The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-09-05


The work Of children's year is prov.
ing to be an effective Amerlcanization
measure. The childrens bureau Of the
labor department has as It's goal 10O.-
oOO baby lives saved this year. Ac.
cording to reports received, foreign
mothers are as eager as the native
mothers, If not more SO, to learn all
they can about the proper care of their
children.
The Japanese women OF Seattle are
asking for pamphlets on prenatal care.
the italian women of Wallace, Idaho,
l,5OO strong, have arranged to study
standard book on the care and feed
Ing Of children, with the aid of an in
terpreter. The foreign mothers Of the
remote numbering regions Of Washing
ton ana Of the manufacturing cities Of
New England are united by the com
mon desire to learn everything pos
Sibc about safeguarding the health Of
their children
This desire Is resulting in the break
ing down Of the barriers Of alien Ian
guage and old-world superstition that
have long stood in the way Of the
health Of little Americans born Of for
elgn parents. 1t has been necessary in
many cities to employ Interpreters at
the weighing and measuring centers to
answer the questions OF mothers who
do not speak English. Glasses In the
care Of baby being conducted In Sc
attic and Pittsburg arc made a means
OF teaching mothers to speak and read
| English.
Perhaps the most important educa-
tional measure that has been adopted
Is the provision Of public health
nurses whose function it Is not only to
| give care and service to the sick but
to advise mothers how to keep their
children well. AS n result OF Chill
drcn's year activities many conmun-
| ties have succeeded i'm obtaining pub
| lie on private funds for public health
! nursing. Wisconsin has adopted tho
| slogan, "a Public Health Nurse for
| Every County" ana In Washington
state IN active campaign for school
! nurses is being carried ON.
The work OF the state councils OF de-
| fcnSc has been SO valuable to the
| country that II has drawn public com
mcndation from President Wilson with
an accompanying suggestion that It's |,
unique and widespread organization be /
utilized hy al government departments
ana agencies so far rs practical
Secretary Baker, chairman OF the
council OF nntlonal defense, which
brought the state councils into cxis,-
rncc, reported to the president at is
difficult to estimate the importance OF
4 -;,,,, n tI,,
trance into the war by these state
councils their county councils and the
multitude Of workers banded together
under them, whom we estimate to
number at least one million. | feel
sure that YOU. Mr. President rs their
commander in chief will be proud Of
their unique contribution in the war
and will use your authority to broaden
the scope OF their activities as condi-
ti"ns permit so that they may go on
to stu greater achievements"
The state councils, says Secretary
Baker have active county, or cQHivn-
lent, councils Of defense under them,
while i'm nearly every state the organ
iZntiOn OF community councils In the
school districts, bringing the govern
mcnt to the people and the people to
the government, is progressing rapid
ly.
The president replied: II shall be
glad to have YOU express to the state
councils my appreciation OF the serv-
Ice they have SO uScfully rendered. l
am particularly struck by The value Of
extending our defense organization in
| to the smallest communities and by
| the truly democratic character Of
national system so organized. l be-
| lievc In the SoundnrSS of your cOntcn-
tion that in the interest Of economy
| and efficiency such machinery as that
| provided hy the state council system
for the execution Of many kinds Of
war work should be utilized as far as
possible hy federal departments and
| administrations"
\ recent proclamation by President
| Wilson puts into effect provisions OF
the shipping act making 1t impossible
for foreign interests to obtain control
of American shipping or shipyards.
Chairman Edward y. Hurley OF the
shipping board explains that the new
law provides lhat during war or ma
tional emergency proclaimed hy the
president. il is II criminal orcnse to
sell, mort gage, lease or deliver an
American ship to Il Foreigner without
the consent OF the shipping board, or
to make any agreement by which con-
troll OF q ship is turned over to q for
cigncr. The prohihition applies not
only to completed ships, but to ships
| under construction.