Evening journal., 1916-02-14
IN NEED OF FUNDS FOR
ARMENIAN REFUGEES
Distress Is Largely IncreaS-
ing, and People Face
Starvation During Winter
ALL CONTRIBUTIONS
GO INTO NECESSITIES

Dr. Samuel Dutton, secretary of the
National American Committee for
Armenian and Syrian Relief, No. 20
Fifth avenue. New York city. states
that Mr. Morgenthau the American
ambassador at COnstantinople. and
the American consul at Tiflis are be-
seeching the American committee to
cable funds to relieve the immediate
and urgent need of the Armenia
refugees.
The following cablegrams have been
received by the committee. They show
that the conditions are as bad as pos
sible and that large sums of money
must be sent at once if thousands of
the refugees are tc be kept from per-
ishing from cold and hunger.
Mr. Charles r. Crane.
20 Fifth Avenue,
New York City. N, Y.
Sir: The department has received a
telegram. dated December IS, from
the American ambassador at Constan-
tinople, in which he requests the de-
partment to inform you that every
EFFORT should be made to raise addi-
| tional funds for the Armenians. as
| y.
and he inquiries bow much beyond
sixty-iive thousand dollars he can
draw now.
In another telegram. dated Decem-
ber 16, Mr. Morgenthau repeats the
statement that the distress has been
steadily increasing and that large
amounts are necessary to furnish
bare necessaries to the Armenians
and to keep them alive during the
winter. lie adds that It is impossible
to solve the problem of purchases,
and urges that strenuous efforts be
made to alleviate conditions.
am, sir, your obedient servan,,
For the Secretary of State,
(Signed) Alvey A. Adee.
Second Assistant Secretary
Another communication from the
Office Of Secretary or State says:
referring to previous correspon
dence with your committee relative
to the relief of the Armenians in the
vicinity of Tiilis, the department beg'
TO inform you that it is in re
ceipt of the following telegram, dated
December 16. from the American con
sui at Tinis:
Wilson arrived. committee organ
lied. Need of relief imperative
Funds for committee may be deposit
ed at Irving National Bank to account
AzOff Don Bank payable consul"
Previous to both of these messages
the committee under date of Decem
Der ~ received from the State Depart
ment at Washington the following
messages showing that nearly 100000
refugees are suffering in the eau
casus not counting those in Turks
Armenia and Persia.
Total Armenian refugees in eau
casus one hundred and seventy thOus
and not counting those accessible il
Turkish Armenia and Persia. With
viceroys sanction have outlined plar
for cooperation with government and
local committees. Need very great
Question is how many can American
committee take care of. Estimated
cost per head per month five dollars
Could committee take care of twenty
thousand head?"
DR.. Dutton laid great emphasis
upon the fact that every cent which
is contributed to the Armenian Relief
Fund actually goes to relieve the suf-
fering refugees and is not used TO
any extent in running the National
Headquarters or in financing the COM
missions. The commissions at Tiflis
and at Tabriz are made up Of foreign
missionaries and of the American
Consuls.-hence there are no salaries
for the committee 10 pay. The Of
fee expenses at 40 Fifth avenue are
contributed by individual members Of
the committee.
DR.. Dutton said that singularly