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Few Realize What a Huge Humanitarian Machine the American Red Cross Is Here Are Some Details of the Tremendous Work Done for the Relief of the Stricken by the Organization Which Will Act as Host at Washington Next Month to Its Confreres of All Nations. R'.i ' i I.' ??. and war Formerly i gesti - ? ? then 1 une ? i liai it-- ten 1e.lle.VV..'. . |y Of m 11 Bui ? ?Mil i In Was Ma)' 7 and IT, when it what t the tli ? -.v rumef when not then ... , , ih.it perhaps it ahi i. - ' time actl i ? ? foreii Turkey fl - .ves r ? B . tool ma I thin?it is noi i til?- t.'II days feer li.e l{.?l i-,,, ( "i Mad? r lee III - ? lav as ffell m -. with atril ti?, too good ' ? l'.ui. ai 1 li? v\ ? ? happy, t Mir a a are over And M capital. Tl ? i olli their best of view, until latei i. ? Fol ? I ? <'lark'.- ? ? h v 11 Unit? ?l Btat? i will ? rted t'ro - ? ? ? i l vv . be i ? tries now flnancii ' repr< sentatl. as to 1 mai.y matter? In *? ? ? of clarification. THE WAR IN MEXICO. Begin at home, and although w< no 1 lull d, what en the . ein for the tion of human suffi me of war i ? When the te ri Itory i orderlm ? if action ? i ttle tiKHt ju-t over the line. An America physician *'? II ? ?''-';' Im the wounded, and so he Hew s Re Craa ?? hit autoi ? I daab< ? ? the ?border, He wai \e- ? iti ? ol fa ' under R ?1 Cross ordt i - Bui the ; that ' ?an might luv.- bien kille while h? was doing Red Croaa work undc t?..- Ibl| of the American Rod ?"!?? It is an Important matter. To th? warm tu rted physician it Is a paramount ?me in thai i'h ? siclai s shot - mlgl i. ? ? ? . if emphasising the desli ?ei - i ? questloi whether or not that flag was. under all thi co?nd|tions, entitled to resjx ich na lion that algm d th< ? ;? m \ s ? '?" - tie know. The Incident also ?alls attention to the iiai lv complicated status of th?- Re? a neutral .?-tat? in time ol < i v i war in an adjoining country. Tho right ol letles of belligerent? to hu> through neutral societies (which In turn purchase their BUppUto largely by way of their ??enpectlve army medical corps) is an open one, ?van In the case of wars 1 ? iwi. -, nation? In the case of a nation at war with llnelf the answer 1a ev. p ; doubt. Both China and Mexico have lately furnish..I food for reflection along thoai lines. And the presentation of 1'ncle Sam's JoahUa It. Clark. Jr., solicitor for ti-.?- ?Department of state, \? likely t'. >be followed with close attention. PROTECTING THE INSIGNIA. Tn line with the dis? u.sslon of "uniform cards of Identification for personnel?" which the Incident quoted certainly kuk pests. Is ?me ashed for by both Hungarian Hii'l KuKHiai?. organisations and by the In? ternational committee, of the method? for protecting In each country the lnsiRnia and name of the Rod ?"ros... Almost ??'lii-tlly interesting is the question pro ; b) tbs I'?." h ?Red Cross as to th_ status of the organisation In relation to juisoneiH of war. That is, as to whether the national l??'?l Croas of one country could In cane of war Its allowed to pene? trate Into the prisons of the enemy and oar? for its own prisoner? of war confined there. Obviously, df a Frenchman woe prisoner within English, German or Ital? ian line? members of the French Red t'rosH could do more to bring him comfort iii'l BUCCOr than members of the Italian, German or BUgllsb Rod <'i?>ss. Jiut OOUid this be ullowcd, or wiuld it be stretching neu Wh ran t hi ? R r Eni ? i ol " ? ? * thi n, I? t in salute i M will ?- orne i ? ? Inquire the way 1 - 11.ngn will ? ? ? ? mir heartily the woi k th? ? ??- In mind to ? pi rform? ?! i in.. ? n , i 'ark, fi ? and it ence _ . lied ' ? ? T it'll- I Istering i?