New-York tribune., 1918-06-23


This relief, nearly all expended in
actual supplies. has gone to the most
needy. Detailed relief reports are of
course not available, but several bun-
dred thousand Armenians and svrisn..
at the least, have been saved from
actual starvation. Orphanages have
been established, besides industrial
schools, in which the refugees, torn
from their homes and their hsbits.
may learn new trade for the future.
Much OF the relief work has been dona
from Tifis. in the Russian Caucasus.
TO which many Armenians fed when
the massacres and deportations bersn
Showed Courage
OF Good Soldiers
mere are now, the committee rs-
ports, more than 100000 missionaries
physicians, teachers, former consuI.,
agents and other reliable administra-
tors IN various sections Ct the Turk;.h
Empire to-day remaining heroical!y at
sneif posts for the sole purpose of nd
m'hlstering relief and saving people
from starvation. They willingly risk
snelr lives. A score of such workers
nave died from contagious diseases con.
'f&c'ed IN the service. "For courage
and usefulness to humanity" saws M
oooee' there is no distinction to he
drawn between them and the soldier. in
the field" These are the people wbo
remained at their posts when Auh..
ssoor E!kus warned them that their
wv" salety dictated their return to
America.
AS to the efficiency of the work
under extreme pressure and difficult;e.
there is only one kind of report. Il
was summed up by Mr.. Elkus last
oetoner, when he wrote: when I left
Sonstantinople, owing to the breaking
OF diplomatic relations with Turkey
the work of relief carried on bv tbs
American Committee for Armenian and
syrian Relief was so thoroughly or
ganlzed that arrangements were easily
mace Tor continuing that work in every
department, even in the absence Of the
embassy and United States consuls at
Inherent points in the country. The
work is now being carried On effective
fy at all of the centres under increas-
ing frlendliness on the part of the
turklsh officials, and with q need that
is Constantly growing greater as the.
winter approaches"
The paths for the transmission ~
money are little devious, but there
has been no instance of money going
astray Though all is done under the
protection and with the knowledge of
Inc turkish officials, no money or ann
plies pass through Turkish hands
kelnforcements are arriving. A par-
~ OF ten recently left for Turkey nm
DER the auspices Of the committee. in
Professor Jackson, of Columbia.
and Mrs. Jackson.
Work of Schools
Still Continued
me American schools are continuing
Inelr work uninterruptedly, often get
ting their supplies through the courtssv
Of Turkish officials at specially low rates.
among these schools are the Syrian
Protestant College at Beirut. the
American College for Women in Con-
stantinople, Robert College, near tha
same city, and the international In
stitute, near Smyrna. Robert coilere.
Tor instance, has at present 45e punils.
which is approximately its normal num-
Der, and the Beirut scnooi Las $50.
All these facts, presumably. war.
'asd before President Wilson when the
question Of war with Turkey was raised
It Is no secret that the President 1. sr
frequent correspondence with DIR. R.r-
ton. That Mr.. Elkus was consulted i.
4 matter Of course.
Mr.. Dodge said the other dav that
ne had shared with the Presidents hi.
concerning affairs in Tur-
key. But DR.. Barton and Mr.. Elkus.
he added, "were able to tell him NOR.
than could. We are all strono,v
against declaration Of war on Tur
scy at this time. The situation r.
quires great patience. The war pro.
posed BY Senator King would be . ma
per war. The fate Of Armenia and Syri.
, sa'' .csa'ii, BE- settled os the wsstsra
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