Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-07

,Ssis s isols ss 'ns
Strange as i may scom I those M MsuniiI
H ~ ons ao rnrks had such confidence
SceminSly preferred TO send thcir
daTTSS Eoerib there ,hcsn to be- taught:
and conducted By Americans W. 'St% -!
menians. and. indeed. the various o,no,.
peoples who make Up The contrastin n:
learned from Amcrio li9''i booS SHp ani
tnd ffi Es1ier 'es sii mmGre" dsns
throughout i great part Of Asia 'MMfi@ nnc:
,hH lniIusneo % these schools '' and
Influence has already bro u if' Its , rhjnt
Tor; as the clouds Of war are lifting
a,lcd homes. they see the f ruit!ons o or r
the American ideals in the promise OF
; peace and Justice throughout the world
Americas help.
Schools Remained Omen,
with Turkey were broken OF these
schools and coileEcs--and the two
,axs v mentioned ned are only types Of the
RED on their work despite the al :
tempted interference now ana thcn on
mo assurance was given that. even II
var should come between the United
.oIiercsa ana o. r,nrkcy these. SCHOOLS ana
vac their work esteemed These Great
colleges and schools the only institn.
put also Armenian, Greek and STrian'
Gere opened TO al who desired 10 20.
t.eachers. these men and women from
made fer the good of those '' people t"f il
When Turiiey broke relations with
:Nmerica. the time came for these men
vice. ana they were notified bv the en-
90" tnai provision had been made
Great " surp igissi M In SAFETY II VAS
OF these teachers. nurses and doctors
hsn Sdcn to d cGme away, although they
s snf, neeaed 4 Justly earned rest. They
i ,ht 20 ne: We cannot go and leave
Shere Is no one else 10 take our place;
Saved SD dma H.. S Ht them remained and
var rather thai give up i iHli '' Wor Hl
soms Of them. alas, gave ,ha.r ives
20 Inn; 5neir o work in orde" TO help SUI
for. have these things in mind. there
1 poone "h r l say that the AMERICAN
by, The Armenian people. are eahG nnG
to aas stan55 S Sy then then and VIII continue
tegtorate. have used the Word Pro Pro
G 1aaa' besausc, if She war With It's its
Americans from the pursuli OF OF mos, y6ss
sney deemed their benevolent dutw. II
IN the future vii! dampen The nGo, or or
Am ne ;sa. sltruism in he Near East East.
and upi!ft Of those epn ,Gr she s suecor
r RI as the consp,cuou. and
As:de from the peace enc con mf'mg n mi.ns
raris. and entirely apar, from nnii,ic at
thrPushout the ciS!izesJJ ' world % ddd ms;
pic u Hs" hsr ' as ,he oppTisssed
s,nscch OF Niscount Bryce. forincpr a ,Ga
:m.. !aS, /? the United states, speak
biF,hday lunehao1lS Of al 1he ,he lmeoin
ties IN London, when he said:
One More Great Service.
,,,,,.h,,ee ono great service moro
"!1iTm en-. tthe En!ted States may
,"cphst'uctlon OF :. better world. wbi"b
- being attempted By tho PARIS cor
,Tae'cc. some o! the liberated pco-
hn, need ny ny SeI ape to stand alone,
"ur'ae "a limited period to start Them
IN inc pain or peace and progress
so Iord f CSC is od Az Of Armenia
people had already done rnuch for ,hn
East by the schools COLLEGES and hos.
''ta's they had founded. He continued:
t'herica Is specially lifted for the
,asH because she stands apart from The
Jea!ousics OF The European powers. and
hone could suspect her OF seeking do.
nnS 10. herself. II i, were pro
~ -NHSisCdf aNH sic would n
deT;akc this disin;crcs;ed dur u.bi,,
would confer inestimahle benefits on
an ancient and Industrious and ener
Getic people by giving them aid ana
guidance for the hrs, years or res,ornI
national life. the British friends Of
america would rejoice and feel that
she naG once more shown her devotion
20 noble and unseifsh aims"
would appear that Lord Bryce
would favor an American mandate in
Armenia, bu; | am not discussing ,,,c
political phases OF the situatinn ''
nave quoted this eminent British
statesman for thc purpose OF showins
oniE th!s: ina: American activities
nrompted by purely human!ta rian mo
yves, ;or the relief and uplift OF the
m !scrable peoples OF the Near East. and
conoucted thus far by spontaneous
charlty, have already made IL ..proner"
IN the eyes OF the whole world for The
american people to continue the great
ann good work. AS Lord Bryce vory
aptiy puts u none OF the EuroDean