> the sufferings i???ri g i. atlona t?? the govornn ? in th ,. nii'iit. wh I? !;? ei i 'i oaa organisai loi ih? American I<e ?i Cross Governmenti ? . . . ? ? i army medical corpa t?? represen! them, In co-operation with per hi. pa one ??r two ol i hi ?r -riii.1 ? ? itlvea already ou ?el. Nee| 1 111 1 ? '1 I'."111 1 V tic V tl-k ? - appointed to repr? sent th.? national H.d nisationa to repi lly as vv<M. Slum, for In ?-. Which haa a tcn?l?'r infant of a Red ? native ? > tins confer?nee, arm will be further represented by members ??f it tion m w . ? - Japan is s? ndlng a m, iii'?h ding three Jap be tin- Aral w.-meti ev ??pointed t?. represenl the Jajtanese gov? ernment h' a foreign land in any ?a; A TENTATIVE PROGRAMME. ? ?_.<e a >tenta*tlve programme ?ras s? m on for the consideration of the va i national organisations which wiii take ,,-, the- conference it was printed In French and English, as is customary with su'li announcemen's lint It is announced officially that the confer, nee win havi langu ? ? ? h ?English and Spanish the lasl In deference t.i the this is the lust ? ever lichi in the H?misph?re ?and thai Spanish is the language <>f all of South a.? ?i l ? America. Practically French win be the language of this as it has been of ni! pre ceding conference?, as it Is the lanKuaK? of diplomacy, the language that will ! ? Along with the tentative programme was t nest invitation t<? the ? on SUggest subjects for disc: subjects in which they were Interested, an?i which their hosts mighl havs overlooked. After a preliminary diffidence, BUCh gestions came In <iuit<- freely, '?n?i week by week the programme is changing in oon f? rmlty with them. As It now stands it Includes many matters of International im I? nance, and some which recent ?vents have made of peculiar interest right her?- In America. On? morning will b? devoted to an ac eount of the Red Croa? war on epidemic? and di.sea.s?'. or tbe great campaign against tuberculosis (whieh In America ha? been brought home by the holiday sale of ?R?d cross stamps), Professor Pann wlt_, of the German Red Cross Society, Will speak. And, by th?- w.?_v, one of the Hen Prof essor'? associates In the German delegation to the conference, who has fre? quently visited here and Is well known in. New York, will be Simon Hernhelmcr, of Berlin, brother of CbarUa I. Bernhelmer, jOf th? N?w York Pprk Cuiumisslon und ?le of I [arbitral i ? or and ctt? i , iii , ten. i ?r. Richard i r the - pec ted to be I ?Dr. HI ,i ?' | . lalatant, Dr. n:- dl< ?I . i 13 the ' thai ? poi ta thai attra? I? d n osl att? ntion at the . menl and ? r?l In by ?hi lentleta from 1 During Hi' 1 .is during of the quinquennial International confer the prliei In the liai le Feodoi lltlon ?will be award? ?1 ? Hrel prlne of l,0C ? 1 pi-isaa of 1,000 and third prlaaa of 1,000 (A ruble ?being ap tnatel?* SO cents, these flgurea muai eded by th? dollar I 'J '" *? ? ?? - ; ? * ' from the Income of ? fand of i??o,oo>- rublea eel . the Bm ; ?er of R . -,.;. w] 0 llg in th? "augual .?? the I'usslan Rod Croi ?]-,,. inventlona gub mltted in competition for those prlaeg will ?? to the . elvea In the general ????? 1 d to be held during the conference. The compeUtlou le limit? ed to Invention! Itaering on Rad Croo? ? work in time Of war. ? an ?acaro I) r? .?ii_. ? ? hal a trs mendoua machine the American R?d Croas is. it i philanthropic ti uat, cxist ing in lis present form by virtue ?>f a charter granted by Congress oil .January ;,, iMfi. ii is governed by a central ? ??m mlttee ?>f eighteen member?, six appointed by ti' and twi Ive ? l?ctea at the annual meeting in December. Working uiuler this central committee al national 1 ..