▁thought ▁could ▁help ▁him ▁make ▁a ▁change . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁pen ning ▁a ▁v ivid ▁description ▁of ▁his ▁experiences ▁in ▁Sol fer ino ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 , ▁he ▁explicitly ▁advoc ated ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁national ▁volunt ary ▁relief ▁organizations ▁to ▁help ▁nur se ▁wounded ▁soldiers ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁war , ▁an ▁idea ▁that ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁Christian ▁teaching ▁regarding ▁social ▁responsibility , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁experience ▁after ▁the ▁battle field ▁of ▁Sol fer ino . ▁In ▁addition , ▁he ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁an ▁international ▁treat y ▁to ▁guarantee ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁med ics ▁and ▁field ▁hosp it als ▁for ▁soldiers ▁wounded ▁on ▁the ▁battle field . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁Gust ave ▁Mo yn ier , ▁a ▁Gene va ▁lawyer ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Gene va ▁Society ▁for ▁Public ▁W elf are , ▁received ▁a ▁copy ▁of ▁Dun ant ' s ▁book ▁and ▁introduced ▁it ▁for ▁discussion ▁at ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁that ▁society . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁this ▁initial ▁discussion ▁the ▁society ▁established ▁an ▁investig atory ▁commission ▁to ▁examine ▁the ▁feas ibility ▁of ▁Dun ant ' s ▁suggestions ▁and ▁eventually ▁to ▁organ ize ▁an ▁international ▁conference ▁about ▁their ▁possible ▁implementation . ▁The ▁members ▁of ▁this ▁committee , ▁which ▁has ▁subsequently ▁been ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" Com mit te e ▁of ▁the ▁Five ," ▁aside ▁from ▁Dun ant ▁and ▁Mo yn ier ▁were ▁phys ician ▁Louis ▁App ia , ▁who ▁had ▁significant ▁experience ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁field ▁sur geon ;