The New York herald., 1921-02-20
$4,000 CHILDREN
: FED IN HUNGARY
in U. S. KITCHENS
Budapest Starts Move to
Aid Americans in Saving
Little Ones.
CLOTHING ALSO SUPPLIED
Many European Countries Are
Taking In Waits, Who Are
Cared For Six Weeks.

Special Gable to THE New YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1921, By THE New York HrSaLD.
New York Herald Bureau,
London. Feb. 10.
The successful operation Of the
American kitchens In Budapest has so
inspired the Hungarians that they
have started a campaign to raise
money among their own stricken peo-
pie in order to give Americans every
possible aid in feeding the hungry
children.
The American Relief Administration
resumed feeding there recently and an
OF ganization OF influential Hungarians
under the patronage of Archduke Jo-
seph Is organizing a series of enter
tainments for the raising of money to
be used in conjunction with the Amer
lean work. The first entertainment
will have an American touch, being set
for Washington's Birthday and having
other features in keeping with the
celebration OF this day.
Americans are conducting forty-one
| kitchens and feeding 1900 children in
Hungary. Archduke Joseph and Arch
| duchess Augusta visited the kitchens
and were so pleased with the work that
they are marshalling all possible local
assistance in addition to obtaining con-
| tributions from the Hungarian Govern
ment.
Although Americas contribution to
the relief OF central Europe far exceeds
the aid given to all other countries,
some Of which suffered heavily from
the war, yet many OF these stricken
| countries themselves are answering ap-
peals for aid from the countries that
were their late enemies.
| scIf-HcIp Is Not Lacking.
! In ali instances the countries bene.
| fitted are supplying part OF the food
| themselves and bear nearly all the ex-
1 pense or distribution. The relief fund
! OF Great Britain Is second TO that given
1 nv America. Hero the Vienna Emer-
| gency Relief Fund. the Friends Emer-
gency and the War Victims Keller
| Fund and the Save the Children Fund
are doing much. The first named or
| canization has raised more than ss,ooo'
Coz for Vienna relief. and Is now work
| ing 10 get $3.50 900 more to carry on the
work through May.
| The second Organization is cooperat-
ing entirely with American FRIENDS, put
! their contributions are distinct ana arc
| for distributing goods in Austria. Ger
many. Poland and Russia. The English
and American Friends together arc reed
ing the students from Fl to "a years OF
age in German universities ana are
| keeping alive $4,000 children IN vienna
not reached by the American Relief Ad-
n,inistration. Besides food they supply
| clothing.
IN Poland combined efforts arc being
made in tho work OF reestablishing ag-
riculture by supplying seeds, ploughs
and horses 70 forty-two communes
which were swept by the war seven
times.
| Much or the relief work in Europe
has taken the form OF receiving children
from Vienna In the homes OF countries
where food Is plentiful. Here they are
fed and cared for six weeks and then
are sent back in good condition. often
| with clothing and other gifts. In the
last year $4,000 Austrian children were
built UP physically In this way.
swiss Take in $4,000 Children.
Switzerland Is the leader in this form
OF relief work. with "a. 900 children cared
for; Holland took In $4,000. Germany
$500, Denmark 1880. Czecho-Slovakia
1850. Sweden 1900. Italy $500. Nor
way 1900. Jugo-Slavia 1900. England
| 1,040 and Belgium 230.
Itaiy's own food situation is precari-
Gus. Frances contribution Is virtually
negligible IN this respect as that coun-
| try took only fifty little visitors.
The Save the Children Fund Is a
money raising organization which allots
funds collected to existing relief or
ganizations. Last year this organiza-
tion allocated s3,o55o00. which was dis
tributed in Armenia, China. Hungary.
Montenegro. Serbia, Austria, France,
Poland, Germany, Russia and Turkey.
Hungarian officials are planning to
appeal to the Hungarians In America 70
help them further tho task the Ameri-
can relief workers are directing
PARIS. Feb. ia startling increase
| In the number OF deaths OF children In
Budapest in the last year Is shown by
official reports or the Budapest Health
Department received here.
| Tho figures Of 1914. which showed
that the number OF births exceeded N.
deaths by 2oS.000, were approximately
reversed in 1920. Forty-hvc per cent.
OF the deaths were Of children under
| years old. while % per cent. were OF
children from the homes OF the poorest
people.
This proves" the Health Department
| states that infant mortality in Hun
gary is due chiefly 70 miserable condi-
tions in general and particularly to un-
derfeedlnE."
DANTE SHAFT rs URGED HERE