Show I I WILSONS WILSON'S PS PROCLAMATION To o the American oe people people- I One Ono two twenty million year ago age ag Amer Americans by enrolling 1 i g as I of ot the Red Cr Cross ss at Christmas time sent to the men who wore fighting our battles batties overseas s a 0 stimulating message of cheer ChOel and good will They Tiler made It clear that our people were vere on their own free choice united w with th their government in the Ule determination determination determination deter deter- not only to towage wage war var with the he instruments of destruction but I also by br every overy means in their power to 1 repair the tho ravages aV of th the invader intruder der and I sustain and renew this tho spirit spirit of or the arm army aimy and antI of the tho homes which they I represented The fhe friends or time the American Red Cross in Italy Bel- Bel i Bel-i Del I 5 g gumn um and France Prance have told and will willell tell ell again the story of how the the Red Hed RedCross RedCross Cross wor workers ers re restored tol d morale In tile the the 1 hospitals in the camps and at the cantonments and we wa w to lo bevery bevery be ue very proud that we have been permitted permitted permitted per per- to be of service to those whose sufferings and whose glory are the heritage of humanity Now by Gods God's grace the Red RedCross RedCross RedCross Cross Christmas message of 1918 1913 is iso isto isto to o he le a message of or peace as well as n t message good of good will wilU But Dut peace does not mean that wo we can fold our hands lands I means further sacrifice Our membership must hold together and be Increased for the great tasks i I Ito to come ome tome We Vo In must prove conclusively conclusive conclusive- t ly o lyo 10 an attentive world that America Amer- Amer ca en is s permanently aroused to ufo ee ls ce ds of the new now era pra ra nor nor old OB ole gone sODe forever ho 1 the exact nature of ff the future ser ser- vic vl of th the Red Red- RedCross Cross will depend the program of r. r the associates associate ro but there Is immediate eiM ead today for every heartening l v d and and for every every helpful service Ve Wo most not not forget that our soldiers I ud r-ud our sailOrs are arc still stilt under orders 4 still have to perform of oft I l t 11 h hd h highest consequence Ol and that thai h Red Ilea Cross Cress Christmas C s member- member sM h hi means eans a gr great at deal to them The pee pe pie of the saddened lands more- more ov r r. r returning home hom today where tr the re e a are no homes must have the theas pelle ass asp ranee that the hearts of our peo- peo 1 are with them in the dark and d do days ahead Let us so far as ve can help them hack back to faith in m mm m mercy icy and in future futuro happiness As president of tilt Red Cross conscious In this great grea t hour of or the value of such a message from the time theAl Al American people I should be glad If ev every ry American would join the Red RedCross RedCross Cross for 1919 and thus send forth I I I to th whole human family t time the e Christmas greeting for whIch it if waits wails and for which it stands in greatest need Signed WOODROW WILSON n |