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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-23
Islands Near Constantinope Designated AS Meeting
Place to Find Way for Hostilities in Europe
and Asia to Cease Entirely at Once
ALLIES TO RECOGNIZE THE REVOLUTION /
PLAN OF PRESIDENT WILSON
No Desire to Exploit Dictate Is Made Clear and Right
of Russian People to Direct Their Own
Affairs Is Emphasized

Paris, Jan. 23-Having disposed OF
the troubulous Russian question fol
the moment, the Peace Conference
turned today to the principal object
of last weeks conference, the estab-
lishment Of the league of nations
This question promises to command
the entire attention Of the delegates
until they see how their policy adopt
ed yesterday toward Russia, works
out. The Russian delegates to be ad-
mitted to the conference will not ar
rive until February 18th. This means
that the entire time Of the Confer
ence will be occupied on the League
of Nations proposition until Presi-
dent Wilson's departure for America.
It is now definitely settled that
many American troops will return to
the United States on the George
Washington along with the President.
He. has personally given orders that
every available amount of space on
the presidential steamer be given over
to troops and that the personnel OF
his party be reduced to the mini
mum.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-23

Paris, Jan. 22-The supreme coun-
Tell of the Peace Conference this af-
ternoon adopted a proposal submit
ted by President Wilson for bringing
order out of the Russian chaos. The
essentials Of the plan are that repre-
sentatives Of all the Russian and Sib-
erian factions shall meet representa-
tives OF the allies at Prince Island in
the Sea of Marmora on February Is
and discuss the situation, in the hope
Of reaching a settlement Of Russia S
difficulties. AS evidence of good faith
the Russian factions must cease hos
tilities prior to the date OF the meet
ing.
This proposal is the otcome of a
weeks discussion among the chief de-
legates Of the five great powers. 1t
is a reflection Of the plan of Premier
Lloyd George that an inter-allied COM
mission be sent to investigate the
Russian situation, but the plan itself
appears to be President Wilson's, for
to him was given authority to pre-
pare the formula adopted today.
The Presidents proposal, which
was furnished to the press and wire
lessed to all the Russian factional
governments, gives the most careful
assurances that the allies have no
selfish purpose in seeking an ending
Of the disturbances in Russian terri
tory. The Russian governments are
told that the allies recognize the alb
solute right Of the Russian people to
direct their own affairs, without die
tation or direction of any kind from
the outside"
It is evident that while some doubt
ers are not Convinced, considerable
opinion exists in the peace conference
that this is the best solution offered
with any hope Of success. It is point
ed out that the allies proposal applies
to the Bolsheviki as well as to the fac
tons that oppose them. The assur-
ances contained in the proposal para
phrase sentiments uttered by Presi-
dent Wilson from time to time.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-23

Washington, Jan. 23-The 9th di-
vision will be the first combatant di-
vision to return as unit but it will
be five or six weeks before it would
be able to start enbarkation. The
division will demobolize at Camp Up
ton and will parade in New York and
other places in the state.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-23
THE RED FLAG
S. T. .Sterne, in Life.

Il it isn't one thing it's another.
For four anxious years it was the war.
Now it's the red flag!
"Down with canitalw shrek the red
faggers.
The folks who bought Liberty Bonds
are capitalists
The folks who subscribed to the war
drive are capitalists.
Every man who owns bank account
is capitalist.
Every man whose life is insured is a
capitalist
Every man who owns his own home is
capitalist.
Millions of humble capitalists are living
fairly contentedly under the Red White and
Blue
Democracy as practiced under that
tri-color-here and in France-has recent
ly given pretty glorious account Of itself
"Three cheers for the Red, White and
Blue" doesn't mean three separate cheers
for separate colors.
Still less does it mean two soft cheers
for the White and the Blue and loud one
for the Red.
If you don't like our flag, stay where
you are.
If you dwell in our midst and prefer
monochrane standard, betake yourselves
speedily to the lands where the flag and the
hands Of those who wave it are uniformly
and unnlistakably red
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-23

