The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-11-15
bryce REPORTS
ARMENIAN SIDE
FORMER AMBASSADOR TO UNIT
ED STATES ASKS AID FOR MAS
sACRE VICTIMS OF TURKS IN
ASIA MINOR

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The following cablegram from Lord
Bryce has just been received by the
Anne rican relief commit ee for Ar
,aen.an and Syrian relief:
.All the civilized nations able to
assist the Armenians today should
know that the need is still extremely
urgent. Several hundred thousand
cxiles who survived the horrors of de-
portation are now perishing of expo
sure and starvation in the Arabian
desert. Latest reports of neutral eye
witnesses describe terrible conditions.
Sick people are throwing themselves
into graves. begging grave diggers to
bury them; women are going mad
and eating grass and carrion; parents
are putting children out Of their mis-
cry, digging their own graves and
awaiting death. The future OF the
Armenian nation depends on saving
the refugees in Russia. but this re-
9uires worldwide assistance for feed
ing, clothing. housing and repatria-
tion. A book telling the whole story
is just appearing here with a fuller
statement by me. feel sure Amer
ican generosity will again respond to
the call of humanity"
Advance information Of the monu-
mental report which is soon to be
published by Lord Bryce. former
British ambassador to the United
States on his investigation Of Turkish
atrocities in Armenia. has just been
forwarded. II forms a record OF hor-
ror, callous cruelty and fiendish mas
sacre far more revolving than Lord
Bryce's report on the alleged atrocl-
ties in Belgium. which shocked the
world a short time ago. The policy
pursued by the Turks since the out
break of the European war amounts
to an attempt, to exterminate an en-
tire nation and Is, said Lord Bryce,
without precedent in the history OF
the world.
The atrocities have been SO terri.
BILE that President Wilson set aside
October 81 and % as days on which
contributions were made for the vic.
tins.
So huge IL the mass of evidence
collected that 1t will fill volume o.
nearly 700 pages, to be published IL
England under the authority Of tn.
British government. To obtain. hi
data Lord Bryce sent letters broad
cast. addressing everybody who coult
throw light ON Armenian conditions
He turned especially to the Unite,
States. knowing we'll that American
| missionary organizations have lonl
maintained close relations with Ar
menia. And It is to Americans. tn
eminent Englishman acknowledges
that he is most deeply indebted 10
1.-THE material on which his ghastly re
port Is based.
! Especially valuable as evidence ar
"a number of documents contribute
by Germans. which as Germany an
Turkey are allies. are above suspicio
of having been colored by anti-Turh
ish perjudice.
The bulk OF the evidence is fror
eyewitnesses. Naturally the names {
many OF those giving 1t have bee
Suppressed. Names Of localities ais
are often omitted. But the identit
OF the persons giving information. a
well as the localities to which the
refer. are known to Lord Bryce an
others.
| In the volume are included col
respondence between Lord Bryce an
viscount Grey, British secretary Z
state for foreign affairs. and letter
regading the book from eminent me
who have perused its advance sheet
Among these are Moorneld Storey. Q,
president OF the American Bar ASS.
citation, who tells Lord Bryce:
I'm my opinion the evidence whic
you print is a. reliable az that upo
which rests our belief in many {
the universally admitted facts Of hi
tory. and think II establishes beyon
any reasonable doubt the deliberai
purpose OF tho Turkish authoritis
practically to extsrminats the Al
msnians."