WELFARE OF THE CHILD.

Taihape Daily Times, 17 June 1919, Page 5

WELFARE OF THE CHILD.

SCIENTISTS IN AGREEMENT. 7 VVORLD CAMPAIGN FAVOURED A group of eminent child specialists attending the conference convened at Cannes recently by the Committee of Rd Cross Societies, declared that a. world-W_ide child Welfare cfimpaign should !be the first concern of the new Internation_al Red Cross. , Dr.’L_ Emme/cit, Holtlu. of 3 l\'e\v York, presented a report of the<section on’ Child i\§elf_al{e,. of which Sir Arthur N(l\\’ShOllllé wasiehairrnan, f‘to secure equality of ppportunify for every country and of‘ whatmier socialicon~ dition.” Sir Arthur-Newsholme pointed out that every report presefiied to the conference. whether it dealt with in?crculosis. preventive mecliciiie, hygiene, malaria, or nursing, had indirectly and fundaineiltalljv fo do "With child welfare. Every phase of the new peace progi-a.mme ef Red Cross societies will, fh(‘l'efOr€ have fc:'-‘ its I)l'ilnal'}’ object the care of the Childrer of the World. ‘ Dr_ ‘William P. Lucas. of the Uni—versity of California, expresserl the obvious seniiment of the conference. in saying “No maiter what Dl‘CjlldlC€>7, jealousies. or hat:-eds may exist among the nations or among‘ peoples of the world, there can be no question thafi in so far as children are cencei-nexi, the sympr.illics of the worlfl are internationals”

3 Dr, L. Emmett Holt gtaferl that the ivital consideration which should unHlerlie the future activities of the Red Cross was that “Work for adults was ('ssclltiaU_v of the nature or repairs, ‘while work for children was funda-‘lllenfa-113‘ new construction.” The report of the child welfare section §T2'.\'C it as the npinion of specialists 1-em-e~ Selltin:-2' fiVe nations in the Conference that “:3 reduced birth-rate and an a-bnol'mß.l sickness and deathq-ate way be expected for several years .to come,” and that the proposed worldwide ehild Welfare campaign is tl‘°rt=.fore “one of the must urgent need of the day.” V