The Dutch proposal to put the
halser on an island in the West Indies
would be all right if US folks were
reasonably certain that the place was
IN the tropics and inhabited by mos
quitoes, cooties, couple of volcanoes
and the yellow fever. Although he
might feel fairly well at home with
the last.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-23
NEW YORK FINAL WQTE :,
ON RUM AMENDMENT
Being Taken Behind Closed Legisla-
tive Doors this Afternoon

Albany, AIN. 23-After facing a
long session of debate the members
of the lower branches of the New
York Legislative are prepared today
the final vote on the question of the
ratifying Federal Prohibition amend
ment. For. the first time this year
the assembly doors were closed to
members once they reached their
seats.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-23
New Polish Government to
Receive Allied Recognition

ParisA recognition of the new
Polish government is expected. An
action it is believed will be taken
shortly
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-23
Population of German Pro-
vince Has Been Pro-
Ally Says Y. NJ. C.
A. Worker
GIVE HOMES TO YANKS
We Give Ali We Have to the Ameri-
cans, But Our Means Are
Limited Says Housekeeper

7 With the American Army of Occu-
patton, Coblenz, January 22-Recent
events in Luxembourg are connected,
by observers in the American force
which passed through the duchy, with
the empty stores disclosed in Gray
enmacher and other communities. The
situation was summed up by a Lux
emburg mother, who, in thanking a
7. M. c. A. canteen woman for CIV
ing her children chocolate, said that
the children chad been without cho-
colate for two years.
That the population had been pre-
dominating pro-ally was shown by
their eagerness to do everything they
could for the Americans to whom
they threw open their homes, provid-
ing the downiest of beds in spotless
rooms with CHEEKY fires. Soldiers de-
clared their billets in Gutenberg
were the best they had been given in
Europe. But food was desperately
scarce.
"We give all we have for the AM
ericans," said a Gravenmachr house
wife to Y. NJ c. A. worker. "But
our means are limited. We have no
food"
The shelves Of groceries and con-
fectionery stores were bare and with
their regular supplies not always
making connections, colsed the eat
ing places in Gravenmacher. The
temporary canteens of the Y. M. c.
A. were besieged by soldiers eager to
obtain chocolate or cookies. 1t was
impossible to obtain the slightest
morsel of food outside of the "Y."
One company cook brought dozen
eggs of farm only to have them
disappear when his back was turned.
The outcries of the cook, who knew
that more eggs could not not be OBJ
tained, was stilled when a Y. M. G.
A. woman who heard the uproar, con-
tributed some eggs she had brought
from Paris, and the cook was able to
make pancakes as intended.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-23

Paris-Pl eliminary Peace will be
signed early in June says the Marcel
Hutin in the Echo de Paris.
Basle-Reports from all German
electoral districts show that a major
ity of socialists have the majority in
the National Assembly with 164
votes. The next highest number of
members was returned by the
Christian peoples party, who have
SO votes.
Premier Ebert and Phillip Schei-
dermann have come to Weimar to su-
perintend the making over of the
court theatre in the National Assem-
bly, before it meets.
Berlin-Only one American soldier
remains in Germany, and he is at
Stuttgart, too Ill to be moved.
London-Leon Trotsky, the Rus
sian war minister, has ordered. Zino-
vieff, the Bolshevik Governor of Pet
rograd, to surrender the city without
a fight. If they don't do this it will
be attacked by Northern Russian
forces.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-01-09
INTERESTING FACTS

All relief is sent in the form of
money credits. Owing to the diff
culties of transportation it is impos-
sible to- ship food or clothing.
Supplies are purchased on the open
market by relief distributors. !.
Food, though scarce, can be secured
when money is available.
Audited reports are filed with the
representatives of the American gov
eminent in Constantinople, the Swed-
ish ambassador now acting in that
capacity.
Relief is distributed according to
need, not creed.
Neutral consuls and Swiss distribu-
tors are supplementing the American
workers.
1t requires seven days to travel from
Beirut to Constantinople.
The journey from Aleppo to Ire
bizond overland takes two weeks.
Mount Ararat is as high as Pixies
Peak.
The Russian Caucasus is about the
same latitude as New York City. Win
ter there means suffering.
One hundred cents of every dollar
goes for relief. Administrative ex-
penses of the American Committee
are met privately.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-01-09
TRAGIC SITUATION
in WESTERN ASIA

