Gunnison news-champion., 1919-01-10
AMERICA IS DEFEATED
Object fer When we Entered Wa'
Not Attained
The Protector.

thinking Americans that our celebra.
ton OF victory on Nov. llth was pre-
mature. that the real victory Is yet 10
be won Two OF Gernany's alice did
not sign the arTnis'iCe.
one OF Ger5nany's primary otiectIyes
as the CnrIuAniza'ios of Western
.sia. and this required the eItermina-
'on Of the Armenaans. Greeks and
'yEians OF that region, including parts
Uf Persia
kmerics's Supreme Test.
Five millions OF p"ople-noncomb bat
ants, jews and Christians. Catholics
and ProiestaH,s. vcr" driven from
heir homes into the burning deserts.
one million. including most OF the
.en, acre murdered in cold blood or
81 rom exposure. hunger and abuse.
.hOusauds of helpless women and IN
aocegt children were marched at the
9oint OF ths bEyonet or under the lash
or days and weeks. without food,
Hthout water. often stark naked. un.
Ter the scorchlng sun and over the
JlisteTinE sands until their. blackcned
tongues hung from their parchci
mouths aud they dropped dead in their
tracks Tender. cultured. modest WON
On were outraged until they died in
he hands OF their tOrucn'ors Babies
wore thrust through with hayonet
and tossed from quad 10 guard like .
football.
GeFmany's two faithful allies. Fam
Inc and Pestilcnce. are fast working
out the full purpose OF the Hun upon
the 1000 900 survivors. chiefly women
and children, including 10000
orphans whose parents perished in the
massacres and deportations.
VIII Germany Be Victoriousf
America entered the war for purely
humanitarian purposes. She asked no
territory, no concessions. no indem.
nifty. but that the oppressed peoples
should be free and the weaker
nations self-determining She gave
billions OF gold. millions OF men and
i"ns OF thousands OF precious lives TO
0ate good these demands. America
astOunded the world with her eco
n0miC accomplishments and with start
ng rapitity proved the superiority OF
."G military prowess: but the supreme
test. the test OF her MORAL power is
now upon her VIII she bear this
test7
Did Our Sons Die In vain7
Shall these millions for whose free
ION our splendid boys laid down their
lives now be allowed to perish with
out day Of liberty. for want Of bread!
The Belgian aud French sufferers
are being cared for by the govern.
ments: but our government cannot le-
Eally appropriate money for these
refugees from Turkish cruelty
Uncle Sam has. therefore, assigned
this great task OF relief and lifesaving
to the AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR
RELIEF IN THE NEAR EAST. and
that committee has been authorized to
solicit funds enough to keep the starv.
ing women and children alive until the
Peace Council can decide their dispo
sition and arrange for their rehabilIta.
ton
The government has sold tat mere
nominal cost to the American Com
mittee fifteen army hospitals OF Toe
beds each and 200 army trucks to b.
used in its relief work in the east, and
las granted the use OF 7,000-ton
transport to carry food and medical
supplies and to carry over additional
"".'ef workers, and now the Commit
&c, with the approval of President
wilson and Secretary OF State Ian
ng. is making an appeal directly Il
- American people for an emergency
HAF. n
ampaign covering Jan. 18th to 18th
: local committee will receive contri
buttons in every community.
$50 Saves Lite.
- are confident that America vii
t1' the supreme test as she ha
stood the economic and the mi'itar
's The honor of America is
1,,e as truly as at Chateau Their
lFun's last ally must be beaten t,
unconditional surrender. The victcrir
N by the Yanks "over there" are no
ing TO be lost over here. America
aE over the top for 1000. 900 live
that the lad with the empty s'eay
the sigh'less eyes may he assure
Il his sacrifice was not in vain an
at tie honor of America Is stifl an
7-ever VIII be worthy OF the price
>a'a fcr It's d1fonsa
We gave gold as il 1t were comno
,iav for Liberty Boads when they wer
good investment: We nyersubscr'1s-
| every call wS'on or own tlesh en
blood were ceace-r a-i we vii, ar.
swer even more r'- - r,~re fr-el
this cry OF humar n q '~c-se, OF
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