The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-04


 The people of Birmingham are re- sponding handsomely. and it is now believed that the drive will be great success from the start. The people are aware of the fact that none Of the S10O, 100000 appropriated by the gov ernment will be available for Arme- nian and Syrian relief, and they are also being greatly spurred on, on ac- count of the needs of the local char ities due to neglect during the war
 LOOK AFTER HER OWN"
 Birmingham, which has given until It hurt. all the time sending it away from Birmingham for other countries and nations, has said in the very be- ginning that 'her own" will not suf- fer longer than she knows about 1t ana she is going to relieve their very strin- gent conditions now since they are aware of conditions.
 Cleveland Fl. Dodge, in a luncheon address yesterday in New York, point ed out that of the $1o0,0o0,o00 appro- priated by Congress for relief work abroad but a very small part, possibly none, will go to aid the 1o,000,000 men, women, and children who are literally starving in Armenia, Syria and other parts of the world under Turkish domi- nation. :, It IS tue fhNSHNAS''' said MT Dodge, ito use the 00,000.o00 where there are responsible govern ments that may enter into some ar rangement for repayment of the sums advanced.
 'In Armenia and elsewhere where the efforts of the committee for re- l lief in the near east are directed the need is of the utmost urgency and these people will not be able to derive hapafit from the governments relleI plans The Armenian union yesterday re- ceived cable from the Belgian con- sul at Basra saying: We learn with deepest sorrow that 10000 Armenians at Mosul are naked and absolutely destitute. Most of the refugees are dying of sickness and hunger.
 SYRIAN RESOLUTION l Dr. H. A. Elkourie yesterday presented to Chairman J. Mercer Barnett a copy of the resolution prepared at the request | of the Syrian societies of Birmingham anent the response in Birmingham to the call from the starving peoples of the neal east The resolution follows:
 "Never in the history of the world have the sufferings of the people in Bible lands been equaled. The devastation l grief and widespread starvation has be come the general daily routine in tho mails that are now arriving daily. bu | the Syrians who are so fortunate as tt be under the protection of the Stars an6 | Stripes have about become resigned tt | the inevitable fate of thousands of theil kin and kind. The horrible details tha
 come to their knowledge daily are so dis | tressing that they become distractins
 and confusing, but amidst all the gloom
 and the darkness there is bright ra! of sunshine a pillar of hope upon whicf they are hanging. the pillar made soli' by the protecting arms of the Unite' States of America and her people.
 ITO the public generally. the Syrian of the Birmingham district desire t. take this means of expressing their pro foundest gratitude and everlasting sin | cere thanks-thanks that are embedde' so deeply in the soul that they becom a part of it. And especially do they de sire to offer their humble expression 0 thanks to J. Mercer Barnett, the allie' armies, the Civitan club, the Kiwani club, the Birmingham Civic association and each and every pastor and individ ual who is actively or sympatheticall
 engaged in trying to soothe the pain
 of their people and reconstruct ther
 and console them with their comfortin sympathy and their substantial aid. Ma
 Cod ever be watchful over each an every individual in the home of the fire
 and the land of the brave, and may
 never be their lot to suffer in any wa the one-hundredth part of the sufferer of the near east. Respectfully submitted THE SYRIAN YOUNG MEMS SC
 GETTY,
 THE HARIKA SOCIETY.
 THE PHONECIAN CLUE,