Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-24
MAKE APPEALS FOR NEAREST AID

raised is to &c directly 10 the work of
succOr, for meme of it will be used for
expenses, as this has all Leen provided
for through private sources. There
are 4 100000 Greek, Persian Armeni-
an and Hebrew people left The rem
nant of other millions who have gone
another journey. Half Ii million Of
those wro are left are orphaned chill
dren. and thousands of these people
have been eXiled 400 miles from their
homes. The call comes to set these
people on their feet. give Them the
possibilities for all centuries to come.
The thing viii be done now or 1t will
be done never. The United States
viii do it now in the spirit of the
Good Samaritan among the nations
of the world.
An Unparalleled Need.
Rev. Mr.. Purkiss, who was the next
speaker, said this was a call to ne .
III a case of unparalleled need and
desperate poverty which we could
look upon from several different atti-
tudes. FROM the statesman's attit4de
we could consider how America WAS
10 stand before these people in the
| way in which, she responded 10 this
| call. In all that she has done ii THIS
world war she has been winning
| friends because of what she has done
| and as America responds to this call
| she shall doubtless stand MS the chief
friend Of these new nations. There is
also the point of view OF the Great
Master, who said when a man gives
| to one OF the least of these he gives to
Jesus Christ and said also lay not up
| earthly possessions. If we beliefs The
! things God tells US. we will want 10
60 the things God tells us to do.
| While Il collection vas taken to g.
towards the expenses of the meeting
George A, Turner rendered the solo
Oren the Gates Of the Temple, Fred
erich w. Lester wat - actJ ~ 9ln-
list.
Columbia Professor Speaks.
Professor Hamlin of Columbia made
the final appeal This cause came pc
cause it was for peopr65 among " hon
his father gave 70 years OF his Life
and among whom two of his sister.
had laid down their lives.
Punishment and retributiOn upOr
those guilty of this crime against ~
| Peoples of the Near East cannot hrine
succor nor bring back to life the mil
lion of Armenians, the half million
Greeks and the hundreds OF thousands
of Jews and Syrians who have been
slaughtered by the Turks These IL
gions have been swept clean of thOs'
clements of its population Who ar
necessary to the development 0. thi
region. The Turkish Deasantrv an;
ruling classes will never restore tIf
country, and unless it is restored tn
world will be the sufferer for a Tester
| ing sore Will be left in Asia Minor.
, It has all been part of the Ger
| man plan to sweep this region clea
, and repopulate it with her own tecm
5 ing millions along the line from Der
/ lin to Bagdad. The Turks prove
| willing instruments to this Germa
: plan. The Armenians killed were tn
skilled laborers, the bankers. the doc
: tors, the merchants of this region
: They are gone and there is nothin
t left
Now that we have helped in tn
| punishment of this military plan i
us respond to defeat this other &c
l sign upon the peoples OF wester
I Asia. Are We still to show ourselve
' the chivalrous Americans who neVt
l fail to hear the call to succor the OF
t pressed y nation so abundant
c blessed as never nation was befor
t shall it be iscorded that America r0S
s t othe test and placed one of II
s. brightest stars in the jewels in h
V crown?
r The singing of America closed II
g meeting at which much enthusiasts
\ | was shown for the cause of these OF
t pressed people and each speaker W.
aDplauded as he brought out II
e ' strong points Of his address.