The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-27
FRIENDS WORK
IN NEAR EAST
GIVEN PRAISE
Have Accomplished Remark
able Results in Relief, Says
7. M. c. A. Worker.

anu eastern Europe is described as
remarkable by the Rev. James II.
Halsey of Cincinnati, recently re-
turned from work with the Y. M. c. A.
IN Russia and the Near East. Mr..
Haisey is to open the Near East Re-
neI campaign here tonight with an
aadress at the mass meeting to be
held at the high school.
100 much cannot be said of the
WORK done by the Friends he said.
ana though the demand and the con.
oltlons nave broadened the work into
a scope which cannot be covered by
tne Friends organization, yet the good
tney nave done Is by no means OBJ
i nave viewed on the scene OF ac-
uon conditions in Northern Russia,
Wnere was stationed throughout last
WInter at the only open port, Mour-
InansK. as an American representa-
i've IN the Intervention scheme" he
explained. Wherever American
troops have gone in Russia or else
Wnere food has been taken for the CIV
mans as we'll as the entering army.
and intervention has meant the restor-
at1on or living conditions and content
ment for the people.
Suffering In Asia Minor.
I nave also been all over Russia
and down into the Caucasus mountain
district over into Persia and Asia
Minor. 1t is down there where the
great. and unbelievable suffering is.
The necessity of help for these peo-
pie. over a million of whom have al
ready perished cannot be overempha-
sized. Throughout Eastern Europe
where the brand of the Turks has
been felt, while Germany smiled be-
hind her hand, little children, grown
men and women are emaciated, stary-
Ing, dying for the want of food.
| There is no established govern
ment with which our government can
cooperate in sending relief. That is
why we use. enlarge and support
those organizations which are already
established there. It is through
them that we will be able to do the
| best and most work.
why must we do It? For human
lty and Christianity. There are Jews
down there. and Jewish organiza tions
IN America are going to cooperate to
ward the fund for them. but there are
thousands OF Christians. Much Of the
sunering Is In our holy land. We
nave great and double obligation "a
perform. q
| Dad Boy conditionsv
When the Russian army came down
upon Turkey she modified every man
in sight. This depleted the shops and
trades Of keeper and workmen and
for this work Greeks, Armenians, all
pro'ally and pro-American because OF
the influence Of American mission.
aries, were taken over to be used as
slaves, on the streets, everywhere.
They were forced to work for Turkey
and incidentally for the German en-
pire. This left their families without
support. In order that Turkey need
not feel called upon to furnish any
food for these women and children.
thousands were deported into the des-
ert and left, others were taken into
,, the sea and dumped. This under the
pretense that they were dangerous to
the Turkish government-women and
little children.
1T will be one Of the looked for acts
" SAO PN0NO OOAACkCuCS ~ ESTABLISH
separate nations in Eastern Europe
and where needed under the protect
crate of America. disinterested ma
tion," Halsey said.
Trivial police fights Of few hum
dred men are these Bolshevik battles
we are hearing OF at present" he said.
1T is well that the entering army get
down to the seat OF the trouble and
stop the bad boy conditions. It is
not through political antagonism or
any particular dislike of the Bolsheviki
that we have entered Russia, but to
protect the country and the people,
to restire peace and order where they
are destroying" Halsey said.
Mr.. Halsey intends to return to the
Russian field some time after Easter,
probably in May. He will go on Red
Cross ship with relief supplies.