Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-01-01

Needy and SICK Finnish children
have been taken care of in SWe-
dish families and in Swedish chill
drens homes. The majority of
them have been sent back in re-
cent months, but there are still
about 10000 Finnish children in
Sweden. They are expected to
stay here for the winter. The
Swedish relief authorities have
also started feeding centers for
the children in Finland, and this
activity is continued.
Swedish relief activities are at
present also being carried on for
Poland and Czechoslovakia. Medi-
cine and medical equipment have
been taken to those countries by
Swedish expeditions. In Poland a
number of fully equipped ordinary
hospitals have been organized, the
three largest of them containing
400 beds each. Equipment for an
other 1000 beds is being distribut-
ed to 13 places in Poland A special
children's hospital providing 300
beds is also being established.
The Swedish Swiss relief organ
ization in Greece has just termi-
mated its work, which has been
taken over by UNRRA. Since 1912
about 100000 tons of foodstuffs
have been transported to Greece
from Canada and Argentina on
Swedish vessels, in addition to GER
tain quantities of food and medi-
cines which came from Sweden.
Intensive relief work is also
being carried on by the Swedish
Save-the-Children movement. At
present 1900 Norwegian children,
1000 Dutch, $50 Belgian and 100
French children are taken care of
in Sweden by this organization,
while a further 100 Norwegian
and about 800 French children
are expected to arrive in the near
future. In addition, the Society
is supporting 5000 children in Fin
land, 1000 in Norway and 5000 in
Holland, Belgium and France.
Help also to German Children in
the Near Future
AS regards help to the German
children, the Swedish Foreign Min
lister informed the Riksdag at the
end of November that the matter
was brought up before representa-
tives of the Allied Control Com
mission in Berlin during a recent
visit to Germany by Count Folke
Bernadotte, the Head of the Swe-
dish Red Cross. The Commission
did not come to any decision on
that occasion, but it transpires
that it will probably allow the au-
thorities in each occupation zone
to decide for themselves, indepen-
IDENTIFY of the authorities in other
zones. A report has been received
from the authorities in the British
zone, the Swedish Foreign Minis
ter said, that the enquiry into the
possibilities of facilitating Swedish
help for German children in the
British zone had made good prog
ress. There was every prospect,
the report stated, that official per-
mission in principle could shortly
be given for a Swedish expedition
to work in the British zone When
permission has been received, it is
intended that the Swedish Com
mittee for International Relief, the
Swedish Red Cross, and the Save
the-Children Society shall jointly
organize this relief work.
Side by side with this Swedish
plan the G. rman Evangelical
Church has invited Elsa Brand
strom-the Swedish Red Cross
Nurse. who during the last war
earned the name of 1.-The Angel
of Siberia'-to conduct relief
among children in Germany She
has accepted this invitation, and if
the requisite permission is granted
it is proposed that she shall COM
mence operating in the American
zone, subsequently extending her
work to other zones. The inten-
ton is that this work shall be
conducted in cooperation with