The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-17

more than two million homeless desti
tute people from starvation during the
winter now ending, and this allowed
"but pittance OF seven cents day
for food, shelter, and all lite's neces'
Sites Think of that, you who live
ii homes OF plenty, and see II you car
| close your hearts to this appeal OF
dying men, women and children
Think OF that and see il you can spend
dollar as lightly and thoughtlessiy
as before.
Armenia, once happy, contented,
and self-supporting, is now a land
swept by death and filled with TRACE
dies that are too deep for tears. The
mind grows numb" writer testifies,
"and the heart, sick from constant
recital OF tales of such horror as it is
difficult to believe the twentieth CEN
fury could hold. The poor, wizened,
monkey-like babies that have been
held up before my eyes are the worst
spectacle OF all
One American consular agent re-
ports that in his daily walk from his
house to his consulate he counted
twelve persons who had died from
starvation the preceding night. Many
villages in Syria have been depopu-
lated. In one Of them an American
passing through saw only one house
open and sitting in doorway was one
little girl. alone in the world, saying
over and over, "l'm hungryl I'm
hungryw
His ears are stopt who will not
hear the children's cry for help. He
would be Pharisee, indeed who
could pass by on the other side.
Upon these children must depend
the perpetuation of race that early
accepted Christianity--a race that has
been most cruelty prosecuted by the
barharous Turks and that now goes to
Calvary for its belief. The Turk owes
| to Armenia all the best that he has
achieved in commerce. III industry, in
| science, and in the arts, and the Turk
repays his debt to Armenia by burn
/ ing Armenian homes, ravishing Ar
menian womanhood, starving, mute
lating, and brutality numbering Ar
| menian childhood. And now comes
an appeal from this PROSTATE, stricken,
broken people 10 the wealthiest and
most blessed nation the sun ever
shone upon. America will answer
quickly, largely, generously that we
know.
| II is especially easy to respond &c
such an appeal when we are assured
that the work OF relief is in capable
hands, We know the splendid and
/ great-hearted men on the Committee
for Armenian and Syrian relief. w,
know Cleveland ii, Dodge, the treas
urer, He not only gives his time anC
his devoted energy to this aud K
many other merciful causes, but h'
has set new standard of giving. H,
has by his own example shown that il
these dark and terrible days II Is on
duty TO give not only from our in
come. but out of our principal itself
until not one human being on thi
earth shall die from hunger,
Remember this is a 100 per cen
charity. Not cent will be deducte
anywhere along the line for postag
or clerical help, or advertising, o
transportation, or administrative eS
penses.
We have satisfied ourselves as /
, these facts. We have satisfied our
selves as 10 the desperate need the
represent The suffering is so tragic
the want so pitiably urgent, the priva
ton so immediate and pressing, tina
as this article goes to press tn
Literary Digest is sending its chez
for $1,000 to Cleveland II. Dodg,
treasurer. No, Madison Avenue, Ne,
/, York City. This is an earnest of on
faith. This is our mite. Without dout
: you have given generously and Otter
but you could not look starving Al
!. menian man or woman in the fac
and say that you had given enough
If you could, with your own eye
see the wizened baby faces--faces {
those who once were plump and ros,
checked ehildren--if you could hea
with your ears the cries OF the aget
you would sell all you had and Civ
to these destitute and utterly wretehe
people.
Give now, give today, and there wi
be childish lips in Armenia that wi
pray for you, there will be moth,
hearts that will bless you, there WI
be men who will remember your a
of brotherhood and humanity to Il