The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-10-06

'Ms opinlon Il that the life 81
hundreds 81 thousands and the life Of
the whole Armenian nation depends
upon the prompt getting OF peace. and
the establishment 81 a stable govern
ment.~ This IL tho statement made
BY tho Reverend Doctor Milton :. Lit
tiefleid. secretary uf the Conerefa-
upnal Educational Society. New York.
Who has Just recently returned from
four manths in Armenia. whera he
was sent to make a survey OF The food
sitration. He was In Albuquerque a.
Friday.
The Armenlans must be tided over
u they are rot 10 atare. funtil n
harvest " had: continued Or. lituri
field. that means until next fall, for
they have nothing this year, aaf u
mean that "A stable government must
he organized. The Near East looks
70 America Tor aid and advice. Eng
land car not do Il ALL
The American COMMITTEES for Reief
In the Near East. formerly known as
the Armenian and Syrian Relief. n
the official successor 10 the Red Cross.
which has turned over all its work
and personnel and has contributed
5000. 900 10 the relief work. The
committee IL now Incorporated by our
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American RELIEF and Is the officially
accredited agency Of the government.
II "a with this committed that Or.
fittfeiield worked. while touring over
the northern part or Armenia. or the
HueElan Caucasus "a Il il called. and
through AEsytia and the southern
part. IN > Red Cross box car.
Prightfui Conditions.
The conditions are more frightful
than Il Is possible 70 paint them, SAYS
Dr. battlefield. The writer was shown
pictures. actual photographs. which
turned one sick with horror and pity.
Fifth. sickness. rags. mutilation,
starvation. ruined dwellings. are .he
common thing. People die In the
streets and on the ROADS unattended.
those who see them too apathetic 20
care. and unable TO help II they did.
Starving children whose drawn little
faces look like the traditional with
cred old men. fascinate while they
hurt.
Everywhere l. the most dire want.
And u IN this that the American and
English commissions. aided by such
few Of the well TO do Arnenians M
are lef; aud are able. are relieving.
There are six. really seven purposes.
Ms nr. Iittieficid explains them feed
Ing the hungry. healing the sick. pro-
viding shelter. organizing industries.
or reconstruction and repatriation. OF
bringing bnck the scattered 10 their
homes. ~orphanare work, and indus
trial development. the seventh prob
lem is clothing the naked.
Volumes could be written on eacll
Of these undertakings but u Is suf-
ficient to say that bread lines where
spup and bread are handed out. II ths
hest that can be lone In b way OF
food at present. tthe writer saw pict'
ures-Qr Wotnrn picking gffSVfo %ttf
aud babies gnawing nlth) shelter
means simply any place under cover
10 lie down. In the public building'
and market places. REORGANIZATION OF
Industries has been begun by the
/ cardinr. spinning and weaving OF WOO
and cotton by hand. nj which tn
people are expert. Gardens are beint
tended and farms recultivated where
ever II possible.
But In a country where most 81 th'
adult males are dead. and many OF thi
children mutiiated cripples. This h
dlficnit. The Turks. Il wns recalled
by pr. Llttlefisld. started massacrcs IL
Armenia In 1916, that was the Rec
Death. but In The later years s0O.00l
died by the White Death. still NOR
horrible This means the frightfu
deportntions OF which we heard ~
much. when young and old werI
driven into the wilderness until the.
dropped dead. Mons OF the girls wer
killed. but taken on 10 white SLAYER
In Turkish and Arabian harcms. Pho