C O N T E NT S Introduction Wha t is the Red Cross ? Organizers of the Nursing System of the War Hospitals . Organizers of the Red Cross Society and Geneva Con vention The Satsuma Rebellion and the Hakuai - sha or the Charity Associations The Development of the Charity Associations The Charity Associations Were Reorganized as the Red Cross Society of Japan VIII . Relations of the Red Cross Society of Japan with the International Red Cross Alliance The History of the Nurses . General Meetings : I I CON TENTS CH AP TE R P AG E 1 X . Relief of the Sufferers of a Volcanic E ruption of the a a M B ndai ountains . X I I . The Celebration of the Twenty Fifth Ann iversary A XIII . An id to Crews of a Turkish Wrecked Man - of—War The Removal of the HOS pita l “ s XV. A Relief of the Sufferer of the E arthquake Disas ter in P refectures of Gifu and Aichi 97 XVI . 1 04 t The Relief Manoeuvre XVII . Relief Services Rendered in the Sino - Japanese 1 0 8 S E CTI ON ’ - 1 0 8 I . The Sino Japanese II . The General Arrangement of R elief 1 12 1 1 7 s . 1 11 . Base Hospital in Home I V. Relief E xtended to Hostile Wounded V. Relief in Wards and Hos pital Ships Comforts of the Army . ’ VII . The Services of Ladies Voluntary Nursing Associations CONTENTS 1 11 CH AP TE R PAG E I 1 32 XV II . The E ighth General Meeting XIX Tidal Waves upon the Coats of Three Northern Prefectures 1 38 ’ XX Relief Service During Boxers Troubl e in China 1 4 5 S E CTI ON ’ 1 45 I . The Box er s Trouble 1 48 II . Aids on Land s 1 55 III . Hospital Ships 1 66 XXI The Twenty Fifth Anniversary . XXII . H . I . H . Pri nce Komatsu and H is Relations with the Red Cross XXIII . The Readj ustment Period XXIV . The Relief Service of the Russo .I a p a nes e War 1 95 S E CTl ON - 1 95 I . The Russo Japanese War . II . The General Survey of the Relief Service During the War III . The Service at Base Hos p ita l s IV. The Service at E tape Hos p ita l s in the Front ’ V. Patients Transport Col u rnns in the Battle Fields CONTENTS P AG E o f VI . Hospital Ships the Army and the Red Cross Society An Aid to Captive P a tl e nts ’ v VIII . The Ladies VolUnta r Nursing Associ ations X I . The Rest Stations X. Consolation of Patients and Investigation on the Service of the Relief Staffs ’ For e iner s As s 1 s ta n ce XII . The C onclusion of the Relief Service of the - Ru sso Japanese War . i E XXV . The Fam ne in the North ast Prefectures and American Sympathy XXVI . An Aid to the Sufferers of an E arthquake in California . XXVI I . The E xtraordinary Post Bellum General Meeting XXVIII . The Red Cross Works in Man churia and Korea M E XXIX . H . I . mperor Meij i and CON T E NTS C H AP TER E n e r 1 z Our Red Cross t r p e . XXX . H . I . M. E mpress Dowager Shaken and Her Patronage of Our Red Cross S E C r fa h . e General Survey of Her Maj esty ’ s Patronage II . H . I . M . the Late E mpress Dowager and General Meetings XXXI . Relief Service in Peace Time . XXXII . Our Relief in the C ivil War in China XXXIII . Relief Service Rendered by the Japanese Red Cross in the Time of the Great War S E CTI ON I . The General Survey II . Service of the Hospital Ships a h III . Relief De t tc ment to Tsingtau XXXIV. Relief Corps Despatched to E urope SECTI ON I . A Relief Detachment Des patched to Russia II . A Relief Detachment to France CONTENTS CH AP TE R P AG E 111 . A Relief Detachment to France e i XXXV . The S r ve ce of Our Red Cross Towards the E n d of the Great War 397 RE GULATION S AND M ISC E LL ANE OUS INFORMATIONS AB OUT THE RE D E CROSS SOCI TY OF JAP AN . An Act Concerning the Red Cross Society of Japan The Articles of the Red Cross Society of Japan . Regulations of the Red Cross Society of Japan for Relief Service in Time of War The Regulations for Relief Service in Time of Natural Calamities . The Organization of the Society The Form of Appl ication to Join the Red Cross Society of Japan 60 . THE TABLE O F THE M E MB E RS OF THE RE D CROSS SOCIE TY OF