aims of the organization since his recent appointment as its head by President Pres-ident Wilson, r. Farrand tailed for France, to prepare, for an international conference of Red Cross societies which will meet in Geneva thirty days after the signing of pcaco. The international organization will be proposed at ttiis conference. Dr. Farrand warned Red Cross workers work-ers that the3r would bo called on for continued service for a long time after peace had been declared, and announced that a nutiou-wido appeal for funds lo carry on the orgauization,'s iork would bo made -soon. - HAS OUTGROWN ITS OLD-TIME WAR BASIS. "We shall postpone tho call as long as possible," he added, "but I don't mind telling you that the bottom 'of the Red Cross treasury is in sight, and it would be quite impossible for tho American people not to act in 'this particular field." Discussing the proposal of tho organization or-ganization of the international Red Cross, Div Farrand declared the war had shown "that the war basis of the Red Cross has become outgrown." "The war, " he said, "has shown that the great possibilities of the Red Cross lie in time of peace, and we propose pro-pose now- that uot only shall the American Amer-ican Rod Cross assume its responsibility responsibil-ity in the United States and possibly take the lead in an international movement, move-ment, but we now assume and propose that the allied Red Crosses, that the Red Crosses of the ccutralpowers, shall all unite in an international move- (Continued on Pago 3. Column 5.) RED CROSS PROPOSES UNIVERSAL ENDEAVORS (Continued from Page One.) ment for the prevention of disease, for the relief of suffering, for the possibility possibil-ity of making tho world what the war was fought for a better place to live in." OUTLINES PEACE AIMS OF MERCY ORGANIZATION. Of the peace aims of the American Bed Cross, Dr. Farraand 6aid: "I happen to be one of those who for some ten or fifteen years has beeu looking for the day when there might be some organization strong enough, fit enough, representative enough, to co-ordinate all of those random and unofficial un-official efforts in the direction of the prevention of disease and tho protection protec-tion of the public health, upon which the welfare of any nation depends. "It seems to me that now for tho first time in the history' of the world, in tho history of this country, certainly, certain-ly, we have an organization that is able to bring about, those enoYi." The Red Cross "home aervice, " orig-inally orig-inally begun in the interests of families fam-ilies of soldiers, he said,; would be extended ex-tended to all homes in ievery section where such service is neotled, especially especial-ly the south and west. MANY PROBLEMS TO RECEIVE ATTENTION. Similarly, ho continued, problems of mortality, child health and tuberculosis tubercu-losis would be taken up, the Red Cross acting "not as the great asorber" of existing agencies, but as an organization organiza-tion for the support and ao-ordination of existing agencies and foT supplying agencies where none now exists. This program, however, : he made plain, will not interfere with the Red Cross war work, which, contrary to public belief, he declared, was "just at its height." In addition to the work among the men of the army and amon" the peoples peo-ples of France, Italy and Belgium, tho Red Cross has answered appeals from the Balkans, Palestine, Poland, Russia, Germany and Austria, these extensious making the appropriations of the war council for January and February the largest in tho history of the organization. organiza-tion. Must Care for Maimed. Tho Red Cros did not contemplate feeding these peoples, he added, but it did expect to care for tho wounded aud maimed, the ill both among soldiers and civilians, and "all of that distress that follows in tho wako of war for which tho governments are not fitted to deal." Use of the ballot to bring about enaction en-action of state and natiounl laws making mak-ing nursing a licensed profession was urged upon Red Cross members by Clara D. Noyes, acting national director of the Red Cross department of nursing. "The Red Cross as an organization may not be able to obtain the state and . national legislation needed to bring about licensing of tho profession," profes-sion," Miss iNoyes said, "but its members mem-bers may be able to do so as individuals, individ-uals, for it must not be forgotten that nearly all its 'members have a vote. " Miss lua M. Taft, director of the Red Cross bureau of production, urged workers to continue production of garments gar-ments for the war destituto, asserting that at least 1,000,000 garments a month must bo provided for a yoar.