Show THE RED CROSS in clara barton became interested in the work of 0 the red cross while on a trip abroad returning to the united states miss barton a well todo to do spinster determined to devote the remainder of her life to the formation of the red lied cross in the united states recognition was slow in coming though america was tired of 0 war the political leaders feared this international organization as an entangling alliance in 1881 however she ahe succeeded in interesting secretary blaine in the movement and it was incorporated in washington that year now all that was needed was tai alie e presidential preste presie signature to the gene geneva v a treaty at that point garfield wa was Is assassinated the next year bear president arthur signed i |