The New York herald., 1921-10-16
RED CROSS AIDED
HELPLESS HORDES
Relief Operations for Year
Covered Europe on a Tre-
mendOus Scale.
CHILDREN CHIEF CONCERN
Health Units Established in
All War Ravaged Areas,
Says Annual Report.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-American Red
Cross relief operations in Europe during
the last fiscal year were concerned
almost entirely in aiding otherwise help
less hordes OF refugees and establish
ing chain of child health units that are
rescuing thousands of children from the
misery war has visited upon them, says
the annual report of the Red Cross made
public here to-day.
In Austria the American Red Cross
programme resulted in the distribution
of food, clothing and medical supplies to
100000 persons, mostly children gave
employment in garment making to 40,-
900 native women; provided $4,000. 900
francs worth of medical and other sup
plies to 235 hospitals. $500 beds to in
stitutions caring for $1,000 children and
assisted organizations reaching 10000
persons.
In South Russia and Constantinople
suddenly care for 10000 refugees. who
were forced to leave the Crimea when
Wrangers army collapsed. 1t dis
tributed all the supplies originally placed
at its disposal in the Near East, 100000
sent by the Russian Embassy In the
United States and an additional 100000
worth of supplies from it's own reserve
fund.
In Poland 10000 refugees who had fed
before the Russian Soviet invasion were
cared for, 100000 children were assisted
with food and clothing. Permanent re-
lief work was established in many hos
pitfalls for children, more than 1000 sur
gical cases were cared for weekly and a
maximum Of 100000 persons were fed
In q single month.
Aid for Earthquake Victims.
In Italy the chief work of the Ameri-
can Red Cross last year was assistance
given In the Mugello and Tuscany earth
quakes, when it had 215 tents with all
relief supplies erected and in operation
within forty-eight hours.
In Hungary the outstanding feature Of
the work for the year was the distribu
tion to needy children and refugees of
100000 articles Of clothing and the
Of $4,000 native women in a
knitting campaign. The total
relief supply distributions Of the Red
Cross In Hungary for the year averaged
ten tons q day.
In Greece $4,000 Greek refugees from
the Caucasus were assisted with food
and clothing and later were given such
supplies that large number Of them
were able to colonize in fifty-two de-
serted villages and resume their normal
occupations. A complete child-health
programme was also inaugurated among
10, 900 children.
In Czecho-Slovakia the work for the
year included a medical survey Of SO. 900
enrolment of 10000 children
into q Junior Red Cross, mobilization of
$4,000 children into a health crusade. the
OF large quantities of medi-
cal supplies and clothing and the estab-
lishment of the first two Of twenty-one
medical centres for child-health work.
In Montenegro the work Of the Amer
lean Red Cross was devoted to assisting
war orphans. Child feeding kitchens
served during the year q total Of over
8 10000 meals, while the health centres
supervised and aided 10000 children with
medical supplies and surgical treatment.
In Siberia relief work was established
among the 10000 war orphans.
Child Health Centres Opened.
The work in Rumania was entirely
among the children ard consisted Of
financial assistance given to Rumanian
In Western Russia and the Baltic
States 132 child-health centres were
opened and 10000 children were treated
during the last two months of
the year. When the programme Is COM
plete medical supervision will be main
tanned over 100000 children. In addi-
ton to medical care 81 900 children were
furnished clothing, an epidemic OF dysen-
try was overcome in Latvia and a still
more threatening epidemic Of typhus was
destroyed in Lithuania. Two hundred
and forty hospitals were also assisted
In the four Baltic States.
Although the American Red Cross hal
liquidated most Of its relief operations
Of France In 1920, during the last year
regions and made several
gifts OF cash to carry on the work beins
done among the MANNED soldiers.
In Belgium there was considerable dis
tribution of supplies and general aid In
the rehabilitation work being done.
In Albania the American Red Cross
In several cities established child-health
stations so that in the month Of June
200 children received medical assist
ance. Heroic work was also done during
the earthquake disasters. lasting from
December IS, 1920, for nearly a week.
In addition the Red Cross fed 1000 refu-
gees daily for a period Of nine months.
For the support OF its present $6,000.-
900 medical relief campaign among des-
titute European children and It's per-
manent programme at home the Red
Cross will make its annual rollcall Of
members November IL to "a.