Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-11
ARMENIA SUFFERS WHILE
WORLD OBSERVES PEACE
NirSinians Hear Reports OF Horrible
Conditions Among Peoples of
Near East.
CONFERENCE is HELD HERE,
Charles V. Fickcry, National Sccrc-
tary OF Relief Committee, Tells Of
Situation After Tour OF Lands.
Plan Campaign for Funds.

Plan Campaign for Funds.
While the world is celebrating Armi-
st!ce Day in commemoration of the
signing Of the truce which resulted
in the cessation OF tho most dcs;ruc-
tive war in history, Armenia, in the
Near East, is still struggling for en-
istence against the Turk and condi-
tons which have been but sliG ally
amclioratcd since a year ago.
This was the message brought to
Richmond yesterday by Charles V.
Nickery, general secretary Of the COM
mittee for Armenian and Syrian relief.
who described horrible conditions pre-
vailing in the Near Eas. In an address
before a conference OF Virginia county
chairmcn Of the relief organization at
tic Chamber OF Commerce auditorium.
Mr.. Nickcry was several months in
thu Near East. and returned to this
country about month aro prepared
10 give first hand Information upon
the destitute thousands and homeless
peoples in the GCSolatcd lands there.
lie made a study OF the situation. and
arrived at tho same conclusion as that
OF Herbert Hoover, which, in the words
OF the former food administrator. is
the most desperate in the world to-
day"
oliver j. Sands pre>idcs.
Tho conference convened yesterday
morning a, . o'clock at the call of
Oliver J. Sands, chairman OF the Nir-
Einia division Of the national orEani-
cation. Forty-tiVe Of the 100 counties
in the stat" were represented.
Resolutions We're adopted calling
upon President Wilson and Virginia's
senator, Claude ~ swanson, and Rep
rosclHativc y j. Montague TO use
i1aF inn lt.
humanitarian grounds toward inn
mediate provision. for adequate pro-
lection and relief Of the A"menians
and Syrians TclcErams were inn
son, Senator swanson. Representative
Montague and several other prominent
officials in the national capital
Tho tcleCram's wording is as follows:
Conference Of county chair7ncn,
representing the whole of Virginia. in
orEanizcd movement for the relief of
the Armenian. syrian and Assyrian
peoples unanimously feel that all cf-
f"ctivc relief depends upon tho protec-
ton OF the Armenjans by the allied
powers, and urgently request YOU to
use your active and utmost influence
on purely humanitarian grounds, With
out reference TO commitment to any
future international program, to make
Immediate provision for adequate pro-
lection and relief OF these peoples.
(Signc6 "OLINEH j. SANDS.
state Chairman, Near East Relief"
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II was decided on unanimous vote
to launch Christmas campaign in
order to send relief TO the Armenians
ana SErlahS' VINO Wo"!a nov SurN we
tatives pledged to carry the drive
through with last years goal as the
objective and 10 secure at least $300.-
sin TeGrnary and viii continue for
threo weeks.
The slogan adopted is, Greater need
than ever"
II, has bean ,welvr months since
rho armis,ico va signed said Mr.
Nickcrv. (which added TO the destitu-
80, ~ mo Arr,a"fane vino hcr,yso
rlon % IA, ~ ~, ,i,,ds, ,'r,,
r. 'H ~ ,r,,,5 t,n,,,ns E,n
return 10 N''F ~ 'He' 'H'''rS,
nuii"h o. I.'h are .h tNIi' do
sees IN INC Nes,eIn 'auS1SuSssi "mtne
they must ineNitA"N PERSIA tAis VIII
/ tor II help IS MOI gwen them.
Hundreds OF tons Of cast-oN cloth
mcdiatciy. Some provision must be
made for approx inatcly 10000 tons Of
] ioodstutfs beyond present stocks or
there Will be the greatest harvest Of
known by this martyr nation. Inou.
sands OF Christian refugees died OF
starvation IN TINS area !hSt winter
and spring cur american it"l"l Com
starvation, picked up from inc streets
of one town in ono day
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Many Speak , whn cam" mo aetna!
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YEA, national director wom"n,S work