Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-03
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AID TO OLD WORLD
Henry Morgenthau and W. P.
Smith, lust Back From Ar
menia, Speak Here.

/ history, while Europe and the near east
have plumbed the depths of suffering
and misery from starvation and war
havoc. America must continue to help
J with the utmost generosity or the older
civilizations literally will d!sintegrate.
This was the substance OF messages
ambassador to Turkey, and Walter
George Smith Of Philadelphia, Just re.
,urned from Armenia, TO meeting OF
90 persons in Memorial Continental
Hall last night in the interest Of near
east relief
Nearly a Million Massacred.
"It has been said that nearly 100000
of the 100000 population of Armenia
was massacred by the Turks during the
war" said Mr.. Morgenthau. That is
undertaking the case. About so per
cent of the 100000 destroyed were the
young men, the breadwinners. Most of
| the remainder were women between
twenty and forty years of age. You
see, it was Turkish plot, approved by
the Germans, to exterminate utterly
| whole nation.
1T has been said the Armenians
have fattened off the Turkish empire;
that they have prospered materially
at the expense of their conquerors. /
tell you it is. the Turks who are the
vampires. They have been sucking
the life blood Of Christian and Jew
| ish people under their rule for hum
! dredS of years.
eff l could bring home to you a pic
ture of conditions in Turkey and also
civilization was disintegrating. Here
at home we see now and then individ-
! ual want and suffering and grief
Often it is affecting. But if you would
| understand conditions in Europe to-
| day you should see whole nations in
the uttermost misery should de-
scribe it as collective grief 1t is
| overwhelming.
"American Character on Trial"
'In the last few years the world has
been trying to fathom the American
character. The question Of what is
our character is now on trial. We
have got to show our quality of fiber
tions-in the most practical manner,
by feeding and clothing and housing
/ them.
1.-THE American character is abso-
lutely going to assert itself. 1t may
| take time. 1t may be impeded by
stupidity here and there. But it will
happen. If the United States allows
| this disintegration of civilization to
continue we will suffer most griev-
ously. If America is Indifferent to the
fate of Europe. if we don't give boom
| tifully of our healthy virus to fight
paid by US.
TT is the greatest problem that has
faced the world We are not going
to sidestep it. This country is not
going to relapse into the Indifference
existing before the war. We are go
ing to help save western civilization.
We must penetrate the backward
countries and leaven the inert mass
; of peasants. 1t is not job of
year or Of a single generation, but IT
must be started at once. Else there
will be a backward swing to form
of autocracy which will control the
I world for hundreds of years"
Forty Millions Already Spent.
/! Mr.. Smith pointed out that during
the period Of the world war American
agencies have spent about $40.000.000
in Armenian relief and urged the
necessity of continuing the aid.
| Monsignor Thomas, rector of st. Pat
rick's Church, read a message from
Cardinal Gibbons containing plea for
east countries at least until the har-
vest season next year, when they can
begin to help themselves materially.
DR.. Harvey w. Wiley opened the
meeting and Secretary Of the Navy
Daniels presided.
A bazaar and ball for the benefit
of the near east fund and local chart
| ties will be given in the ballroom Of
the Willard Hotel Monday night. De-
cember 8, under the auspices of the
Women's Alliance of All Souls Church.
Asks Answer to Challenge.
At the conclusion of the speaking
| Mrs. Cabot Stevens asked the audience
! brought by Mr. Morgenthau and the
| other speakers There was an immediate
response all over the house.
Mrs. Stevens announced adoption Of
orphans by Mrs Woodrow Wilson. Mrs.
Thomas R. Marshall, Mrs Josephus
10 piaIc MrG Carv Mrc
Oliver Hannah, Miss Edith c. Straus,
| Mrs. Walter I. Mccoy, Miss Mary
Owen. Mrs. Mccarthy Hanger, o. D.
Holmes, Miss Laura Harlan, Rev.
George W. Atkinson, Miss Evelin
Craven, Miss Mary c. Carr. S. Hoddad
| and Mr.. and Mrs. Cabot Stevens.
! Some of the church clubs which ex-
pressed cooperation were: Calvary
Baptist Church. All Souls Church,
Unitarian; Church Of the Covenant,
ington Heights Church, New York
| Avenue Presbyterian Church, Wash
| ington Hebrew. Congregation. St.
Johns, parish Of st. Paul, parish of
st. Patrick's, st. Matthews, Cleveland
Park Congregational Church, Pet
of Church Of Covenant, Vermont Ave
nue. Christian Sunday school and Tenn
pie Baptist Sunday school.
Others pledging support were: Mrs.
George Thatcher Guernsey, president
general Of d. A. R.; Mrs Swormstedt
| tieth Century Club. Mrs. Chamberlain
| for College Woman's Club. Henry K.
Bush Brown for Washington Arts
Club, Victory Chapter. D. A. r.. and
six young women from the Interior
Department.
LIAM KING PlEASES