The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-01-02
THE PLE.t ron rood.

When hunger comes knocking at the
door courage. hope and strength lie
part That's what is happening in
Asia Minor. Syria. Armenia. Palestine
and Northern Persia, except that those
unfortunate peoples are not only hun
CRY, hut are starving This condition il
Il direct result of the war and is III
strumental of the bloody Turk. hacked
up by the more despicahle Hun. These
peoples have not governments of their
own, hut are in conquered provinces,
hence cannot arrange for loans for
food supplies through nations that
would willingly hefriend them. Then
the remedy for the situation lies III
suhScribin" Il popular fund for their
relief. the same to 90 to them in the
shape of food to sustain life. The
stories of the condition of these perSe.
cuted peoples are pitiahle in the eN-
IRENE. as witness the following:
Around Teheran people are grazing
in the fields like cattle. and one i'll
stance is recorded of Il baby six months
old who had been nourislled for TIVE
months with grass which its father
had first chewed and then given it
The haby was brought into BagdaG
after its mother had persisted on The
way -Four hundred thousand of the
StarTin" ArmenianS and SyrianS are
children. say reports frcm cities OF
Turkey. Persia and Mesopotamia."
Wearing the same garments the!
had on when driven from their home.
liy the Hun. three years before. refu
gees are pouring into relief stations il
Palestine Their clothes were tit fOl
bonfire only says Il relief worker
writing to the American Relief Com
mittee."
Maj. \. l.. OakeS. now stationed a
Dallas. Texas. and connected with TIN
United War Work Campaign until it
successful conclusion. some days ag'
wrote the editor of the Banner a
follows:
When wrote you that letter few
days ago. thanking you for your hig
hearted cooperation in the United Wa
Work Campaign. | thought wa
through with camlyisn publicity direct
ing for Il while. With the war ovel
and the United War Work drive ende
successfully. | had my little army lock
er packed and my ticket bought for
place where | could have Il few day
rest before putting Oh civilian clothe
and plunging hack into the good oil
game.
Then Il telegram came. and the frs
thing ! knew was assigned to this jO
of handling the publicity of the Armt
man and Syrian Relief Commission
the Southwestern States.
Il am glad of it. Heaven knows
| can do anything to help those star,
ing. MANNED. butchered women an
babies who have been in slavery undo
the dirty Turks. l am glad to have
part in it,
II believe YOU feel the same wa
Conditions in Armenia and Syria al
terrible. Nothcrs are eating their or
childrcn!
You can help by giving us genera,
publicity SPACE. and editorial supper
The drive for funds will come duriI
January In the mean time. | hope
give YOU seine vivid stories well wort
space in your paper.
AS patriotic. public-spirited new
paEerman. | feel confident you will :
the limit with us on this publicity pr
gram. which is to pave the way f
prompt relief of the pitiable million
in the Turk infested countries"
Several Of the stories Mai. Oak
refers to are published elsewhere
this issue of the Banner. The edit
urges that they be closely read by II