: Germany and the Germans from an American Point of View by Collier Price - Germany; National characteristics German Germany; Bestsellers American 1895-1923

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VOLUME II

INDEX 381

FACSIMILE OF PRINCE BISMARCK'S LETTER 32

FACSIMILE OF STRASSBURG DIPLOMA OF HONOR 40

DECORATIONS OF CLARA BARTON 256

CLARA BARTON'S SUMMER HOUSE AT OXFORD, MASSACHUSETTS 308

IN THE CEMETERY AT OXFORD: GRAVE AND RED CROSS MONUMENT 376

THE LIFE OF

CLARA BARTON

HER FIRST KNOWLEDGE OF THE RED CROSS

When in 1869 Clara Barton went to Europe in quest of health, she had never so much as heard of the Red Cross. That organization had been in existence in Europe for more than five years, but the number of people in America who knew anything about it was exceedingly small. The United States was not then a member of the international organization which recognized the Red Cross, nor did it become a member for many years thereafter. This was not because the United States Government did not know about it, but because this country had no purpose or desire to join in an organization established in Europe for purposes in which it was generally believed this country had no occasion to participate.

It is necessary to be explicit on this subject. The meeting which gave the Red Cross to the world took place at Geneva, Switzerland, on February 29, 1863. At the call of a committee, which already had behind it the formal endorsement of eleven national governments, the international organization was formed in Geneva on August 22, 1864. At this meeting the cross of red upon a white ground was adopted as the insignia of the convention. Twenty-two governments promptly gave their adherence to this convention. The United States was not among them, although it had been formally invited to be present.

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