The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-01-01
ARMENIAN RELIEF
DRIVE TO BEGIN JAN. Z
Campaign for Relief Of
100000 Starving People of
Near East


and Syrian Relief Committee held
in the Palace Hotel, San Francisco,
last week was well attended by dele
gates from the Northern California
and Nevada district
Among those from Nevada were
J. c. Durham of Reno, State Chair
man, ]. T. Goodin of Loyelock; C. II.
Albert, Tonopah; w. H. ostler, Win
nemueca; H. Clifford, Carson City.
and j. p Fay. Fallon.
Organization plans were perfect
ed and from reports of the different
ehairmen there is no doubt that the
allotment for this district will be
oyersubseribed.
The stories of the atrocities in
tiicted upon the unfortunate people
of the near east by the Turkish-Hun
armies and their present sufferings
were narrowing in the extreme and
it was stated that of all the nations
of Europe who were victims of the
savagery of those armies none of
these was in such need of immediate
relief as those OF western Asia.
The conference which followed
luncheon was addressed by Mrs. En-
rich who had spent years in eduea-
tional and relief work among the af-
ficted people and whose talk was un-
usually impressive and 1t is the hope
Of the Nevada committee that ar
rangements can be made TO secure
the presence of this speaker for
visit to a number of sections of this
state.
DIR. Frederick c. coan OF Persia.
who for forty-seyen years has fol-
lowed the fortunes of the stricken
people of Western Asia and whose
daughter is now in that country and
from whom he has not heard since
last July delivered an address that
was most heart rending He re-
ferred to the Armenians as a people
Who have fought for their faith for
400 years and against the Turk for
the last 500 years and that they
have been martyred by the millions.
One of the most appalling state
ments was that since the war began
1000. 900 souls have been wiped out
of existence and today there are 4
100000 homeless. destitute, with
out eolthing or food and some of
them a thousand miles from home.
There Is one bridge over which
100000 mothers and sisters have
crossed the speaker continued, to be
given away to the Turks and hurds,
and 1000 maidens chosen for their
beauty were being driven to the
market place where they were to be
sold as slaves. They were sent on
ahead of the Turks and when they
reaheed this bridge one of the maid
ems leaped into the wild torrent be-
low and the remainder of the 1900
followed to their death which they
hailed as preferable to the horrors
of the life that awaited them.
One of the most impressive pic
lures the speaker drew was the ae-
count of the rescue of 10000 help
less men, women and children, upon
whom the Turks egged on by Ger
man officers we're marching, and
who fed to the yard of the Mission
for protection. Realizing that no
human being could save them the
American flag was placed on a pole
at tie gate and as the army beheld
IL the leader asked what flag is
that and when told that it was the
flag of the United States he gave the
order to march and said that were
Il not for that flag we would have
killed every one of you today
DR.. Coan concluded his address
with the statement that IL is TO
America alone that these starving
people can look for relief and each
district chairman present assured
him that the allotment for his dis
trict would unquestionably be sub
scribed.
The quota for Churchill county is
but $4,000 which amount the
committee feel will be promptly con-
tributed, and 1t should be under
stood that the nation wide campaign
has the endorsement of President
Wilson and the Red Cross which or
ganization has already generously
succored these starving people. j.