At least 100000 Armenians and
Syrians in Turkey have persisted dur
ing the past three years from mas
sacre, deportation, exposure, starva-
ton and disease. s.s-.v
Nearly four million are now home
less and in dire distress. ISL
100000 of those in need are orphans,
100000 refugees have fled the
Turkish dominions and in their tenn
porary homes cry for help.
The military successes of the allies
and resultant political changes seem
certain to render all easily accessible
soon.
Little children scarcely able to feed
themselves live absolutely alone In
deserted homes.
$4,000 children under twelve years
of age are starving in Syria and the
Lebanon alone.
Sufferers in the Lebanon district re.
Gently were dying at the rate OF Loco
a day.
Distribution is wisely and econo.
nically made by absolutely reliable
agents.
Three dollars per month will save 3
child; $500 will save its mother.
All remittances are sent through the
State Department.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-01-09
.YANk SOLDIERS
ROBBED BY FOE.
DETAILS OF NEEDS .
in NEAR EAST GIVEN
A THRILLING STORY OF SUFFER
ING AND OPPRESSION.

Comprising brief summary of the
dire need, the American Committee
for Relief in the Near East, formerly
the American Committee for Armen-
ian and Syrian Relief, has had pre-
pared a 1eaflet giving the following
facts:
You are asked for $S0,000,000 to
sustain the lives or 3,950,000 Chris
tians and Jews through the winter,
through their return to new life
free from religious and political per-
secution.
America entered the Great War
that the rights of small nations may
never again be trampled upon. The
noble little nations of the Near East
have kept the faith and borne the
burden of massacre which thousands
of miles have kept from our homes.
Victory has come. And now these
bravest and staunchest pilgrims, II
sight of the goal of freedom, stand
for lack of $4,000, 000-your. SIS and
$40 and $50-in immediate danger Of
starvation or of death from the dis
eases of war and hunger.
The Red Cross found the machiner,
of relief already at work in the Near
East-the missionaries, who know tn.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-01-09
HONORED BY FRENCH
Yankee Doctor Wins Commission
as Captain.
AN OFFICIAL DOCUMENT

American diplomatic and consular
and other American
residents recently returned from
Western Asia assure me that many
thousands of lives were saved from
starvation by the gifts of the Ameri-
can people last winter. They also
bring full assurance of the continued
effective distribution ofreliefs and re-
port that the suffering and death from
exposure and starvation will inevitably
be very much greater this winter than
last unless the survivors can be helpeo
by further contributions from Amer
lea.
Reports indicate that of orphans
alone there are more than 400, 900, be-
sides women and other dependent
children, reaching total OF more than
100000 destitute survivors. The Sit
uation is so distressing as to make
special appeal to the sympathies OF al
In view of the urgent need l call
again upon the people of the United
States to make such further contribu-
tons as they feel disposed, in their
sympathy and generosity Tor the ale
of these suffering peoples. Contr1bu.
tons may be made through the Amer.
lean Red Cross, Washington, ID: e.
or direct to the American COMMITTEE
for Armenian and Syrian Reliet
Cleveland H. Dodge, treasurer, One
Madison Avenue, New York City
WOODROW WILSON.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-01-09
FIVE RELIEF cENTERs

