The Detroit times., 1917-04-21
||Ehk WITH
turkey IS
Unlikely
zion Schools are Re-
ponsible for Friend
" Relations
FAR SUFFERERS
HAVE BEEN AIDED
rive of Allies Saves
\ lany Thousands of
Armenians
THE RELIGIOUS RAMBLER,

IHc HELiNtOSo
|epeakine to a group OF American
1nerrs upon the Near eastern
ALTON" more than score of
- had been In Turkey when the
1.bessn. former Ambassador Nor
kssi. few days ago. declared
~ be his assured conviction that
~ snd Bulgaria will not break
~ the United States. despite the
- OF Austria and Germany
nota bic contamination he de-
- 10 be directly traceable 20
*f1nnuence OF the American mis-
10y SCHOOLS and colleges In Tur-
~ MANY OF BalgariA's leading
1smen were educated at Robert
re. on the Bosphorus, and most
he enlightened ottomaps like
~ owe their education 90 Amer
~ mission teachers. Or. Nor
rrhau pointed out that this condi-
~ q unique compliment 10 mis-
>ry work
Is Aey iRsle know OF America who
Anerica know 10 paraphrase
1nGs and the extent of the pres
nnd Influence which the United
- has In the east is beyond
= belief of the average man. So
Srful fs the sentimental attach
- Of the people OF near eastern
~ 70 the nation which is the
>sr OF their enlightenment thst.
- present case. II may outweigh
neal and military considerations.
- other sources than DR.. Nor
>au II is known that all the
kish oficials, excem Bnver
-. are definitely committed to
policy OF keeping peace with
rica.
that same connection. The pres
great work Of American mis-
nr1es and consuls In caring for
victims OF the war in Turkey
Persia, the Armenlans In par
~, viii harex an influence favor.
10 the American name and 10
1Dtian missions beyond calcnls-
~ These are epochal days for
: 5butreachlns church and the out
Mas nation
I1ere Ia more to the movements
rmies than the cablegrams rec
~ Thus the British victory in
IDpotamia win be the means OF
hing myfiads OF Armenians. In
= wake Of the big push up the
- valley 90 representatives OF
: American committee for AT
In and Syrian relief Now
~ this country II In the war Il
Dossible to cooperate actively
~ our allies in such distinctly
D(rican measures as this effort
avs the surviving refugees. who
~ bssu fleeing down toward Bag
~ the operations Of the British
y the Russians on the eastern
lnfs mesn salvation for the AT
Inlans. The allied armies are
~ converging from three direc-
= upon the greatest centers OF
|uoenian distress. The troops
6ting up thru Palestine viii find
80 needy Armenians In Jerusa
- The Mesopotamian Persian
Inmn of British and Russians
oQld be able TO rescue the host
<Ab1ect survivors about Mosul.
I'm, when the Caucasus army OF
, Russians comes down thru Diar.
Mr., II, with the others, should
Ne life to the Armenian concen.
Dtion camp az Diererzor and it's
salty; and then, unitedly. the al
- armies should proceed 10 Alep-
y gathering up what remains OF
|uenis's deported people on the
".
Since the United States IA now
Ned with Britain and Russia. and
~ are allied with the new King.
- Of Arabia. We find ourselves
lrsuing common goal with Is
Drs ancient foes, the Bedouin 81
y desert, or as some OF them were
He'd in the Old Testament. the
56ianites and the Amalekites.
Ins, thru American influence, the
|1tish have sent instructions 20
, Arsbs 90 see that all Armenian
C0gees on the desert are protect
! and succored as far a. possible.
Texas viii keep a holiday today
eelebrstion of the eighty-hrst an.
|9urxory Of the battle OF San