Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-02-01
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Ladies' in charge Or the local cam
paIgn for the Armenian and Syrian
relief fund submit the following state
ment
The results of the campaign for
funds for Armenian relief have been
80 far below the quota for this district
that ii hiss been decided To continue
the drive. Baltimore ard many other
paris og the country have NOT yet be-
gun their campaigns for funds for re-
lief iii the Near East and II may be-
that this explains the surprisingly
small amount 50 far raised In Annapo
lis
iii the great need for Armenian re-
lief were understood there is no doubt
but that Anna polls would respond as
generously as in the case of the Red
Cross, the United war Work, ana all
other war activieies for which sup
port has been asked II Is not only
that the Armenians have suffered from
the war as no other nation. not even
Belgium, has Ii il not because nils
lions Of them have been slaughtered
that relief lii asked; but II rs 20 save
hundreds OF thousands OF them from
dying of cold and starvation II this
fund Is raised food and clothing and
medical supplies can be sent 10 save
people who otherwise will die wretch
edly. Nobody who understands this
situation will refuse TO give for the
call is To our fundamental humanity
Crust 10 save A Life.
Have sou ever been SO situated
that you needed just d crust Of bread.
to keep you aIiveg No2 Well then.
you cannot realize conditions iii Ar
.tnenia and syria where four million Of
my husbands and my people are liv-
ing and depending upon America for
very life
SO spoke Lady Anne Azgapetian,
wife of General Mesrop N Azgapetian
5os Armenia while making flying trip
through Maryland q few days ago.
With her gallant husband Lady Aga
petian served with the Russian Red
Cross forces for two years before the
revolution and until they were forced
to dee for their lives from Bolsheviki
forces. During their service they saw
thousands of Armenians serving under
the Russian flag in the fight for world
Democracy killed In action. But worse
still they saw hundreds Of old men, old
women. young women and children
abused. tortured and finally killed In
cold blood BY Turkish soldiers. And
also they saw many others die in the
streets OF Armenia Syria and Persia
for want OF a bit of bread
The visit Of the Armenian general
and his wife to Maryland, brief though
ii was, awakened the people Of the
state to b keener realization Of condi-
lions in the Near East. They brought
u message from race of lighters 81
race who gave 100000 soldiers to the
allied cause Armenian soldiers who
rallied to the Russian flag and fought
long before America entered the world
conflict
Plea lis For Those Living.
And while these men fought and
died, the Turks, who for centuries have
awaited themselves of every opportuni-
II to slaughter the Armenians because
of their refusal to abandon the Chris
tian religion. fell upon the weaker
members Of the race and tortured and
killed right and left. driving from
their homes those who they permitted.
to live
1T is for these four million people
who were permitted to leave their
homes without Any possessions and In
fear OF their very lives that We are