The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-12-20
Prominent men
IN XMAS APPEAL
FOR ARMEN|ANS
Former President Taft Leads IN
Eloquent Plea for Support Of
Near East Relief.


countries and to care for more than
20 600 orphans who are homeless
there former President william How
ard Taft. Henry Morgenthau. former
ambassador 10 Turkey. and Alexander
J. HemphilI. the New York banker. as
members OF the Executive Committee
or Near East Relief the former Amer
lean Committee on Armenian and
Syrian Relief. have issued a Christ
mas appeal for continued support OF
this organization and Its work.
Near East Relief Is now operating
under a government charter and is
practically alone In the western Asian
field, the Red Cross several months
ago having announced It's withdrawal.
The Christmas letter, n classic OF It's
kind. Is as follows:
Dear Friend-Another little child
has shriveied up and died.
s'The mother, creeping back, gaunt
and cold. from the desert, has put
down the thin little bones with those
that strew the road and has sunk be-
side them. never 10 rise again.
"only little child and a mother
out on the bleak Armenian rondi But
what is that vision lowering there and
what Is that voice the cold winds bear
to the ears OF our souls--T was hungry
and We gave me no meat; was naked
and We clothed me not
"Today-yes, today--while we are
preparing our gifts for Christmas,
many more OF these little children
not n hundred nor a thousand, but
100000 OF them-are still wandering
uncared for and alone In that dead
land, their weakened skins clinging In
fear to their rafting bones and they
are crying out with gasping breath. Il
am hungry, ! am hungry And the
voice Of One who watches us as we
prepare gifts TO celebrate his birth
day comes again to the ears OF our
souIs-T am hungry ! am hungry
arm hungryiip
'Now, the children and the mothers
in Armenia are dreadlng the winter.
Just human remnants they are, not
protected. many OF them. from the ele-
ments by even the dignity OF rags.
The most favored have merely shred
ded rags How shall we sing our
Christmas songs and laugh and light
the candles and give beautiful gifts
while that pleading voice cries In the
ears OF our souls. Il am naked and cold
naked and coldT
"But we can feed and ciothe these
ones--some OF them-before
70 is 700 lnte. Herbert Hoover has ca
bled from the Caucasus IL is 1possi- /.
bic that the loss of 300 600 liycef can at
this day be prevented. but the remain
Ing 500 GOO can possibly be saved
They need not starve and freeze and
die " we win save them In the name
OF him who saw the multitude rs
sheep not having a shepherd and Nas
moved with compassion toward them,
who exclaimed when his disciples
would turn them away, They need not
depart give ye them TO eatr open
your heart and purse and give 10
these Christians whom he loves. who
are suffering for him and with whom
he is suffering. They need not die.
Give We them To eat
TfllAttn uOfltfN UioDiu VIII pro- /
vide food, clothes, shelter and educa-
ton toward SELF support for one or
phan child.
"Ten dollars a month will provide |
food, clothes and shelter for one or
Dhan child. /
give dollars a month will provide i
food for one orphan child.
"He fed 5000 hungry people In the !
and said TO his followers
The things that do shall ye do Also
md greater things than these shall We
10 Today nearly 100000 destitute
people-need food and
ale took little children in his arms
md blessed them. Today will you take
me or more OF these sad. cold. hungry
title children OF Armenia into your
rims and heart In his name and give
hem food and warmth and life2
what a joyful Christmas Il will be
when with your songs and your laugh
.er ysu hear voice OF wondrous
speaking to you, %, ye
blessed OF my Father, vas hungry
md ye gave me meat, l was naked ana
70 clothed me: inasmuch as ye have
lone II to these. my brethren. ye have
lone Il TO me-
"In his name
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