The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-03
WATTS Defines NEEDS
or RUSSIA IN LETTER
TO AMERICAN FRIENDS

ArIluT WI aus, american t llcliI / Z
lief worker in Russia and Poland, In
letter to the Central office through
the American Friends Service com
mittee. wildly defines the needs Of
| Russia, and tells of many of the or
carnations working through the So
Wet government in the interest of re-
lief
He states the foremost need Of Rus
STA is peace with the rest of the world
and the complete raising of the block
ade together with the reopen1ng OF
the trade relationships.
peace to Russia" he writes, would
be worth many hundreds of consign-
ments of relief but in thu meantime
there is great material nSd in the
way of food, drugs, soap and clothing
for the people, and machinery and
transport for the factories anfNWork-
shops.
There are a few non-soviet rNef
organizations still in existence; bur
as the various COmmissariats become
more and more efficient, these organ
izations will cease to have reason TO
exist AS a matter Of fact they are al
present dependent upon the supplies
which they receive from the various
Commissariats.
he SOh lCl dulltO1 II ACo tllCA NACA -
sist that all relief should be admins
tered under the control of their state
organizations. This does not preclude
flor the present. the giving Of sup
plies TO nonsoviet schools or clinics
but such gifts should be made through
and with the approval of the council
for the Protection of Children.
Explains Details.
Mr.. Watts. detailing the work OF
the several commissariats, groups
them as follows:
The People Csommisariat for the
Protection Of Health; The Peoples
Commissariat for Public Instruction;
The Peoples Commissariat for Social
Maintenance: The Peoples Commits
sariat for Food; Non-Soviet Relief Or
aanizations and the Council for the
Protection of Children.
Probably the most necessary and ef-
ficient branch of these groups is the
commissariat for the protection OF
health. This department is divided
into four main sub-departments:
Cd The department for mother
hood and infants. This department
gives special attention to mothers be-
fore, during. and after childbirth and
IS responsible fOr the health Of all
great care is taken for the welfare Of
the new generation: mothers are freed
from all work and are fully maintained
for a period of eight weeks before and
after childbirth and as long as they
feed their babies they are given spec
ial food There are many institutions,
clinics and milk centers under this de-
rartment which is under the care OF
DR.. I.eberdeff. a woman practitioner.
Protect Ch'dren's Health.
(2) The department for the protec-
ton of chilIen's health This depart
ment has the care of sick and diseased
children between the ages of three and
16, both in institutions and by means
of clinics and dispensaries and special
feeding centers for weak children.
co The department for general
health This department is RESPONSE
BILE for the general health of the civil
population by means of general hos
pitfalls, ambulances. dispensaries, fever
and special hospitals and anti-epi
demic units. There is also a great
deal Of educational work done by
means of posters, museums, films, and
lectures.
() The department for the health
of the army. This department has
separate stores and administration
from the others so it is quite easy to
Gifferentiate between them when
sending supplies.