The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-23
Millions Are Homeless
Due To Axis War Lords

Almost a hundred million people
in the United Nations have been
driven from their homes by the
invader, and in addition to the
perils and hardships they have
already been compelled to endure
vii! face the difficult ordeal Of
remigration after the war, accord
ing to figures compiled by the
National War Fund and made puo-
lie Friday through N. E. Drexler.
general chairman of the Com
munity War Chest campaign that
opens in Wilmington and New
Hanover county November 8.
The compilation Is based upon
reports received through the Ma
tional War Fund member agencies
from representatives on the scene
III the various countries.
Included in this vast army Of
homeless people, there are ap'
proximately 68,000,00O who are
either on the verge of starvation
or are dependent upon outside aid
for their very existence, Mr..
Drexler stated.
The nation having the largest
number of evacuees is China where
during the six years of war ap
proximately 5o,Oo0,000 nationals
are homeless, the report shows
Next in point of numbers, Rus
sia's population has been mos
seriously affected, with an est
mated 38,00O,00O men, women anc
children driven from one part Of
the country to another as the in
vaders advanced.
Poland has the third largest
number of refugees, with an esti
mated 100000 nationals made
homeless since Germany launched
its attack four years ago this
September. In Czechoslovakis
T5,000 are without homes, and If
Yugoslavia there are another 600,
600 in the same plight, while Bel
GUM has 100000 in similar straits
Little Holland has an estimated
10000 who have no homes, ane
Greece has 100000. Approximate
ly 10000 of tiny Luxembourg
population Of 100000 have beer
driven from their homes.
These millions of people include
both civilians who were ousteo
from their homes and those who
were removed to other places ane
forced to work in German wal
industries, the Committee state
ment said. All of them, of course
are anxiously awaiting the day
when they will be able to return
to their home districts to resume
life where it was so suddenly ano
wantonly interrupted by the ag.
gressor, albeit the great majority
will be compelled to build anew.
Many of these millions may
never survive to see their home
towns and villages, however, the
committee explains, unless they
are provided with food and cloth
ing to sustain life until the day
of liberation comes.
Out of the estimated total OF
SO, 297, 1000 people who are in dire
need of food, 40,OO0,OOO are Chi
nese who range the hills of the
Northern China provinces and exc
out a meager existence. Similar
conditions prevail in Yugoslavia
where an estimated 15,000,000 are
on the verge of starvation. while
Poland has another 100000 for
whom food is urgently needed.
The tragic plight of Greece,
long a victim of widespread star
walton, with an estimated 5000, 900
nationals affected, has improved
somewhat in recent months since
regular food shipments have been
permitted, but the need there is
still great.
In Belgium, the number of peo-
pie on the starvation borderline
is estimated at $4,000, while in
Czechoslovakia there are 275,000.
The entire civilian populations of
Russia, Norway, Holland and
France are on meager food ra-
tons.
''To help provide food that may
mean the difference between fife
and death is one of the important
purposes of the Community War
Chest campaign for $125, 600, 900,