Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-17

moment were moderately good that the
amount OF extreme suffering, in other
words, during the particular two weeks
that l was there, was minimum, but
that this was because Of the fact that
it was just at the end Of the summer
season when things were ut their best,
and because, even through the summer
season, there had been continued a
great deal Of assistance from outside.
at has been the policy of the Amer.
leans to see that the Austrian workers
connected with their organization are
we'll fed. This Is absolutely necessary
as an administrative matter in order
to avoid pilfering and the surreptitious
use of food. 1t is IN itself sufficient
incentive, so that they are able TO
secure tho most careful and conscien. &.
tious from among the Austriaus to
carry out their work. Almost any one
In Austria today is especially we'll of
II he can get a job about a hotel or
any place where food is handled. That
is in itself, l think, n sufficient com
| mentary on the actuality Of the situa-
ton.
Account For All Food
The work Of the American relief I'D e
ministrauon is SO managed that every
| pound of food they take into the coun :
try is accounted for. 1t is not only
accounted for as having been given to
some one, but it Is accounted for in the
| sense that some one connected with the
| organization has prepared it in pal
atable form without waste, and has
actually seen It eaten by the person IL
whom it is given.
These reports are kept and checked
and classified in much the same way
! that | should imagine the transfers and
exchanges on the T.. II. II. must be &C.
counted for, with the result that IL q
| food ship fails to arrive as per schedul,
and it is necessary for given week
or given month. to reduce the amount
OF food which can DO supplied to tht
children as n whole, it il known exactl,
which children are best able to spare
it, and action is taken on this basis.
The food is given in the shape O
one meal n day, SO constructed as tt
contain all the essential elements of a
4 we'll balanced diet; the total amount il
about 700 Calorics, which Ia approx.
mately one third Of that which is neces
Sary for complete maintenance. 1t i,
probably sufficient for temporary main
tenaucr over short periods.
Look .After Chiid's Welfare
Every effort is being made to seI
that the parents or, when this Is impos
siblp other agencies do their full duty
by the children and supply the other
two thirds Of their actual requirement
This effort is fairly successful. ] wa,
able 70 sntisfy myself OF the effective.
ness OF this system by visits TO the feed
ing stations. At the time Of my visits
TO these stations it was cold five tC
Ten degrees below frcezing). few OF
the children were bare footed. few
we're ragged, very few were definitely
warmly clothed. 1t was stated that
most Of the clothing was shipment
Of secondhand clothing from America
that shipments Of heavier clothing and
Of shoes 10 supply the remainder Of the
children we're expected momentaruy.
The American Roliof Administra
tion Is feeding about 1904 children
in Vienna and about the same number
IN Austria outside of Vienna.
Nor are the Americans by ans means
doing all the relief work being done in
! Austria. The English Society of