Organization in five relief centers.
in Western Asia. Constantinople is
the gateway to points within the
Turkish empire. Funds are trans
mitted from America by the way of
Switzerland in the form of credit. In
Constantinople the relief is sent to
twenty-six relief districts, where the
funds are administered to the Greeks,
Armenians and Syrians and subject
races of the empire by American mis-
sionaries. teachers, neutral consular
agents and Swiss distributors. Audited
reports are filed in Constantinople
with the Swedish Legation, which rep
resents officially the United States
government All the committees COM
munications pass through the State
Department One hundred Americans
are still within the Turkish empire adj
ministering relief.
Southern Palestine is reached from
Cairo The capture of Jerusalem made
$4,000 sufferers accessible for i'm
mediate assistance. These must be
provided for until the next harvest is
garnered.
/ The British authorities are giving
the fullest possible cooperation in adj
ministering, this relief.
Lower Mesopotamia has been
opened up by the advance of the Brit
ish lines. Refugees find their way
through these lines and receive tenn
porary aid, becoming self-supporting.
Persia is divided into what is COM
monty called Central and Western
/ (Urumia), in which the latter section
suffering has been particularly in
tense and special relief work has been
organized.
In Tabriz and vicinity, the Ameri-
can Consul, Mr.. Caldwell, together
with teachers and missionaries, are
trying to stem the tide of distress by
| famine and war.
In the Russian Caucasus three hun
| dred and fifty thousand Armenian
refugees are seeking new homes. Here
in the very shadow of Mount Ararat
here working hand in hand with the
/ head of the Armenian church, the Re-
lief Committee, augmented by eight
additional helpers who recently ar
rived from America, carries on its
ministration of love under the super.
vision of Mr.. Smith, the American
II Consul.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-01-09
ADVICE TO FLU"
CONvALESCENTS
SPAIN AND ENGLAND REPORT
NEED $4,000, 900 TO SAVE
SUFFERERS in NEAR EAST

trious, and will eagerly avail them
selves of every opportunity to rees-
tablish self-support and their once
prosperous homes.
No Government Aid Available.
1--WE rejoice that our own govern
ment is able to loan millions of dol
lars to Belgium, France, Serbia and
other allied nations with which the
war orphans and other dependents OF
these nations may be supported. I'm
fortunately, there is at present no
friendly, paternal government to
which our government can legitimate.
ly make loans for use in behalf OF
these millions of homeless destitute in
Western Asia. Therefore, our task IS
not merely that of supplementing by
charity government grants, but rather
a task of governmental magnitude IL
which, temporarily at least. the full
responsibility rests upon the shout
ders of private philanthropy"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-01-09

NV name is Shushar.
/ am a little Armenian girl.
Do I look much different from an
American baby girl?
1 was happy until my papa and
mama died. &..a
/ had nice things to eat and wear,
now am growing blind because l
am starving. 49,,
/ am only one of 100000 little or
phan girls and boys who are starving.
Everybody here is hungry;
Our pretty homes were destroyed
and we were driven across the desert;
NY mama carried me to the Kellei
Station.
She gave me the last of our food
, and she starved to death.
We pray to God every morning,
noon and night, asking him to shower
YOU with his blessings, SO you dear,
good, kind, generous Americans can
help US.
You will help us, won't you?
Lovingly yours,
SHUSHAN ANOUSHIAN.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-01-09
SUNDAY SCHOOLS HELP
Children Being Aroused to Give
$1,000, 900.

1000, 900.
w. c. Pearce, field superintendent
of the international Sunday School
Association, who has been loaned by
his association, for three months, to
the American Committee for Relief
in the Near East to promote con-
tinent-wide Sunday school visitation
day, is making a tour of the continent
in the interest of this work. His itin-
erary includes principal cities where
he is calling together leaders in the
organized Sunday school movement
from nearby states to hold an all-day
meeting and place before these lead
ers the details and plans of the visi-
tation.
In a recent letter Mr.. Pearce said:
"The conferences with the general
secretaries and association officials in
the cities have visited were largely
attended and most enthusiastic. There
is every reason to believe that we
shall be able to reach and enlist thou
sands of schools that did not give last
year"
The work being done by Mr.. Pearce
is in the interest of having the boys
and girls In the Sunday schools of
America give $2,0O0,000 to this fund.
Announcement is made that already
$4,000 Sunday schools, with a total
enrolment of 100000, have been
reached by the appeal of the Sunday
School War Council and have pledged
their quotas for the campaign.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-01-09

paign: "The relief work carried on
by the American Committee IN the
Near East on behalf of Armenians,
Syrians, Jews, Greeks and Persians IN
Western Asia affords pressing and
an appealing opportunity for the
American people to support human
itarian cause. l most heartily IN
dorse your $30,0O0,000 campaign cul-
minating in drive January IL to ~,
and I bespeak for you the hearty CO.
operation and support OF all the
workers who took part in the United
War Work Campaign and those as
sociated with the Young Mems
Christian Association throughout the
country"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-01-09
IN OSTEND.
Correspondents Get First Made
There in Four Years.
THE KENNEWICK COURIER REPORTER SUPPLEMENT

