Show Kath kathleen keti norris says england sends Vs Us ver her children bell syndicate service A 41 ar R f 1 I 1 X al 1 thu that they are trusting us with their children at this time it is sure proof ol of the confidence and affection that naturally exists between the two great countries by KATHLEEN NORRIS T IS a real joy and satisfaction I 1 IT to the hearts of american women to know that we are to have as our guests this year sever several althou thousand little refugees from war torn england that they are trusting us with their children at this time is sure proof of the confidence and affection that naturally exists between the two great countries even those of bf us who have been mos most t positive against any plan of intervention in this or any other foreign combat are eager to extend a welcome to the small girls and boys who who are to be sent away for awhile to safety so they will come trooping over they will file down from the ships a little scared and more than a little homesick they will be absorbed into th thousands ou sands of homes and for a few days all will be harmony interest eagerness to make them leel feel comfortable for table and happy for a few days then the real test will come for both visitors and visited and we must all hope that when this test comes we will not fail again america sets example this is perhaps the first time in the history of the world that one nation has thus extended hospitality to the ch children ildren of another america is often first in setting some exa example m that the whole world presently follows and surely she ha has s never originated a more important one than this if it succeeds we will have knitted our hearts to those of england forever trade treaties franchises taxes these are cold blooded necessities between nations and misunderstandings and bitterness may easily upset them but when we say to their children come to its us tor for safety and kindness and good times and friendship we do something that goes far higher than any business agreement goes we begin a new type of international exchange that may be the opening of a better day it if it had been the fashion in europe during the past or years to exchange children when children were in danger how different might be the history of the world worldly I 1 for we have to remember that the alignment of warring forces has las been different in all the wars for example 20 years ago french children might well have been sent nto into italy or spain tor for france and taly italy were on the same side sid ethen then russia might well have welcomed english children tor for russia was one of En glands glandA allies so that this is a very solemn and significant thing that we we are doing we ve are saying to england we be of one blood tholand thou and I 1 we are saving her the keenest pang that her danger knows the fear fo tor her children and we are proving that even though we are are not with her in war what we can do tor for her without war we ari are eager to do creates domestic problem but the taking of a strange child i into any home Is a serl serious 0 us thing if that child Is a small baby it means that one womans comans time is given completely over to the baby if the child Is older and the ageson these children supposedly will range from 6 to 16 then the problem is infinitely complicated instead of straight thead nursery service with 6 bottles 4 atles |