The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-10-27
AMERICAN FAIR PLAY.

Whlle the people of the United
States have been sending thirty mil
lion dollars worth of relief to Eu-
rope and Turkey, two hundred thou
sand women and children in Albania
have died of starvation.
While each woman and child i'm Bel
gium has had plenty 70 eat, women
and children in Albania have gnawed
at the carcasses of dead horses in the
streets.
William Willard Howard, OF New
York, who has returned from his third
trip to this hunger zone of Europe,
predicts that the entire population of
Albania will die of famine and pesti-
lence unless helped. He says that in
Albania corn is fifty dollars a bushel,
flour eighty dollars sack, and ma
|caroni five dollars a pound.
"The tragedy Of Albania" says Mr..
Howard, "is that nation is dying of
hunger, while the people of the United
States, laden with gifts for the rest
of Europe and for Turkey, pass by on
the other side.
Thirty millions of dollars have
been given by the people of the Unit
ed 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 un-
needed and uncared for. Not one wo-
man or child has died of hunger in
Belgium; two hundred thousand in AL
bania.
"Is it fair--is it 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 a time when all
others are fed?
"Is this American fair play?
II have appealed for help in high
places. I have begged crust of
bread of those who have given millions
to Belgium, Poland, Armenia and
Syria. have begged in vain.
"The Albanians are as much en-
titled much to sympathy and helm
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 villages possessed
They have not done any wrong; yet
armies have swept over their country,
taking what could be found to take,
leaving to the starving women and
children only the carcasses of dead
horses in the streets.
II ask only American fair play for
the famished children of Albania.
ask of all fair-minded men and women
in the United States: Why should
the Albanians-three hundred thou.
sand of whom are Christians--be left
to starve, while we press forward, in
generous rivalry, to feed the others L?
The Albanians are more numerous
than the Armenians; yet we feed the
Armenians and let the AlDanians
starve.
Having appealed to deaf ears in
high places l now appeal to the plain
people-to fair-minded men and wo-
men who would not let even n doy
starve to death, no matter what his
breed. want to 90 back to Albania
with a shipload of food have ar
ranged for a ship-a new American
ship, just launched and fitted for sea
The ship is ready and waiting.
"A number of distinguished gentle
men in New York-mostly clergvmer
and editors of newspapers---will CO.
operate in an appeal for relief cargo
for the ship. The treasurer selected
to receive contributions is the Rev
Frederick lynch, D. d., editor oe 2he
Christian Work and secretary of the
Carnegie Church Peace Union. Con
tributions in any amovnc from the
price of loaf of bread unward--ma,
be sent to the Balkan Relief Fund, II
Fifth avenue, New York CITY,"