JAPAN “ fie mknw a wf 1 ea t o be ' Ba r on Ishi u r o Chii tnku the P t s t g , r f i ia mx. f thf Re vel e n ce a n d be ne vol ence to be bor ne in m ind . Ba r o n shi ur o Chfitoku I , the Pr e s ident o f the Re d Cr o s s ocie t of J a a n g S y p . T H E HI S TORY OF 1 31m R E D CR OS S S OCI E TY O F J AP AN . Ch a p t e r I . I NTR ODUCTION . During the last fifty years , Japan has made a wonderful improvement in all phases of her c ivilization , which appears to be a miracle to foreigners , but when they come to examin e it a closely , they c n readily understand that it had a firm and solid foundation . One instance of that kind of improvement is her Red Cross work , which has appealed to the spirit of the Japanese deeply , for they are benevolent and peace loving nation . It is quite regrettable that the Japanese are misunderstood by the world as the warlike n natio , because of their Valor showed during — - the Sino Japanese War , the Russo Japanese War, and in some parts of the present War . In truth , the Japanese are the most peace he loving nation , but they only prefere t better war to the worse peace . 1 H R I C APTE INTRODUCTION. If there are any who . doubt of the peace ‘ o loving nature f the Japa nes e , let them visit s hrines and temples i n Japan to look at what a r e inscribed on stone lanterns and bells which are offered to the deities and Buddha by people “ r i with thei s ncere hope and “prayer . Does not e very inscription follow as A great peace to ” a the nation , and a s fty to the family ? The O true h p e of all the Japanese is to enj oy peace . How can they be warlike ? E ven though they have been compelled to fight , they have hoped to lessen inj uries and damages upon friends . o f course , and even upon enemies , as possible ; a nd they have been never indifferent in pitying the wo unded and the killed of friends and e nemies alike . This is a reason why Japan has made a wide stride progress in her Red Cross work in recent years . Here we must also s a y that all useful works in Japan have been patronized and en o ur a ged by the Imperial Household of Japan , among which the Red Cross work of Japan has been specially patronized a nd the progress thereof chiefly ows to it . 1 I S CHAPTE R 1 . WHA T THE RED CROS S ? bines a ll na tional and independent Aid Societies which central commis s on existing in Switzer land . One government legislates laws for its Aid Society according to the needs of the nation ality . but all the laws must be in compliance with the convention . The societies of belligerent nations must be n strictly neutral , a d must extend their aid to friend and enemy alike . The societies of neutral nations may also carry aid to the sick and wounded through the central commission not 1 nter fer ing belligerent nations in the least . For a preparation of an accomplishment of the relief work in a war time , the relief societies o ccuply themselves in assisting sufferers of wide spread calamities in times of e id imic pe ace such as p plagues , hurricanes , floods , fires &c A id Societies of almost every nation , have usually a common central head so as to be efficient in aiding sufferers in t imes of peace and war . These societies work under directions of the central head , by which they are supplied for their needs in personnels such as surgeons 4 CHAPTER 1 1 . WHATI S THE R E D CROS S and nurses and also in n ecessaries such as sanitary materials . All the Aid Societies of a number of nations who have j oined the international aid treaty have their badge of the Red Cross which was chosen i th in compl ment to e Swiss Republic , where a preeminent promoter of the Aid Society be longed , where the first international convention s of the Aid Societies wa held , and where the headquarters of the central commission have their seat . The Aid Society badge is the Red Cross on white ground , whereas Swiss national l cons i s f ag t of a white cross on a red ground .