The Bismarck tribune., 1918-04-29
MAKES APPEAL
FOR SAVING OF
OUR CHILDREN
Mrs. Mackin Tells What Must Be
Done to Build Up Man.
T., power of Nation

Incident to the enrolling of all Nor
ton 7county's little folks under six
years old, which is one of the initial
steps in the Child's Welfare work of
the Women's National Defense coun-
Gil now being conducted throughout
the nation, Mrs. w. J.. Mackin of this
city, the county chairman OF the work,
makes an urgent appeal to the public
to cooperate with the people engaged
in the work.. set2 "sstt .hI -, T..
The work has been launched in Man
dan and Morton county with a very et-
ficient organization. Mrs. IMackin
says: 'a'
"Of all the creatures created by the
hand of God, the human body is the
most helplessti the most dependent OF
all. -m
"When we first look upon the tiny
mite of humanity who has come into
existence through no vii OF its own,
its very helplesstess is mute, though
a migh1y appeal for our protection. To
me, this innocent babe seems to say:
81 am here because it pleased the
All-Wise Creator to send me, and for
that very reason I claim divine right
to command your unlimited protection
and care AT present I can do moth.
ing for myself, but If you help me
now will repay 1t TO you, to TINY com
munity and to our natio" ten fold
when l grow into strong, hea thy, In
tellectual man or woman Of tomorrow,
for though I am the most helpless de-
pendent of our nation today. am al
so her most valuable possession for
am the father or mother. the states
man and the scholar of the coming
generatiOn.' IS
81 ask, does it not bring the same
massage to tevery man or woman In
Morton county. &.
about 100000 children under five
years old died in the United States
during the first year of the war and
1T is estimated that at least One-half
of those deaths might have been pre-.
vented by proper care " ..
'.If you are mother who has rails
ed your family successfully, do not
think your duty has been accomplish
ed, tno-not until you have given your
help and impaired your knowledge to
somebody less fortunate: II you are
young and inexperienced, or il you
are overburdened with work : and
young children the very reason that
God has selected you to be mother
entities you to ask council and help
from those more favOrably circum.
stanced. If you have no children you
can in no better way show your ef-
ficiency, your duty toward humanity
and your gratitude to your parents
than by helping to care for the chill
dren of our great nation. 81
"The European war has given new
emphasis to the Importance of prim>
ary national asset. as
"The future strength of this nation
undoubtedly depends upon the health,
the vitality and the education OF the
child. We must have healthy, we'll.
equipped race of children and young
people. s
"There is no investment comparable
to this; no natural economy so fund.
amental; and there is no waste so
irreparable as that of nation that is
careless of it's rising generation.
1T is a sad fact that One-third of
the men examined for the first draft
in our United States was found phys
ically unfit A large proportion of the
causes dated back to ear'v childhood
and could at that time have been re.
moved.
"The child walfare department of the
Council of National Defense desires
that every child in the United States
he examined and helped in every way
possible. l, as the Morton county
chairman earnestly appeal to every
man, woman and child of cur county
to cooperate with our government in
this all important work.
~ Mrs. w. j. MACKIN,
p Morton County Chairman of
= Child Welfare Department,
Mahdan. North Dakota"