The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-01-09
THEIR PARENTS MURDERED BY THE usspEAkAsLE TURK

people and speak their languages, and
all official representatives of the Uni
ted States had been organized by the
American Committee for Armenian
Syrian Relief. Channels of distribu-
ton were well established. And the
Red Cross asked the Committee to
carry on all relief work in the Near
East territory, in order that there be
neither duplication nor lost motion.
The territory is Asia Minor, the Cau-
casus, Armenia, Persia and Northern
Egypt.
Every dollar you give. goes to the
Near East.
OF the 1921, 1852 collected before
Sept. 80, $12,371, 1882 was sent to
the field. The increase of $50, 900 over
collections was interest accrued from
Your $3O0OO,OOO will go in full to
save the lives of individuals and OF
whole countries.
Full government approval and CO.
operation is given to the Commis-
sion's work. All funds are transmit
| ted through the Department of State.
The Shipping Board and all consular
agents of the United States Govern
ment give every POSSIBLE aid.
There are 3,95O,OO0 souls, 100000 of
whom are or,hans, all in desperate
need. II cents per person per day is
the estimated expense of giving them
food.
Catholics, Protestants and Jews
alike have been the victims of Turk
| ish oppression and of Turkish gov
| eminent order to exterminate or drive
from their homes and industries every
other people in the Near East. Cath
olics, Protestants and Jews alike are
receiving every help within our power.
The Commissions work is one, not
only of relief, but of reconstruction.
Our budget includes seeds for next
4 years crops, farm implements, cattle.
! and sheep. These people are freed
/ from their oppressors, but shorn OF
homes and property. Our part is to
set them on their own feet.
j A cablegram signed by Stovall, Uni
ted States Minister at Berne, Swift
erland, follows:
i Refugees from all countries and
many deported Armenians drifting
back. Their homes in ruins, lands laid
waste, cattle and implements gone
i Need help to reestab1ish. Need much
i help for they have lost everything
i Heroic men and women who have
strained every energy to save live!
i now have task of picking out those
who shall perish. Can you not cable
that promised monthly appropriation
is certain till end June, 1919? Sucl
action would double value of gift.
The Near East looks to America a
4 the defender of liberty, the big broth
err to little peoples. America ha
given them their greatest uplift-theI
colleges, their chief encouragement t.
progress and generous help through
their crises. The great war has re
suited in their liberation.
Shall they lack our support for ct
fectual rehabilitation?
Shall we fail to save them from i'm
mediate starvation.
c. v. Vickrey, secretary of the Com
mittee, said:
1--WE, of course, cannot meet tn
need as outlined in this reduced bud
get on $30,000,000 basis, and ar
earnestly hoping for oversubscriI
tions that will provide for the add
tional need. If oversubscriptions ar
not given to US it means that some c
the destitute people must continue
suffer while we help as many as po.
sible with the resources placed at OF
command"