Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-01-04
pLLIGHT OF EUROpEy
CHILDREN sTAGGERs'.:
/, 500, 600 Facing Starvation Can
Only Be Saved by Americas .
Response to Joint Appeal.

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1t Is utterly Impossible for ONE mhs
has not actually seen the Hisery OF
the early Autumn III Europe to usual.
3ize what the children OF the Eastern
und Central portions Ut the col.tncmt
fare His winter. To say that 3.iWphD
rhii,,reu have no alternative to starta-
s,i&rl or death from disease except
American aid. is startling, hut indepen1-
rut observers by the score and care
III! scientific surveys OF tie economic
sni crop conditions overseas brand
,lle figure as conservative.
In Poland. Tor Instance. : ere 1905
UljU youngsters last year sGbs.stcil al
most entirely en The one free Amcri-
can meal day ,lat they received, con
di1iens as wlnler closes down. are
worse than ever before. :! he Relshe.
yik Invasion stripped large p)rtieAS VI
The country OF all grain. Professor
r.. il. Duraad. Fuud Advisor u the
Polish government. after an exhaustive
survey, has reported that oily fury
per cent is available OF the food neccs-
sary 10 carry The pcpulalio, through
the winter.
ln'the city or Vienna tests conducted
~ the American, Relief administration
f.".l Kitchens showed that 81 per cent
efthe zrliidren.beiwrem the ages or 9
AID IA we're seriously .under-nUuriSii-
cd" Thirty.lllree per ceit we're mark
eddy nder-nDur.Shpt.' II per cent were
slightly susncrnlal and only per cent
approached the state OF \ normal
American child. The Amer IA Relief
Administration Is ferdiI. ;@MW
Austrian children every day now, and
4here i. no rl,sncv cf dimunition Ct
nred before mex hsrre,t.
The SPECTACLE Of The medical needs
If EuropeS; Children is equally ap-
l=pallins. Estimates reaching The Amer
lean Ted Cross s Ia needs r.r medical
service in the destitute areas this win
Ter Include :-Oll Arsiris Hi" gary, 7W.
900; new Poland. 1.5'a,.Lsb; Czecho-
iSlDrakis. :.u(i.0OU Serbix. $50 Coz and
ReumalIia, 100000 In the iS"aI year
I.ottlgls-26 The Red Cruss' hiss reached
.2wilh5thp Itritaid. gill q, life 1.'aM00e
rhilaren IN the affected ircaS. Tuber-
cirlexix is pre- valenti" a terrific degree.
|, Five children out Of xev4n IT. the city
or WARSAW, for INSTANCE, hsve been
|. fuhnA to. he, tph-l"nlsr. Typhus Is
3wilssprcsa.;y rieksis:, The right hand Of
.s'nndeS:nDurishIen is aImo!' Universal,
and cholera lifts It's .iEria head con
i slu,uy.,ip, ans place aid another
t;'hr. EuropeSn. Relief Council, cem.
prlsirsE the American Relief Admini.-
.traiioh The American Red Cross The
|. American t'rier'ls Service Committee
feuakers),,f The Jewish Joint Dslribu.
t.n G. .nHilttee. the Fedora Council
of Tue Churches Of CArist,,in A.isri-
en-. tile Knights rf Columbus the Y. 81.
C.. A and The T. ". c. A., MskS ss@,.
GlN.G,G with which ie meet The Stua-
ton. II has estimated that NJ leas,
S..3.a;a,. 900 must he .hsd for food and
Slu.,M;1eo0 fo:' medical service to avert
absolute djssxtei amsi:: the thres .elej
children Checks may be semi 10 rour
local committee ortu Franklin X. Lane.
treasurer Euroi.tar Relief Council, A.
Erea,way. New York, or te the Child
feeding Fund, Lie a-y Digest, New
Turk City.