CHILD VICTIMS
CHILDREN OF EUROPE PORTUGAL WANTS THEM SPLENDID RED CROSS WORK Portugal as the clearing centre for child victims of the disastrous war that is spreading across Europe—that is the vision of Senhor Augusto de Castro, director of the influential Lispbon newspaper, “Diario Noticias.” Says Senhor de Castro: — ‘ ‘ Let us save Europe’s innocents. Let us co-ordinate all efforts from those of the esteemed International Red Cross down.
“Why do we not propose creation in all countries at war of ‘shelter cities’ where children exposed to immediate danger may take refuge? “Why not ask and get establishment in Portugal of an International centre of protection and distribution of children, authorised by the belligerent governments, and for food destined exclusively for charitable purposes?” Already Portugal figures largely in International relief activities. The Red Cross, the Rockefeller Foundation and various organisations aiding pris-
oners of war in Germany and Italy base much of their operations here. Lisbon also is .a point of egress from Europe of tens of thousands of refugees and temporarily a haven for tens of thousands of others who do not have immediately any place to go.
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 50, Issue 3057, 2 April 1941, Page 7
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188CHILD VICTIMS Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 50, Issue 3057, 2 April 1941, Page 7
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