Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-02-14
Armenia CaIIs-WiIl Maryland
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dependence after hundreds OF years of op-
preston by the Turks. America must
Immediately give large supplies Of food.
clothing and medicine to these people or
they will not be alive to enjoy their free
dom"
Thus was the Armenian situation summed
up last Monday by former Governor Phillips
Lee Goldsboroueh. who is but one of the
many prominent citizens Of Maryland TAX
ing a most active part in the work Of
raising Marylands 100000 quota of the
$30.000.000 national relief fund asked
by the American Committee For Relief In
The Near East
Governor Harrington this week also
further emphasized the need Of response
by the people Of Maryland to the appeal
when he said. There are four million of
these unfortunate people in Armenia and
Syria who are at the point Of starvation.
They are not asking charity they are
asking for the right as human beings to be
kept alive by their brothers until they can
once more get on their feet Their men
fought brsvely. 100000 Of them. for world
freedom, and their ancestors have fought
for centuries for the principle Of religious
freedom. These people are entitled to aid
from us just as much as are the war
stricken people Of France and Belgium"
Such is the attitude Of hundreds Of the
leading men Of the State who have been
awakened to the conditions in the Near
East. And now the campaign in Mary
land is on in full Somerset. Anne Arundel
and Washington counties began their cam
paiens some days ago with indications
that all three will attain their goals.
On Sunday last Baltimore city and many
Of the counties began their campaigns.
with Baltimore city alone endeavoring to
60 over the top with $225.O00. leaving the
% counties Of the State an additional
$4,000 to raise.
The story Of the conditions in Armenia
the story Of the four million survivors OF
Turkish brutality. including the four hun
dred thousand orphaned children-has
been told many times by John W. Mace,
who is directing the Maryland campaign
and who has arranged for three well-known
speakers to bring the subject directly to
the people Of the counties by word OF
mouth during the present week The
speakers are Sereeants VIM. White and
Alexander 7. Coubrough. Australians. who
were among the survivors Of the world
famous Gallipoli siege. and DR.. Graham
Hunter, who has just returned from Pales-
tine, where he did relief work among the
Armenian suffering millions with the Brit
ish Near East Expedition. and Catharine
Mccormick. who has had an active part
for some time in Armenian relief work.
Montgomery county's reputation for sym.
patty for suffering humanity is at stake
Next week the county will be called upon
TO give $500 to aid millions of war vic.
tins of Armenia and Syria. who are on
the point Of starvation and who require
Americas help II they are to survive. The
plight Of these people is entirely the re.
suit Of the world-war from participation oil
several hundred thousand of their men il
the fighting under the Allies standards and
the efforts of the Turks. driven on by Ger.
man officers. TO wipe out these people while
the civilized world was engaged in fight.
ine the Hun brutality in France and Bel
GUM.
The drive to raise the quota requested
Of Montgomery county will begin on Mon.
day, February the 18th. and will continue
for the next two weeks. ending Saturday
March the LIST. and the success Of this two
weeks campaign will be made by the Local
Committee Of the American Committee foI
relief in the Near East and depends upon
how large corps Of workers will be organ.
lied to canvass the county. To meet this
condition Chairman John A. Garrett, OF
the Local Committee. has sent out cal
for 800 representative men and women OF
the county to give their aid in the cam
paign.
The relief work among the Armenians
and Syrians is not awaiting the compile
ton of the S30.000.000 national fund
Five relief ships are already bound from
American ports to Constantinople and all
heavily laden with emergency supplies OF
food and clothing.
The local committee met in the Circuit
Court room of the court house, at Rock
willie. on last Tuesday and listened to two
eloquent appeals by Director Mace and
Sergeant Coubrough.
JOHN A. GARRETT.
County Chairman.
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BY a margin Of one vote. equal suffrage
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