The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-16
STRICKEN LANDS
QUICK RECOVERY
Health a n d Happiness
Where Once Was All
Chaos and Want

NlSlI. Juguslavia. Jan. l6.-Ser-
bia today Is practically free OF cpl
denies of disease. The population
never enjoyed better health or more
genuine coutcntmcnt. The hospitals
never held fewer patients. The
death rate seldom has been lower,
Doctors have rarely found It so DIFF
ficult to make a living. This is re-
gardcd as remarkable in view OF the
fearful scourges which claimed
half its population during the world
war and the postarmistlce period.
The correspondent. who visited
Serbia at irregular intervals during
1915, 1919 and 1920, recently made
another journey through the coun-
try. lie noted an amazing change
in the appearance OF the people.
aThe men and women looked strong,
vigorous and well fed. They wore
the finest homespun clothing. The
children were fat rosy-cheeked ana
full OF life. The babies were plump,
bright-eyed and smiling. All were
warmly clad. Everywhere the homes
4 were examples of cleanliness, com
/ fort and abundance.
Five Years Ago.
No such picture could be found
| In Serbia I'm years previous. In 1918,
| for example. when the armistlce
mercifully intorVened and saved
Serbia from extinction, the CORE
spondent saw men and women clad
IN rags. afflicted with disease, home
less and hopeless, dying OF inanition
as thay' walked. lie observed babies
wrapped in empty flour sacks, m
newspapers, and In pieCed- together
leaves, the bones showing through
their frail little bodies for want OF
sustenanCc or as result Of disease
He visited hospitals packed with
typhus- ridden patients; orphanages
overflowing with parentless chil.
dren; asylums crowded with the
feeble minded and distracted.
But Serbia Of 1921, or Jugoslavlh
as It IL more correct 10 call II, pre-
sents different scene. The coun-
try has emerged from those years
of misery. want and woe in an al
most miraculous fashion, II Is a
changed nation, not merely political
ly and territorially, but physically
While the rest of the world has been
squabbling over territorial bound
aries, economic zones, rcparstions
indemnities and internal strife
Juguslavia has been saving wood
and minding her own business.
Proud Of Progress.
Her house IS now completely IN
torder. And II T. n model house fOi
the rest OF tho world to see.
This metamorphosis, for such II
must be called, may bc ascribcd fhsl
to the countrys freedom from war
second, to the uncoasing THRIFT and
energy OF It's people. third, 10 the
abundance of foodstuffs, clothing
medicines and other neCcssari"'
which the country mp 10 now ha.
lacked: fourth, to the material as
sistance given by the American food
administration and the American
Red Cross fifth, 10 the scli-sa"ri
ficing work OF the Serbian doctor
and sanitary authorities. sixth, =
, the sanitary and medical reforms IN
troducod by American, British auC
French doctors and nurses durint
and since the war.
1t would be difficult to find auy
where ese in the world a people d
once 80 happy, healthy, hopeful
prosperous and active as the Ser
, bian peasantry Certainly thou
counterpart cannot be found any
where among the diverse races o
, the Balkan peninsula.
II Is true that here and there
home has been saddeued by the los
. In war OF a husband or a broth"
, or "A father. but taken Cullectivcl'
IL may be said that the welfare o
Jhe JugOslavtWns never better; thcl
morale seldom higher, their useful
, ness az factors 10 society never NOR
, apparent, their future never mor'
, fun OF promise.