The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-12-15
American Fair Play.


State have been sending thirty MIL
lion dollars worth of relief to Eu-
rope and Turkey, TWO hundred thous-
and women and children in 'Albania
have died of starvation.
While each woman and child in Bel
gium has had plenty to eat. women
and children in Albania have gnawed
at the carcasses of dead horses in the
streets
William Wizard Howard, of New
York, who has returned from mis-
third trip to this hunger zone of Eu-
rope, predicts that the entire pop.
ulation of Albania will die of famine
and pestilence unless helped. He says
that in Albania corn is fifty dollars
a bushel, -four eighty dollars sack,
and maccaroni five dollars pound.
THE tragedy Of Albania says Mr..
Howard, 'is that nation is dying Of
hunger, while the people Of the Unit
ed States. laden with gifts for the
lest of Europe and for Turkey, pass
bv on the other side.
Thirty millions of dollars have been
given by the people of the United
States for relief work of various kinds
in Belgium, Poland, Armenia, Syria
and the warning countries of Europe.
while two hundred thousand women
and children in Southeastern Europe
have starved to death unheeded ant
uncared for. Not one woman or child
has died of hunger in Belgium; two
hundred thousand in Albania.
"Is it fair-it is human-that the
innocent women and children OF Al
bania, who never did anyone any
harm, should be trampled under foot
and left to perish. at time when all
others are fed?
els this American fair play?
81 have appealed for help in high
places. have begged crust OF
bread of those who have given mill
lions to Belgium, Poland. Armenia
and Syria. have begged in vain.
"The Albanians are as much entitled
to sympathy and help as others. They
have not taken part in the war. They
fed and sheltered the refugees from
Servia, even with the last measure
of corn that the famine-smitten vii
1ages possessed. They have not done
anv wrong; vet armies have swept
over their country, taking what couid
be found to take. leaving to the starv-
ing women and children only the car
casses of dead horses in the streets.
81 ask only American fair play for
the famished children of Albania. l
ask of all fair-minded men and wo-
men in the United States: why
should the 'Albanians-three hundrea
thousand of whom are Christians
be left to starve, while we press for
ward in generous rivalry, to feed the
others? The Albanians are more nu-
merous than the Armenians; yet We
feed the Armenians and let the Alban-
ians starve.
Having appealed to deaf ears in
high places l now appeal to the PLAIN
peopie-to fair-minded men and Wo-
men who would not let even a oog
starved to death, no matter what MS
breed l want to go back to Albania
with a shipload of food. l have ar
ranged for a ship-a new American
shin lust launched and fitted for sea.
The ship is ready and waiting.
ga number of distinguished gentle
men in New York-mostly clergymen
and editors of newspapers-will CO.
operate in an appeal for relief car
20 for the ship. The treasurer Sc
1ected to receive the contributions Is
the Rev. Frederick Lynch, D. D.. edi-
tor of The Christian Work and secre-
tarv of the Carnegie Church Peace
Union. Contributions in anv amount
from the price OF loaf of bread up
ward-may be sent to the Balkan re-
lief fund, 70 Fifth avenue, New YORK
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