The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-17
ALBANIAN NATION
DYING OF HUNGER
Americans Have Poured Help into Bel
GUM While Another Country Has
Received Scant Consideration.

While the people of the United
States have been sending thirty million
dollar 5 worth of relief to Europe and
Turkey, two hundred thousand women
and children in Albania have died of
starvation.
While each woman and lid in Bel
GUM has had plenty to ca 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 zC g. Europe, pre-
diets that the entire population of Al
bania will die of famine and pestilence
unless helped. He says that in Albania
corn is fifty dollars a bushel, flour
eighty dollars sack, and macaroni five
dollars q pound.
1.-THE tragedy of Albania,' says Mr..
Howard, lis 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 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 chill
dren in Southeastern Europe have
starved to death UNDECIDED and uncared
for. Not one woman or child has died
of hunger in Belgium; two hundred
thousand in Albania
lis il fairs it human-that the in
nocent women and children of Albania.
who never did anyone any harm.
should be trampled under foot and left
to perish, at a time when all others are
tedl
4" Is this American fair play?
i have appealed for help in high
places. have begged a crust of
bread of those who have given millions
to Belgium, Poland, Armenia and SYRIA.
l have begged in vain.
1.-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
SerVla, even with tn last masure 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 earcasses
Of dead horses in the streets.
81 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 thousand of
whom are Christians-he left to starve.
while we press forward, in generous
rivalry, to feed the others? The Al
banians are more numerous than the
Armenians; yet we feed the Armenians
and let the Albanians starve.
Having appealed to deaf ears in
high places | now appeal to the plain
?eopie-to fair-minded men and women
who would not let even dog starve to
death, no matter what his breed. |
want to go back to Albania with a
shipload of food. l have arranged for
n 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 clergvmen
and editors of newspapers-will coop
crate iii an appeal for a relief cargo
for the ship. The treasurer selected t.
receive contributions is the Rev. Fred
eriek Lynch, d. D., editor of the Chris
tian Work and secretary of the Car
negie Church Peace Union. Contribu-
tions in any amount from the price
of loaf of bred upward-may be sent
to the Balkan Relief Fund, 20 Fifth
avenue, New York city"