To the Baltor of the "Nonrx-Cuma Dary News"
Sim—Last year the National Child Welfare, Association established a camp for children: for orphans or Unclaimed children, from war-torn areas, Children from four to fourteen years of age are cared for. This camp is in addition to the Nursery for refugee babies, the institution for orphans and slave girls which gives regular school work and. permanent care, and the benevolent home for needy children, all support by the Association.
In the Children's Camp at the St. Yohn's ¥.M.C.A, Middle School buildings, 181 Jesseld Road (near St. John's University Campus) about 620 children are now being taken care of, The children- are fed by the generosity of the International Red Cross. They have schooling six hours daily, medical care and are beginning vocational training. Any tone who finds a homeless child on the street can bring such a child to this haven and know that it will be given food, shelter and an opportunty to study.
Since cold weather is coming the dren are needing shoes, warmer jarments and bedding. Will anyone who wishes to give a gift of money, clothing (old or new, although it should be clean) or material please telephone No. 20230, and Mr. William Leo will be glad to send someone to receive the gift.
(Mas, W. A.) Toavecte Lewis Marx. Shanghai, Sept, 14.
T would suggest"t0 Frank that he ends the minutes of the "Advisory \Committee and checks up the statements made by the representatives of China before rushing into print and fnisrepresenting them in the columns of the ""WortheChina Daily: News Your correspondent makes three statements, all three, if he. knows nything sbout opium, he rust know hot true. He claims that there has fever been a crime committed "on account "of opium intoxication, and that the opium habit has no Influence on the future generation. have no hesitation in stating that plum has been the cause of thou fends. of-crimes and that. if in the future Chinn were to be compelled recruit her soldiers from a, gen fetation of offsprings of opium adlets, she would. stand a very small chance of ever. successfully resisting any" invader, whose soldiers came from a country whose population was free from addiction to' opium.
Fortunately, the dangers of opium for the Chinese race is realized by {hose who have the responsibility Zor [the future of Ching' That is why, despite the mistaken views held by your correspondent China ts Ukely to hasten the suppression of both opium cultivation and opium consumption.
May I suggest that your correspon-Jdent is not telling the truth, either when he states that he is forced to sign just \Fraxk. "He could and ought to have signed his full name.
A. E. Bianco, Director Anti-Opium Information Bureau: Geneva Geneva, Aug. 24.
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