The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-12-26
TO RAISE FUNDS
FOR ARMENIANS
Eastern Half of Benton County
is Expected to Subscribe Eight
Hundred Dollars

In the nationwide campaign t.
raise $30,OOO,OOO for Armenian AM
Syrian relief, the eastern half of Ben
ton county will be expected to sub
scribe $500 while the Prosser distric
has been allotted 5000.
Plans for the campaign, which i.
to be conducted from January II Il
10, were discussed at a luncheon al
Hotel Kcnnewick Monday when M. P
Krikonion met a.number of local bus
mess men. Mr.. Krikonion is an Ar.
menian whose father and 16 other neal
relatives have been massacred by the
Turks and the message which he
brought came from the heart.
He says that the atrocities prac-
ticed upon the Armenians and the Sy-
rians by the Turks were the direct re-
suits of the teachings of German kul-
tur. The massacres he said, were
planned by the Germans and some of
the crimes became so horrible and re-
voting that even the Turks revolted
and refused to carry out the bloody
program of the German masters.
He said that with the signing of
the armistice new opportunities had
come for carrying on relief work
among these stricken people. He ex-
planned that every penny of the mon
ey raised by popular subscription for
relief work was expended for the act
ual relief of suffering people, as the
entire expense of carrying on the work
is borne by wealthy Americans, Cleve-
land H. Dodge, of New York, alone
paying 100000 month.
He said that at least one million
Armenians and Syrians in Turkey
have perished during the past two
years from massacre, deportation, ex-
posure, starvation and disease. Three
million are now homeless and in dire
distress. Four hundred thousand Of
those in need are orphans. Little
children scarcely able to feed them
selves live absolutely alone in desert
ed homes. Three dollars month will
save child and five dollars will save
it's mother.
In organizing for the local campaign
F. j. Arnold was named chairman and
Geo. E. Tweedt, treasurer.
In announcing the campaign Presi-
lent Wilson has made the following
appeal to the American people:
Zone year ago, in compliance with
resolutions passed by the senate and
oy the house of representatives, apsl
pointed days upon which the people of
he United States might make such
contributions as they felt disposed for
he aid of the stricken Armenian and
Syrian peoples.
American diplomatic and consular
representatives and other American
,esidents recently returned from
Western Asia, assure me that many
thousands of lives were saved from
starvation by the gifts of the Ameri-
,an people last winter. They also
oring full assurance of the continued
Affective distribution of relief and re-
port that the suffering and death from
exposure and starvation will inevitab-
y be very much greater this winter
han last unless the survivors can be
helped by further contributions from
America.
Reports indicate that of orphans
Alone there are more than 400, 900, be-
iides women and other dependent
children, reaching a total OF. more
han 100000 destitute survivors.
The situation is so distressing as to
make special appeal to the sympa-
lies of all
SIN view of the urgent need I call
again upon the people of the United
States to make such further contri-
buttons as they feel disposed, in their
and generosity for the aid
If these suffering peoples.
WOODROW WILSON,"
ROY THEO LARSEN DIES