Foreign News: Ail-Round Nansen

Of all the noted statesmen who are on occasion to be found in Geneva, none is personally more impressive than strongly-built, white-haired Fridtjof Nansen, Norway's all-round scientist, author, explorer, public servant.

He is now in the U. S. where he is likely to impress Americans to the amount of $1,170,000, which is to be used not for himself, nor for Norway, but for those Greeks whom the fortunes of war have driven from Asia Minor to Thrace.

The position of the refugees is at present precarious. Until last June they were supported by the U. S. Near East Relief organization. The League...

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