▁Russia . ▁These ▁rules ▁were ▁contrary ▁to ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁principles ▁of ▁univers ality ▁and ▁equality ▁among ▁all ▁national ▁soci eties , ▁a ▁situation ▁which ▁further ed ▁the ▁concerns ▁of ▁the ▁IC RC . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁relief ▁assistance ▁mission ▁organized ▁by ▁the ▁League ▁was ▁an ▁aid ▁mission ▁for ▁the ▁vict ims ▁of ▁a ▁fam ine ▁and ▁subsequent ▁ty ph us ▁ep ide mic ▁in ▁Poland . ▁Only ▁five ▁years ▁after ▁its ▁foundation , ▁the ▁League ▁had ▁already ▁issued ▁ 4 7 ▁don ation ▁appe als ▁for ▁miss ions ▁in ▁ 3 4 ▁countries , ▁an ▁impress ive ▁indic ation ▁of ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁this ▁type ▁of ▁Red ▁Cross ▁work . ▁The ▁total ▁sum ▁raised ▁by ▁these ▁appe als ▁reached ▁ 6 8 5 ▁million ▁Swiss ▁fran cs , ▁which ▁were ▁used ▁to ▁bring ▁emer gency ▁supplies ▁to ▁the ▁vict ims ▁of ▁fam ines ▁in ▁Russia , ▁Germany , ▁and ▁Alban ia ; ▁earth qu akes ▁in ▁Chile , ▁Pers ia , ▁Japan , ▁Colombia , ▁E cuador , ▁Costa ▁Rica , ▁and ▁Turkey ; ▁and ▁refuge e ▁flows ▁in ▁Greece ▁and ▁Turkey . ▁The ▁first ▁large - scale ▁dis aster ▁mission ▁of ▁the ▁League ▁came ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁earth qu ake ▁in ▁Japan ▁which ▁killed ▁about ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁and ▁left ▁count less ▁more ▁wounded ▁and ▁without ▁shelter . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁League ' s ▁coord ination , ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁society ▁of ▁Japan ▁received ▁goods ▁from ▁its ▁sister ▁soci eties ▁reaching