Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-11

afOOt thru snow ana rain anu COAu'
One OF the refugees, John Mooshie.
naturalized American citizen and SUI
perintendent OF the day schools in the
Urumia plain, writes from Tifiis:
During the ten days journey we have
witnessed long chain Of men, women
and children from Urumia to Djoulfa,
most Of them walking in cold and mud,
without food or shelter. We have seen
many women and children dead on the
way, as they could not endure cold and
fatigue. The christian inhabitants OF
Tabriz and Salinas have left, except
those in Tabriz who are protected by
the American consul"
From Tabriz Rev. Frederick N.
Jessup writes: every one is seeking
shelter with us, French, Belgian
Swede, Austrian, German, Turkish,
Armenian and even Moslems. The
Armenians are in great terror and
every one breads the Kurds and their
coming. We have been advised by our
consul to withdraw from our other
properties and to concentrate here IN
the school compound. We have per-
mission &c receive Europeans and our
own people among the natives. For
two days refugees have been coming
in. All our school buildings are given
over to them. All benches have been
taken out and people are coming all
day long bringing rugs. provisions ana
bedding. Some refugees from Maragha
have absolutely nothing. Some have
walked the fifty or sixty miles in the
winter cold and blizzard leaving every
thing, leading or carrying children.
The American consul in Taoriz,
Gordon Paddock, cables: appeal Red
Cross and friends, telegraph money,
aid many thousand destitute refugees.
The American consul at Tif1is cables:
"Fifteen thousand Persian christian
refugees Caucasus. Local authorities
doing best, but funds needed return
them home. Fourteen thousand refu-
gees mission premises, Urumia desti-
tute Fifty thousand dollars urgently
needed. Telegraph funds Tabriz.
Long Field Of Missionaries.
For over seventy-five years Ameri-
can christians have carried on mis-
sionary work among these people IN
northwestern Persia and for the last
generation Anglican missionaries from
England and Roman Catholic mission
aries from France have worked among
them. The disaster which has now
Idllen upon lue peOPi0 Ae1AAS oPoAA sAAS~~-
all unfortunately and includes many
Moslems that have been subjected to
the same hardships and loss as their
christian neighbors. Relief funds will
be distributed wherever there Is great
est need without regard to sect or
nationality.
The American missionaries of north
western Persia are all at their posts
and have filed their compounds and
buildings with refugees. A relief com
mittee has been organized In Iaprlz
under the American consul and w. ..
vanneman, NJ. D.; Rev. Robert M.
Labaree, of Tabriz, has gone to Tifiis
to work with a local committee OF
leading native christians. Relief IN
Tiflis will be supervised by this COM
cittee, Mr.. Labaree and the American
consul.
OF all those thruout the world who
are suffering on account Of the war,
none have suffered more or In greater
innocence than these thousands OF poor
people who have been driven from
their homes in the depth Of winter and
left homeless and destitute. They
must be cared for in the cities to
which they have fed and now that the
Turks and Kurds appear to be with
drawing from Persia must be returned
to their destroyed homes and enabled
to re-establish themselves. The need
is urgent and appealing but the amount
needed is not unlimited. 100000 will
meet the pressing immediate need.
An American committee with Robert