Gilpin observer., 1919-01-09
AMERICA IS DEFEATED
The Protector.

AmIhlUA ID UEfcAIEU
Object for Which We Entered War
Not Attained.
! There is a growing conviction among
thinking Americans that our celebra-
ton of victory on Nov. 11th was pre-
(, mature. that the real victory is yet to
be won. Two of Germanys allies did
not sign the armistice. :
!, One Of Germany's primary objectives
; was tho Germanization of Western
Asia. and this required the extermina-.
ton of the Armenians. Greeks and
Syrians of that region, including parts
of Persia.
/ 'Amerlea's Supreme Test.
! Five millions Of people-noncombat-
ants, Jews and Christians, Catholics
and Protestants. were driven from
their homes into the burning deserts.
One million, including most of the
men, were murdered in GOLD blood or
died from exposure, hunger and abuse.
Thousands Of helpless women and in
nocent children were marched at the
point of the bayonet or under the lash
for days and weeks, without food.
without water. often stark naked, un.
der the scorching sun and over the
blistering sands until their blackened
tongues hung from their parched
mouths and they dropped dead in their
tracks. Tender. cultured. modest wom-
en- were outraged until they died in
, tha ho- do 81 ID
were thrust through with bayonet
and tossed from guard to guard like a
football.
Germany's two faithful allies, Fam
Inc and Pestilence, are fast working
out the full purpose of the Hun upon
the 1000. 900 survivors. chiefly women
and children. including 100000
orphans whose parents perished in the
massacres and deportations.
viii Germany Be Victorious?
3 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
tens OF thousands of precious lives to
make good these demands. America
astounded the world with her eco.
nomic accomplishments and with start
! ling rapidity proved the superiority of
her military prowess; but the supreme
test. the test of her MORAL power is
now upon her. Will she bear this.
test?
Did Our Sons Die In Vain7
Shall these millions for whose free
dom our splendid boys laid down their
lives now be allowed to perish with
out day Of liberty, for want of bread?
The Belgian and French sufferers
are being cared for by the govern.
ments; but our government cannot le-
gally appropriate money for these
refugees from Turkish cruelty.
Uncle Sam has. therefore, assigned
i 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 rehabilits-
ton.
The government has sold (at mere
nominal cost) to the American Com
mittee fifteen army hospitals Of 100
beds each and 200 army trucks to be
used in its relief work In the east. and
has granted the use of 7,OO0-ton
transport to carry food and medical
supplies and to carry over additional
relief workers. and now tho Commit.
tee. with the approval OF President
Wilson and Secretary OF State Lam
sing, Is making an appeal directly to
the American people for an emergency
fund of $S0.00o.0o0 to be raised In a
campaign covering Jan. 18th to 10th.
A local committee will receive contri.
buttons in every community.
$50 Saves a Life.
/ We are confident that America will
stand the supreme test as she has
stood the economic and the military
tests. The honor of America 10 ut
stake as truly - at Chateau Thierry.
The Fr" ly must be beaten to
un cnde.. The victories
wm over there" are not
goir - <'r here. America Is
goin sor 100000 lives
SO I 4. the empty sleeve
or O. NAY be assured
that not in vain and
that America is still and
foreN orthy of the price he