-I ' Washington are the na? tional relief board, the war reliai board ?and the international relief board President Taft is president '?:' the na? tional relief oi^anlsutiuu-nut that lbs o President ?f the United State? I? ea-ofllclo head ??f th.- It?il <'l??ss here, hut that W. ll Taft has been ?personally Inteieeted m it ,'..iik f"i rears, and ha? consented to remain its president ?ince ii>- became Proal denl of th?- United st^t.-s. Robert W ?'?? Km.st, of (few fork, 1?- elca-presldent ?if the central oommittee Ooorge W. l>avK major general, U. s a. (reUred), la chair? man. Ills? Mabel Board*?? bead? the national relief board? umler whot-o Biipervlslon all th.- -relief w??rk in thl? '.ntty i? con ducted. Mis.?- Mo.ii-.iiiian is .? remarkable Human. KM U ?h? daughter ot a Wealthy family, all her affiliations are those of wealth. Her home la one ??f the band t .?a Duponl Circle iu Washington, ?her ?soda! position unassailable, Sue is re gard i u aboul the most Intimate friend ?>f the Tafis. Her sister a fa? pean ago married Benator Murra. Ci me, <>f ?__-__-*? ? im:. us. she la a ?splendid business ?roman and absolutely devoted to the Red cross. She is te, be found at her War Department office every morning attending to 11*4 ?'toss burin?es as regularly Hs if sbs drew .iv r..i her work and was dependent ..ii || for h. r hi? a?i ?and butter. 8b? was ! decorated by tu. Italian govcnuMnt ion f i lier work al the time of the Messina <*arth? Ice. ??ho is a memoer ?>r tl ?? ?-onf??* enee ?-ommittee of tlir?-.?. but ?he doer, not flgur* at all on the programme, being ap itlv enttr?'l\ content t?> do th? v-rlc and lel some ?>n<* else R?-t the J?'ory Her ? x-.'-uHv?. .-iffenf is Rrnest Rtcknefc ?!?.? "national director" "f the Red *'ro5?. 1 i dut) - to inform himself Immediate? ly nf the extent of any calamity, ar.ii, If - warrant, t?> h i for the ?cene of the disaster Mr. Blcknell was formerly head of the Asaoea* at? i ('haritl?**? m <'hi? ago, wa? president-*t th?? national conference of cbarttl? i ? i-.p in IM-'Ot, and has rendered *a<? valu ? ? ? e at San P*i - - ? Ita'.y, -it Cherry, In mine explosions in Ah In the then great forest (1res in the north? ern part of the country, .?'ni In ? i ' ??th- ommunltl? - H and ICIm Board man | ? run the Ke,i <*r<? ?a In i i Itiea New York Will he rather to the Pore Dr Edward T. Devine, professor of ?octal economic? al Columbia and g?nerai ? >f the cil ? Organisa? ? -,v de K'-r- fet, l of v- itional Red crn-t ? . Sew York chapter, both loom -? -, rogramme. The ? ilons In rell? f worl ' thai of Instructions In first ?Id both pe? culls ? ? ? - Institut ions ?s ? Into ind -n *.*. ill l-e ? ? ? , ie) H len und pol ricas*! Rad Cxooty F_.r___ Aid l*>S,nm. THIS CAR ' nihVTSt, ECflPMEtr H AMD ' ? '- ?_-??> RrPARCS -- ?-? MATED TO -THS ??.13 c?o?a w JMFAMV ? j the United SI i tes \.?\al 11 ? ?vi ?i t .v i < '? n s, .it.?I t?v mine exp n rescue work and ili.i aid iliustr.it; Organized originally In proti the terrible end, t?i s degree, si least, .n of the bat? internat."ttal or| will? ingly m the "Ameri an amendment/' : ?tb ? are authorised to ex tend their to the relief of tin? ? suffi ring entailed In s itastrophes ?>f t - .: the line of tl I an amend? American Red ? 'roas has gone much further than any of the fcttTOPMg ?societies, h h.-.s developed Its ?asnea activ? ities to an extent undreamed of when the SOCl?ty was organized. And, aside from tli? gnat hineilt to the victims of a <*a taetrophe ..r trained h.ip la an emergeivy, then- is ?|so the training which the cxp.'H ? in .? .^?ves the organization for possible? wartime work. The calamities of pea?*?* cer? tainly help th.- society to 'keep Its han?l in" in readiness for war. One of the most Interesting Red Cross peao? actlvttlaS Is the nation-wide cami?ei_.n Continued on m ?ruth page.