The plight of the Russian refugees in China. is daily becoming more serious although it is a great satisfaction to know that the American Red Cross through ita China Central Committee has given G.$25,000 for temporary relief. Various committees and philamtropic organizations in Shanghai are extending aid to individual refugees or special groups, but) there seems to be a growing demand for unification of these separate charity able efforts into a central organization which, while supplying temporary relief, can also work out some project for the ultimate settle ment of these wanderers. While many of the refugees ar: finding work for themselves it cannot be denied that for thousands there is no prospect of immediate employment of any kind. Repatriation would seem to be the most satisfactory solution of the problem, but as many Russians believe their lives and liberties would be endangered by returning, it seems impracticable to force them back to their homeland. British Dominions, which encourage white immigra tion, would hardly welcome these fugees since few of them are skill: ed in the occupations demanded in undeveloped territories. The same is true of the United States, while in most cases capital would be necessary for passage and to start them off in their new life. The problem needs careful organizer tion and investigation and the mesh obvious body to raise and administer these funds is the American Red. Cross. With Europe in its present chaotic condition official internat tional cooperation seems impossible, but the assumption of the main responsibility by the A.R.C. would not prevent assistance and exoneration from all other nationalities and organizations. This body hag an existing organization fitted to deal with just such an emergency, it is already on the field, with a permanent headquarters in Shanghai and with a representative directing relief operations in Manchuria. If it were definitely understood that local sentiment favoured the assumption of this responsibility by the A.R.C., it is not improbable that the requisite endorsement and financial backing could be secured from the national body in Washington.
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