Evening star., 1935-04-10
100000 CHILDREN.
0NU.SREL|EF ROLL,
RED CROSS IS TOLD
Depression Takes Heavy
Toll on Youth, Miss Lem
root Declares.
FUTURE CONSEQUENCES
ARE HELD SERIOUS
Social Security Legislation Offers
Hope, Head of Child Welfare
Unit Says.

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Unit Says.
Eight million children under Is are
on Federal relief rolls, Miss Katharine
F. Lenroot, chief of the Children's
Bureau of the Labor Department, told
delegates to the national convention
of the American Red Cross, meeting
today in Memorial Continental Hall.
The convention, which opened Mon
day and will continue through tomor-
row, heard Miss Lenroot describe the
child welfare situation and it's effect
on the national welfare. She said
child mortality is lessened or increased
in accordance with the fathers earn
ings.
Miss Lenroot indicated that serious
consequences might we'll be expected
in generations to come as result of
the depression conditions. She said
the long years of want were reflected
in the increased sickness and death
rates in families with markedly cur
tailed incomes, as shown by the Public
Health Services studies; in evidences
Of an increase in malnutrition among
children; in curtailed educational IA
cilities. closing of schools. and re-
stricted budgets for health services
and for services to children most in
need of protection because of broken
homes or the inadequacy or neglect of
parents.
Security Bill Upheld.
She also told the delegates the ad-
miniStration's social security legisla-
ton offers a new deal to children.
Robert E. Bondy, director of dis
aster and civilian relief of the Red
Cross, discussed the part of the Red
Cross in the Social Security program
Twenty per cent of the American
wage earnerS are unemployed" he
said. Fourteen per cent of the pop
ulation are on relief. In the good times
of the 20s between two and three mil
lion were regularly unemployed. In
1888 there were almost 100000 in
dustrial and on-industrial accidents,
resulting in 92,500 fatalities and $780,
900 permanent disabilities. with total
economic loss estimated at 81 ,225 900,
600 that year.
Over half Of the population suffers
some illness annually, and one-fourth
of those i'll are disabled from / to So
weeks each year. Wage loss and the
unequal burden of medical care follow
bearing heaviest on those least able
to pay"
He said the part of the Red Gross
was to lead in remedial measures, pre-
ventive measures and practical neigh
borlinesS.
First Aid Discussion.
Delegates Joined in an open discus
sion of the extension of the flrst-aid
program to reduce accidental deaths
on highways. in industry, in the home
and in Civilian Conservation Corps
camps following a talk by S. M
Lauderdale, director of safety of the
C. C. C. The discussion was led by
James L. Fieser, vice chairman of the
Red Cross. who emphasized the pro-
gram outlined by Admiral Cary T
Grayson. chairman.
Thomas W. Gosling. director of the
Junior Red Cross, reported the organ
ization now has 100000 members
and described the junior body as the
organized youth movement in Amer.
ica."
Contrasting Americas youth move
- d.
| Gosling said:
I'VE hear much about youth move.
ments in foreign lands. These are Of
two kinds. Some of them are organ.
izations formed for the purpose oi
protesting against existing conditions
Others are fostered by government:
| in order that the young may be indoc.
trinated with principles favorable te
the constituted authorities - poll.
tical action of some kind is the mott
waiting force"
Junior Red Cross today we're: Perma.
nent chairman, David Macarov. At
lanta, Ca; vice chairman. Robert
Schwartz. Chicago. ILL.,: secretary
Miss Mary Rogers, Clarksburg, w. Va
Wallace Is Speaker.
Secretary Wallace, speaking at the
annual banquet last night, after COM
plimenting the Red Cross for distribu'
tion of surplus commodities, invited
the organization to '1ift its eyes" from
sudden disasters to the long disas'
ters," such as drought, and advise
with Government leaders.
Explaining the administration theor!
of production control, the Secretar,
said the consumer and the Govern
ment have a sacred right" to expec
sufficient food from the farmer. an,
the farmer has sacred right to ex
pect a fair price. Careful study ant
control of production is necessary II
care for the people in times of grea
droughts, he added.
An increase in Red Cross burden
as a result of the work relief bill wa
seen by Senator Byrnes, Democrat, Of
South Carolina. who said return Of di'
rect relief to the States will result ir
greater demands on the Red Cros
| and similar agencies. The Senator
statement that he agreed with Presi
dent Roosevelt that the Federal Gov
ernment must get out of the direc'
relief business was cheered by tn
delegates.
| RAIL WORKER KILLED