Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-03-25
EMPLOYMENT FOR
BELG|ANS GROWS
MORE DIFFICULT
SERIOUS PROBLEM BEING FACED BY
ENGLAND IN EFFORT TO CARE
FOR REFUGES.
BELGIAES RUN RISK or RETURNING
HOME AFTER WAR IN a De
MORALIZED STATE.

tt"rrc- -p"ndeucr ~ the A--urIatcd Pres.
London. March 45 The problem ul
providing employment ami proper habita-
iiuu~ tor the Belgian refugee huth IN IIu-
land and III England, i- daily growing
more urgent in thr opinion ui Percy AIdrn,
member vi parliament. Who ha represent
rd iho British government m n- dealing
with the refuge question -ur, thp hc.Iu
une 81 the war. 1h, number of Rc.ian
refugee NJ England N now officially r-I-
mated. according 20 4 government -tatc-
mrHt H ihr house ui rummnu-. Hi l~u. .uuu
uut uclIdlug 5000 wounded -oldirr- wv
British hospital Thi- total rnn.i-t- ut
bl, ,puU mon, 6p Unu women and iG.uuu rm
drrn uter INtcrn.
"l lcrI ,rry strongly ay MI Alden
In statement p the public. ''that. through
lark ni work and proper housing, these
Belgiau- run y serious u-k ot returning
horne at thr cud "l ihr war iu drmur-,l-
izcd and dctcrl"rlted condition. iu lIrl-
land especially the method of dealing with
ihr refugee wv lll ~ temporary and uu
atI factory nature. they ore hsluc iu
'hurrhr rhu"l-. barn. hrd amt harrc
and The food they are receiving none too
GOOD. A- M the employment question. ilt
tlc ~ NV attempt ha been made w dead
with ii. either IN Holland or England.
~ have made several visits wv Holland
at thc request of the president of the local
government board. tp investigate ruudi
lIou- there England and Holland are larcd
with n very awkward task hui -erluu-
attempt viii have to u, made. and that
urn. to provide remunrraiIye work aud
adequate residence tor these people
MY hclicf d that the next step -hould
hr the building ui some thousand WI
wooden hut. each containing three rooms.
which could br constructed hy ihr rrtu-
gees thru-clvc- and could hc taken wv
piece at the end ut ihr war and trans
trrrrd to varIon- part WI Belgium wv hr
u-ed dwelling until permanent home
rtn ", built The building Nv ihr hut
could bc made 10 provide work for many
thousand refugees calculate that WI
least SjU0. .OpUO viii W. required Tor thc
adequate uuuchug M thi- -chcnc N M
the only way know wv which " proper
~cmhlancc of family lite can hc restored
IVY these Belgian during their temporary
exile from their own country"
5000 Tons Condensed Milk
The Commi- -ion tor Rchpi ~ Eelrmm
ha -rnt over five thuu and tnu- MI cnu
dcu-cd milk into Belgium and Nv form W.T.
food-tun i- upphcd tn thc Belgian people
ha- brought forth such warm rNnrr- -irn.
of gratitude "a ihc supple tor the baby
rrrtccr-.
The latest EXPIRE sion 81 thi- lecliug
IN the form MI N letter from Cardinal Nrr
cicr ~ Herbert Hoover. 1- follow ''Dear
Monsieur ~ President. The commission
which y"u conduct with a- much devo-
ton III -crctiou has Just fordwardcd me
VI fur those w need. thc rnu idrrahlc unny
of 3.2t0 cases If condensed milk Youl
trnn-i.rmrrt arrived in the heart MI winiri
at time when deprivation makes itself
fclt more urut,lv than ever Kindly accept
and tran~mit ~ Your follow WORKERS IVY.
we'll a- all those who assist u- ihrougl
vnur intermediary. the expression uf mv
deep gratitude. and helicvc, dear Non
-icur N president. ~ the assurance MI mr
great esteem"