ported women and children OF the
subject races of Turkey, and its pres
emit program of relief and rehabillta-
ton is worthy of the fullest possible
support" >....-
Henry M. Morgenthau, Former Am
bassador to Turkey: ut has been TO
me source of great satisfaction 10
know that the relief work carried on
under the direction and with the sup
port of the American Committee tor
Relief in the Near East has contln-
ued without abatement since my with
drawal from Turkey. From all that l
have learned through conference with
American representatives who have
recently come from Turkey, l am con-
yinced that the work is still going on
with increasing force and effective
ness.
cit is gratifying to learn that the
Turkish officials have promised to CO.
operate in the matter Of caring tor the
terrible restitution which so widely
prevails in the country. They coule
do no less since the destitute Protest
ant. Catholic, Jew and Mohammedar
alike, is fed and clothed. Need
not creed, rightly defines your field O
service. ..s-...
"Let us hope and pray sthey have
seen the error of their ways. Ihs
needs of these poor, famlshing, shet
terless and scantily clad people, de
prived of nearly all of their bread
winners, is perhaps the most heart
rendering of any in the world.
John r. Mott, General Secretary O.
the Y. M. c. A. and Director Genera
of the Recent United War Work Cam
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-01-09

America did not realize the hunger
that existed in some parts of Turkey.
I can best illustrate it by telling you
about little boy who was brought
to one of the hospitals. His condi-
ton was such that he could not eat
solid food, but he cried for piece of
bread. When the physicians told him
he couldn't eat bread he said he didn't
want to eat it, he just wanted to put
it under his pillow so that he could
feel that food was near.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-01-09
Financial Statement.
Total remittances Oct, 1916
s7,7so,o9l.5s

We gave relief to about $4,000 in
the mountains and Beirut district. The
people bake their bread in loaves
which weigh about one and half
pounds. Every individual gets a
quarter of loaf day. Fifteen thou
sand people were receiving this ration.
They had to make breakfast, dinner
and supper of it. 1t was not much,
but it kept them from starvation.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-01-09

c. Lots 4, s, 6, a, 8, Q, II, II,
13, IA and Is in Highlands Plat
az" in section FIVE (5), township
eight ~, north, range twenty
nine (29), E. w. M.
Also all that part of the south
east quarter Of the said section
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-01-09

We are glad for the funds that are
coming. They relieve lot of distress.
1t is a great satisfaction to know that
some thousands have clothing and
bedding and other thousands food,
much of it earned in our own shops.
By this means the women are free
from temptations which are terrific
as we'll as being assisted in forgetting
the horrors of which they have so re
Gently passed through.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-01-09

The army ration department is al
lowing US to purchase most of our
food at the military rate, which will
save considerable sum each month.
Lastly, we have obtained a first order
of work from the ordnance depart
ment, for the washing and mending of
a large quantity of army clothing. We
hope to give the satisfaction necessary
to obtain further orders. Everyone
recognizes the necessity of getting
work for the bigger girls, in order
that they shall not only assist in their
own support, but also that they may
not remain unoccupied during a great
part of the day. Of course the little
boys and girls go to school. AS a
number of the inmates of the orphan
age are reported to be skillful with the
needle (many of the Armenian women
of the North do extremely fine work.
they will begin to prepare articles for
sale of work later on in the year.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-01-09
SOLDIERS HELP ORPHANS

The British army in Mesopotamia,
which was victorious over the Turk
ish forces, was responsible for the
saving of the lives of many of the
Armenian children, who were orphan
ed by the wholesale murder and de-
portation of their parents at the hands
of the Turks, according to advices re-
ceived from field workers.
There are two small boys, named
Pat and David, respectively, aged ap-
parently about four years, who were
picked up by the British soldiers and
carried along with the regiment until
a place of asylum was found" says
one of the workers. "The children
salute in the most approved fashion,
and are only just getting over their
sorrow at parting from the soldiers,
to whom they owe their lives. For
months they were cared for by the
Tommies' and were found wandering
about, too small and wretched to be
able to tell any story, even had their
Arabic been understood by Tommy
Atkins"