The Nome nugget., 1921-02-26

puAtsto hNCi d6t5 f'cpV tsLstS ol per sonal service among the foreign ele- ments each month and is of vast in fluence in the matter of bring ng about the AmericanizUtfon of the foreign born portion of our population.
 While maintaining the numerous activities mentioned in this country. the Red Cross is still performing a mighty httnantaran service among the war Impoverished and physically afflicted peoples of Europe, to whom outside assistance must be rendered if they are to escape social, moral and physical demoralization as result of the want and misery into which they have been plunged. It is not meant that the Red Cross is feeding and clothing starving and dessit1te Europe. The performance of such n task can | rot be accomplished by any voluntary organization. But the Red Cross is doing what it can in the Line of reiicv- ing thep hysc.li needs of the unfor tunate people and is performing an equally beneficial service in teaching thenn to help themselves Thousands Of tons of food. clothing. medicines and other supplies have been distri- ] buted from the Red Gross, supply bn s.s | in France. on the Baltic and tt Con | sttntnople since the clbs4. cR the 1 war and further distributions are 20 IS most needed as rapidly as resources permit The fight against typhus. in which the American Red Gross, is |, leading factor, is alone q work of i1r
 merSe importance and has been no table for iss succf+:: The work thru out Central and Fastern Europe in | ciudeS physical education of the chil drer. q child welfare progr,n, which 1 provides for dis.r button of l5yettes | the support Of child and maternit, | hospitals and the gift of ehousa nds of | tons of cans of condensed milk daily to feed the babies of families in want. l Hospitals and dispengtt.les are main | tained. orphanlgess and industrial l schools are organized and maintained for war orphans and the children of peasants made destitute through the destruction of their homes: the igno- rant peasants are being given an hy- gienic education and knitting clubs are organized wherever possible to manufacture warm clothing against the calming of winter. Hundreds of { other ;I'rivities are embraced in the Red Cross European work. all of which will have an immense influence Tn the economic and social restoration Of Europe and the world And ,nucr, rr1d1NH must be done befor,. the world | can again look ahcld with confidence in the forward movement of civiIiz,- | ton. Leaving aside the question of that We should beware of living in q fool& paradise of present prosperity | '-trelessly content to believe that wher our neighbours house is burning ou- own is Slfe. For the Red Cross to withdraw from Europe today would be nothinG short of & catastrophe. Until governments arouse themselves to ar- tion. it can continue to hold some nor tion of the situation if the American people will suppor. it. Amer ric;a- great and prosperous and healthy should continue to do so frnm consideration of Immunity alone. bur. if not for tha.
 she should at least be awake to her own economic and social protection | As to the expense incident to the maintena nee of this range of activities at hosne and abroad. it may be said That there is probably no organize tion in the world that is managed in i, mcr business like manner This is not mere assertion but an actual tact shown by figures approved hy the War Department. which. in accordance. with the Red Cross Charter granted
 
 nancia accounts. An organization
 which has the ability to operate on Il turnover of less than per cent is assuredly well and economically man aged Instead of devotng. as many ill informed people think. only q small portion of each dollar contributed to actual work of relief-the rema inder supposedly going to provide big sal aries for officials, etc-the Red Cross during the war not only devoted every
 dollar received for the purpose for
 which it was given but by careful business management had available for actual relief work $1 01 for every dollar contributed. Surprising as this will doubtless he to majority of
 Nome readers the statement iS an oc