The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-09-16
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Children are DYING from STAR
VATION in Europe and Asia. The
Turks, feeling that the Armenian and
Syrian people within the borders, Of
the Turkish Empire were luke-warm
in their loyalty, thought to, once for
all, rid the land of their presence,
and decided to deport them en- masse.
The ahe-bodied men were killed
the boys were killed down to 10 years
of age. The women and children were
herded together and driven by brutal
gendarmes and savage sokdiery, out
into the desert Of Arabia.
Reports say that in this exodus
there were 2,5OO,OOO and chill
dren. 1 will save you the the details
your imagination is sufficient.
Mothers took the lives of the infants
rather than let them starve to death
in their arms and by the roadside.
The result IN general is: that TIL
men are dead, the women, many Of
them in Turkish harems, the children
$780, 900 dead-25O,0O0 In the hands
Of relief workers and o%rphanages, or
in bread lines DEPENDING ON
AMERICA.
Will We let them go the way o:
their fathers, mothers, sisters, and
brothers? Surely not!
Only debased peoples or people,
who do not know Of these conditions
could permit that.
There are those who hoped a mar
date would be established and tina
the 9. S. government would assum,
police duty and care for these unfor
innate innocent peoples; but we hav'
not seen fit to take Il mandate. Thu.
is likely Il wise insight. A mandate
means European policies and NIGH
involve the U. s. later in war.
The result is that What is NO
6oDY's Business is not done.
The U. S. has recognized that Al
menia is q republic, but the recogni
ton is empty. 1t is like saying "How
do you do to a drowning man.
Political machinery moves slowly
in time things will adjust. At tn,
same time HUNGER MOVES FAST
CHILDREN MUST EAT and the.
must be CLOTHED-and the BEST
mandate in the world is SYMPATHY
AND UNDERSTANDING AND THF
THINGS THAT GO WITH THESE
SOMETHING TO EAT AND SOME
THING TO WEAR!
Remembering that 100000 of thcH,
cold hungry orphans are depending o:
the United States, and that of thu
number 1900 are depending on tn
good offices Of the people Of Mort
cit:::>2; of this splendid state to rise
tn tbs n~ccasinn.- OCTOBER +, WILL
BE RELIEF DAN. Last year we fei
1900 cr these people. This year ",
ere better able to FEED more. Oul
harvests are better than last year
the war clouds have gone by-our OWL
boys are home again with us. Ar,
we to be happy and contented Whit
u neighbOrs die of unavoidable star
walton?
Some want to bring these orphans
to America and adopt them? This
was done in case Of French wal or
phans. But-the Armenian boys ant
girls are not needed in America.
They are needed to build up the.
own lands. Let us adopt. them, if we
will, but let them stay in Armenia
We can feed them there. 1t can be
done on $500 per month which is
much cheaper than it could be done
here, to say nothing of their transpor
tation, etc.
When the Armenian republic is able
to stand on it's own legs and be able
to have the rights C. other nations
of people then will come the end for
eve Of the generation-long Armenian
and Syrian problem. They are e
thrifty people and will be we'll able tt
take care of themselves once they are
free from the despoiling hand of the
Turk. I am as eager as you to have
that day come. But they are more
eager than any of us! Those of us
who went through the Great War anG
suffered that Humanity might be .
more noble thing. we cannOt rest till
this present nightmare is w,rapt away
from u eyes. What do we say?
If you agree don't stand idly by but
lend a hand. Go to your fraternity
your church, your lodge, grange. your
club-YOURSELF, adopt for the year
one to ten of these orphans. 1t will
cost YOU but five dollars per month c1
sixty dollars a year to give life to one
of these boys or girls.
Last year mot dollar raised in
North Dakota ven for overhead ex.
penses. Every cent you gave went di,
rectly in to the buying of. food OF
clothes for the suffering people. This
year the same policy is to be pursued
Your gifts will arrive.
YOU are protected by the SPECIAL
ACT Of CONGRESS August 6, 1919
II. A. SHUDER, =.
State Secretary and Director,
Near East Relief for North Dakota