The Archive · 1941

Plan to Protect War Children

Portuguese Scheme to Aid Youngsters of Belligerent Nations on Both Sides

Lisbon, Feb. 7. project for the centralizing in Portugal of international efforts to Protect children from the consequent of robb remora a to be made cnebe Government to all belligerent powers.

The plan was unofficially put forward recently li a newspaper, the "Diane de Notieies" urging' the establishment of "safety cities" in all the countries at war, where children would be guaranteed freedom from bombardment, "Let us centralize in Portugal and ce-ordinate the magnificent work of the. International Red Cross units", wrote the paper.

"This generation, representing the Europe of tomorrow, cannot be held responsible for the bloody conflict now proceeding in Europe. It is a question of saving from dread and death and the inevitable physical debility, Thousands ai children English, German, French, Italian, Belgian, Dutch, Norwegian and Greek without distinction"—Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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