Child Welfare Work the Best Way Only through the children will the world have any chance at all for peace, With war-clouds gathering in many places, this' Is still the earnest ellef of Mrs. Owen Roberts, a noted child welfare leader of America, and the holder, by courtesy, of the' litle of managing director of China Welfare, Me,, of New York. Mrs, Roberts, who arrived here on Monday, Aug. 26, on the s. General Pershing, with her daughter, Miss Katharine Roberts, and her niece, Miss Isabel Sullivan, contends that it is still possible for the world to be brought closer together through the great common, eause—children's. work.
This charming, white-haired, motherly person has come here at this time particularly to consult with the National Child Welfare Association of China on necessary prepara. ions for the erection of the child welfare centre in Nanking. Largely Uhrough Mrs, Roberts and her organfuation's efforts, the money {0 build the contre has been raised in America. The site, nine mow of land, was given the National Child Welfare Asso-lation by the National Goversiment.
Give Assistance Ina special interview Mrs. Roberts, in her soft Southern drawl, was firm in pointing out that her present trip, her fifth visit to Chino, was not to'tell the national assoclation what to do, but to consult with them and aid in every way possible. She sald:—"I am here to give assistance und the visit is one of co-opera tion. "My organization feels that it not 'a question of charity but of ap: preciation. Even individual donors! ave primarily because they felt that, assisting the Chinese organization its children's work, they could in a measure repay China for hey contribution to culture and art.
Mrs. Roberts also said that the depression in America had interfered somewhat with her organization's attempt to raise funds to build the Nanking Centre, but that the appeal now was being revived.
Afler her frst visit to China, 19 jours ago, when she came on a com ination pleasure and collecting tour
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