European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 1, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday May 1, 1986 the stars and stripes. Page 3 the red Gross born Iri a Battle s aftermath Kaili Irv nolo this is he first in a series of Storl Abi Iii the International red Cross Hull �si1 be running  May. May h world red Cross Day ruin  stuff writer Cik Niiva. Swit Erland Henry do  was l  in saving lives when he magic the Rock from Algeria to Northern Italy to visit nip Tilton Iii. The 31-Ycar Ulii Swiss banker was interested in making Money and he needed Napoleon s help. In 185 a trance and Italy were warring Willi the austrians. That was t Uny of Dunant s concern but the Bunker Chi Ulen i Sec Napoleon without seeing the wan on june 24, ih59, Dunlin witnessed the Al Ciniath of the Battle of Solferino. Lie saw Many of she 40,000 wounded or killed soldiers piled on wooden Carls to be hauled to neighbouring Lowns. Where Many Ifould suffer without Nie Dieal attention. Dunant was enraged upon hearing that four austrian doctors were in prison unable la care fur the wounded. Dunn no for got his  interests and busied him self trying Losnie lives i is efforts in organise on Lac spot hospitals free the imprisoned doctors so they could work and ensure that All soldiers regardless of nationality received medical attention Are described in red crass his lories As nothing shun of miraculous. Dunant returned to Switzerland and. Wrote n a task a memory of Solferino in which he described whal he had seen. Me also proposed inc creation of private Relief organi Anions that would assist the wounded on battlefields. In 1863, Dunant and four other Swiss men founded the International committee for the Relief of inc wounded later called inc International commit Alec of the red Cross or i arc. On aug. 11, 8m, the first Geneva convention for the amelioration of the condition of the wounded in armies i the Field was signed by 12 count reit the treaty decreed that ambulances military hospitals and medical personnel shall be a painting dept cos Henri Dunn aiding he wounded on the Battlefield of Solf Calno in Northern Italy in 1959 that  began establishing their local nid agencies called a Cross or red cres cent the moslem equivalent societies whose duties were to care for wounded Dur ing wartime the sonic lies soon began taking on peacetime duties such As helping people during natural disasters. Many notional societies grew in size and efficiency during world War i. An american banker. Henry p. Davison thought it would be a waste if the. Societies were 16 shrink Back to their peacetime size and activities after he War Davison wanted to create a league of societies of mylar to the newly formed league of nations that would work permanently to improve health around . The league of red Cross and red or seem societies was created in 1919 As the coordinating body for he societies in the individual countries. There now arc 137 societies worldwide made up of about 250 million people. The league coordinates society resources during natural disasters provides nid o refugees collects blood and conducts fund raising campaigns among other peacetime chares. The league also develops the National societies that s probably inc most useful thing we can do if we want a More stable world said George Reid director of pub Lic affairs for the league. Ideally we should be working to put ourselves out of  the three branches of the red Cross the i arc inc league and the National societies have As their body of Law the Geneva conventions. Since the first convention was ratified in 1864, three conventions and two promo eos have been added. About 165 nations have ratified the four conventions although some including he United states and soviet Union have declared they have reservations about parts of the conventions. Only a handful of Island nations have not signed any part of the conventions. Burma is party to Only the 1929 Conven Tion pertaining to inc sick and wounded and prisoners of War. The four conventions the latest of which was added in 1949, provide Protection and Aid or the wounded and sick on battlefields and at sen for humane treat ment of prisoners for the Protection of civilians during War for the Protection of medical people and hospitals and for the Protection of historic or cultural Sites. The protocols which Are refinements of the conventions have not been ratified by Many countries. The first protocol pro Vides additional Protection for civilians particularly those affected by struggles against colonial domination alien occupation and racist regimes. The second Prole col seeks to Widen the Legal base from which la red Cross can perform its duties during internal conflicts. The i arc the Branch of the red Cross which sends delegates to War mines is made up Only of Swiss citizens. The organization is devoutly a chiral and delegates protect that neutrality with Highl lips. They meticulously avoid making comments about any world situation that could be interpreted As a Compromise of the organization s  of the 1ckc and due league both headquartered in Geneva insist their business is humanitarian Aid not politics. Delegates say it s not their con Cern to ask Why a person has been imprisoned or Why a War is being fought. Their concern is to ensure that All people who find themselves in the War Are treated humanely residents flee into streets during mexican quake Mexico City a a major earthquake Shook Mexico City and coastal slates for about 65 seconds Early wednesday sending terrified residents of areas damaged in last september s deadly quake fleeing into the streets m pyjamas and bathrobes. Initial reports from inc red Cross police firefighters and Rescue Crews indicated Iacre was no major damage to buildings and no reported injuries in Mexico City the Ouake also was fell in the Pacific coast Stales of Guerrero Colima and Jalisco inc government news Agency no limes said. Police reported no damage or injuries in those areas either. The area includes live slum of Acapulco puerto vallarta and Udad Guzman. The nighttime quake Sel building swaying in downtown Mexico tiny and in the Roma neighbourhood one of the hardest hit sunny inc sept. 19 quake m which thousands died. The . Geological Survey in Golden colo., said the earthquake registered 7,0 on inc Richler scale and was sneered along the Pacific coast about 250 Miles South.  City. However the National autonomous University of mex Ico s seismological Center said it measured he quake at 65 on the Richcr scale and said it was r.tered_3so Mes Southwest of Mexico City in he Pacific Ocean. The ctr Ter also measured two aftershocks about an hour inter registering 5.0 and 4.8. Things Are fairly Normal. The people were out in inc Street but it was because they were panicked said red Cross Cape Enrique Mejia. But in the Roma neighbourhood near downtown where hundreds of the estimated 9,500 victims of the september earthquake died people huddled along curbs or in Grassy median strips reluctant to go indoors despite the apparent Lack of structural damage to their Homes. In the nearby Contesa neighbourhood residents ran into the Mexico Park frightened out of their Homes when thin facades loosened from brickwork in last year s quake cracked and fell to the sidewalk. Demolition wort and cleanup from the september earthquake a round the clock project in recent weeks continued in some parts of downtown. But about 30 workmen fled the 15th Story of the san Antonio office building that they were demolishing. They Sal across the Street in the Alameda Park on Juarez ave nue about one Block from an empty lot where the hotel Regis had stood until the september quake nearby a group of mexican tourists visiting from Yucatan slate decided to Cave. Their Hole and cacti buses Home As quickly As possible. We Don t want anything 10 do with this  Miri Iii Guerrera one of the Louisw said As she and two Iii ads lugged their suitcases away from the ambassador if a. V said there was not damage in the hotel but it was to  the inv Cisily s seismological Center in Mericq City repo Kii 10 aftershock entered at Zhc same Point in the Pacific. At 2 10 . And the other four minutes later. How cd a Rigoberto Rodriguez of the red Cross in Colin a  of the coastal stale of the same name said Only  quake was Felt there. There a. No damage and no injuries but there was panic. People .