The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-27

serious results of the war from fall
ing upon the families Of lighting
men. It plans to encourage mothers
to keep their children in school just
as long as IL is possible TO do so. II
will place at the disposal of such
Darents all the wisdom of the com
munity with regard to the vocational
guidance of the boys and girls when
they begin work. 1t will attempt to
combat the influences leading to
Juvenile delinquency that have been
at work in all warning countries.
To Safeguard Mothers.
1T plans to make special effort to
safeguard expectant mothers and
unborn children by cooperation with
state and local boards OF health. ands
local medical and nursing services.
The best professional advice of the
nation will be at the service OF the
Red Cross.
Red Cross Home Service is q CO.
operative scheme for the protection
OF families deprived of certain sup
port. Whatever can be obtained
through the pooling of interests will
be available for this group. 1t is the
privilege for the community, which
does not risk its life, to be Of serv-
ice to those who do risk life. and
their families"
Home Service sections and COM
munities are urged to take every
medical preventative measure for
children and mothers in the section
of the bulletin prepared by DR.. F.
w. Schultz. for the Infant Welfare
society.
with the outbreak of the war"
the part of the bulletin prepared I'M
der his supervision says. there are
certain possibilities Of danger to in
FAINT welfare. which the Red Cross
chapters should attempt to prevent
through their Home Service work.
Dancer To Infant Welfare.
THE withdrawal of women from
the home. If it extends to the point
of taking mothers. will have an in
furious effect on the feeding OF in
fants. In the first two years Of life
the nutrition OF q child is the chief
responsibility of it's parents. Any
thing which impairs that Injuries the
child. During the progress Of the
war there will be an increasing ten
dency to take women out OF the
home and place them in gainful oc-
equations. If 1t is done without re-
gard to the mothers of small chill
dren. the cost in undernourished
childhood will be more than could
any contribution in goods, or even
munitions which tho mother could ]
make.
The net increase OF country is
not only measured by its birth rate.
The death rate. especially on. In
fants. is almost as important for the
group. II the death rate for children
under two years of age can be de-
creased, as it has been in England. :
t a. - 1t
increase in the birth rate. And the |
death rate OF infants can be de-
creased by careful prenatal care Of
the mother. and intelligent care of |
the child after birth.
This gives the Red Cross q great |
opportunity. When a sona-Cr a hus- |
band has gone to the front the |
left behind is undor more of !
a strain than before. The Red Cross |
should see to it that all the re- |
sources of the medical and nursing |
are at the disposal Of every |
expectant mother. and mothers OF |
young children, in the families of |
fighting men, and that such care and |
afford be at her command. This will |
can for a type of service quite diff |
ferent from that ordinarily under |
stood as Red Cross work, but il is as |
fundamentally Red Cross as the |
nurse or the physician on the bat
tlefield.
, ut is the task of the Red Cross
to see that this work is undertaken |
in the territory for which each
chapter is responsible. 1t will re-
quire training in some form OF social
service. It will require that there he
the most economical use OF the medi-
cal and nursing service Of each
for 1t is questionable IL
there ecL Is sufficient supply now Of
The work can be done, however,
II Red Cross chapters see their OPP
Dortunity and through their Home
Service sections set to work to un-
the problems i'm child care
The war will produce"
The possibility of an Increase in
juvenile delinquency is discussed by
Judge Waite. He says:
Two Possible Dangers.
There are two possible dangers to
childhood presented by the war
which it would be we'll for the Home
Service sections OF the Red Cross TO
anticipate. The first Is the effect of
90 early work upon children. and
he second the weakening OF the
family life by reason Of the with
travail of mothers from their homes
INTO industry.
When the demand for workers is
great, as at present, there is a strong
endency to shorten the school period
II the child. No policy could be more
1t must be combated at
LII times and with full strength. In
he same way mothers will be urged
o enter industry. Again the expert
'nce OF other countries is at hand
% offer danger signals.
The supreme task of the Red
Cross with regard to the families OF
BUR fighting men is to see that the