El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27

time he and his American colleagues have administered
two billions of dollars Of relief funds from all parts OF
the world with total overhead expense Of only three
eightIs of one per cent with remuneration to the
American directors. Now he asks all to help save
the children who are in imminent danger of starvation
this coming winter.
There they are in the midst of wrecked homes, and
farms and factOres in cities crowded with masses OF
refugees without sustaining food for children through
the destruction of livestock seeds for planting raw ma
terals TOOLS and machinery gone great areas with ev
erything burned looted, or smashed vast unempOy
ment for workers. no means of subsistence; land OF
economic ruin of mutlated life, and lingering 0eaIn
and in the midst of it aIl-the little children.
In long lines thew are waiting at the American food
kitchens VIII the food be there for them? Will they
be turned away? There are no happy healthy faces IN
those long lines-nOt- one You have seen rags and
barefooted children but so many little boys and
girls literally dressed in taters Soon viii be very
cold and for those bare little feet and legs and arms
there is nothing at home to put on
Hollow faces and shrunken bodies common
that their real condition does not become evident until
we inquire closely and then find that most OF
them are from one to i've years back IN tner CROWN
Children of eight years old have not reached the normal
size of two and half They are just learning to stand
alone. Others almost old cannot yet stand on their
feet Their arms and legs and spines, and chests are
twisted and warped. The flesh and skin are shrVeed
on their bones It is surprising that life still exist
there IF they have food they will gradually regain
their health and strength but with most of them it is
question of now never Starvation and tuberculosis
viii not wait.
In Poland alone million five hundred thousand
such children must be cared for In Latva and EsthOnia
the people are living mostly diet made from potato
flour, OatflOur, and saWdust. In CzechO-SOvaka IN
Hungary in Austria and in other countries Of central
and southeastern Europe two millions more are IN dire
need of fOOd and who stops to ask regarding creed or
race or nationality when little child is starving? Chill
dren are just children the world And the great
American heart is big enough to care for them all
But the appeal now is not for ALL The three and
half millions of children in immediate danger of starva
tiOn if this organization fails who must have food at
once are only fraction of the total number The hum
CRY children of those destitute countries have been
amined by competent physicians and only those whose
wasted little bodies are reduced to the minimum weight
and whose endurance of hunger has reached the end
which merges into actual starvation admitted to
the American kitchens and given meal day. 1t is
hard to turn away thousands of hungry boys and girls
to hear them ask pIeadngly do weigh toe mUch?"
Gam l not thin enOugh?" Cant / come any mOre?"
But this restricting Of food to the extreme cases COM
pulsOry, because there isn't enough for all