The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-07-13

their automobiles to the country; it
is estimated that 100000 to 1,0O0,O 900
Londoners have made such extra
official arrangements.
The government is very explicit
and exacting in its emergency reg
ulations, which would place the en-
tire nation under virtual military
rule. For example, the following
plan is outlined for children:
"They should go to school as usu-
al. They should be dressed in their
warmest clothing. They should be
given an overcoat or macintosh,
hand luggage, blanket if possible,
food for the journey and an apple or
orange, but no drinks in bottles.
They should take their respirators."
Parents Can't Interfere.
To reassure worrying parents, the
government points out that teachers
accompanying the children in the
evacuation process twill be in con-
slant personal touch with them" aft
er they arrive in the country. But
parents are not allowed to intrude
in the arrangements by accompany
ing their children to trains or SUBJ
way stations. Instead notices will
be posted at schools informing par
ents where each child has been sent,
and the youngsters themselves will
be given stamped postcard to mail
their parents upon reaching safety.
The government offers no guar
antee of complete protection; indeed
it is very frankly admitted that the
civilian population should be willing
to take its share of risks while men
in the field are giving their lives.
Although every unnecessary person
will be evacuated, it is hoped enough
key personnel will remain to keep
business moving as usual.
For adult refugees, a 48-hour ra-
ton of food will be supplied at rail-
roads, where householders will be
under compulsion to provide shell
ter, access to water and sanitary
services. For housing both adults
and children, people in the "recep-
ton areas" will receive about $3.50
week. Householders have already
been located and catalogued by the
government.
New Mask for Babies.
Standard equipment for every
Englishman must of necessity be
the gas mask, since it is the least
expensive means of providing nomi-
nal protection. Between 10000, 900
and 100000 of them were distrib-
uted during last September's crisis
and in the following months, but not
until recently was method found to
protect babies, who could not get
air through filters and who could
only be wrapped in blankets while
parents rushed them to the nearest
gas-proof chamber. Now the gov
eminent has devised six-pound
gas-proof cylinder which looks much
like a divers helmet. Air is pumped
in through the filter by bellows,
which can be idle for as long as
two minutes without mountaineering
the child.
Inc IDEAL ARP plan would provide
gas-proof, bomb-proof shelter for
every civilian, but this has very
logically been ruled out. Not only
would the expected seven-minute
warning provide inadequate time for
all people to reach their shelters,
but deep underground rooms would
require years to build. That is why
London's shelters are actually being
constructed not for civilians but for
such key personnel as doctors,
nurses, police and ARP officials.
Nevertheless home owners in the
big English cities are encouraged
to make whatever arrangements
they can. The government is con-
centrating on steel backyard" shell
tiers, 100000 of which will be dis
tributed by the end of this year.