. La Croix-Rouge américaine dans la grande guerre . quel conseil j'ai été choisi président-homme, et par lequel Sir David Henderson a été nommé directeur général. À une date ultérieure, le professeur William RAP-pard, de l'Université de Genève, est devenu secrétaire général. Des invitations à rejoindre la ligue ont été envoyées aux sociétés Redcross des pays suivants : Afrique du Sud, Argentine, Austraha, Belgique, Brésil, Canada, Chili, Chine, Cuba, Danemark, Grèce, pays-Bas, Inde, Nouvelle-Zélande, Norvège, Pérou, Portugal, Roumanie, Serbie, Espagne, Suède, Suisse, Uruguay et Venezuela. Finalement, bien sûr, c'est en toute confiance

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. The American Red Cross in the great war . which board I was chosen chair-man, and by which Sir David Henderson was appointeddirector-general. At a later date Professor William Rap-pard, of the University of Geneva, became secretary-general. Invitations to join the league have been issued to the RedCross societies of the following countries: Argentina, Austraha, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chili, China, Cuba, Denmark, Greece, Holland, India, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Rumania, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, :Uruguay, and Venezuela. Eventually, of course, it is confidently expected that every nation in theworld will have a representative in the League of Red CrossSocieties which, already, has begun to function at its estab-lished headquarters in Geneva. At this point, therefore, if only to avoid any misunderstanding, I think it advisableto state authoritatively that while the relations betweenthe League of Red Cross Societies and the League of Nationswill be of an intimate character there will be no statuary. THE LEAGUE OF RED CROSS SOCIETIES 287 connection, since the League of Red Cross Societies isessentially a voluntary organization, non-political, non-governmental, and non-sectarian. But even while the League of Red Cross Societies wasin process of formation, there was practically no limit tothe reports, which came from every quarter of Europe andAsia, that the distress was beyond computation; that thevitality of whole nations had been lowered almost to thedeath point; that entire populations were without clothing;and that it was certain that there wovild be a shortage offuel and food at the approach of winter. At best, it was asituation so appalling that the governments, alone couldhandle it satisfactorily, even if the governments did onlythe major part of the work, leaving the minor part to thevoluntary organizations. And in view of all this it may bepertinent to give here the objects of the League of RedCross Societies as set forth in the a

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