We. in the United States. should be gratefuland thankful every day in the week that we are able to keep out of the European War. and we propose to try to keep out of foreign wars now and hereafter. But we have a certain moral and humanitarian duty and obligation to those stricken European nations suffering as a result of the horrors of modern warfare.. This proposal merely enables Americans who want to. to provide the money to send mercy ships over to bring back refugee children from the warstricken countries of Europe. It also provides that before they may do so all belligerent nations must give their approval and consent. in order to guarantee the safety of these ships. In other words. Great Britain. Italy. and Germany must consent to having these American ships go into the war zone to bring back refugee children. It is not a matter of compulsion. we cannot force Germany. England. or Italy to give their consent. but I am inclined to believe that all of these countries. if properly asked. will gladly give their consent to a humanitarian proposal of this kind.