Word: humanitarian
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...obtain the evacutaion to the U. S. of several hundred thousand refugees in Poland, Rumania, Constantinople. "Unfortunately," the report added, "the High Commission is prevented by the immigration restrictions from effecting this evacuation before it is too late. We take the opportunity of paying tribute to the fine humanitarian work of the Russian Refugees Relief Society in New York, which finds employment for Russians arriving in the United States...
...favor the mak-ing of appropriations from the National Treasury to be expended directly on local education, but I do consider it a fundamental requirement of national activity which, accompanied by allied subjects of welfare, is worthy of a separate Department and a place in the Cabinet. The humanitarian side of government should not be repressed, but should be cultivated...
...words "humanitarian" and "welfare" may be 'disquieting to those who do not favor cooperation with the Health Service, but the President's willingness for a Department will encourage many who now watch the new Congress closely and anxiously...
...humanitarian work. Dr Nansen received this year the Nobel Peace Prize and he is without doubt one of the foremost figures among the active workers of the league of Nations. He is said to be an excellent speaker and to possess a perfect command of English...
...humanitarian side of the question, the world cannot afford to hesitate. Now that the peoples have no longer the excuse of ignorance as to the state of affairs in Germany, is it not up to them to act without delay? The winter is coming and time is of the essence of the problem. The German people are not in danger of starvation. They are starving. They are also in a state of bankruptcy and economic chaos, while under-nourishment and tuberculosis are doing their work upon children and adults alike. American and European relief work has been nobly forwarded...