The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-01-15
'bnnlAsAIrNT llcM
IN XMAS APPEAL
FOR ARMEN|ANS
Former President Taft Leads in
Eloquent Plea for Support Of
Near East Relief.

To snve the lives OF 100000 peopl,
IN Armenia and other western Asiar
countries and to care for more thar
250000 orphans who are homeless
there former President William How
ard. Taft, Henry Morgenthau, former
ambassador TO Turkey, and Alexander
]. Henphill, the New York banker, al
mer1bers Of the Executive Committee
Of Near East Relief, the former Amer.
icnn Committee on Armenian and
Syrian Relief, have issued a Christ.
mas appeal for continued support OF
this organization and it's work
Tar East Relief is now operating
un,'cr government charter and ID
prac Tally alone In the western Asian
field the Red Cross several months
ago aving announced its withdrawal.
r. Christmas letter. classic OF its
kin" is as follows:
'l"ar Friend-Another little child
!. has yhriveled up and died.
"fte mother, creeping back, gaunt
and cold. from the desert, has put
down the thin little bones with those
that strew the road and has sunk be-
side them. never to rise again.
"Only little child and a mother
out on the bleak Armenian road! But
what is that vision lowering there and
what Is that voice the cold winds bear
to The ears OF our spuls-T was hungry
and We gave me no meat; I was naked
and ve clothed ME not
"Today-yes, today-while we are
preparing our gifts for Christmas,
mnnv more of these little children
25Gf;U of then--are still wandering
uncarnd for and alone in that dead
land. their weazened skins clinging In
fear 10 their rattling bones,' and they
are crying out with gasping breath, 4
am hungry, am hungry! And the
voice Of one who watches US as we
prepare gifts TO celebrate his birth
day comes arain to the ears Of our
so,iis1 am hungry! am hungryiI !
am hlfngryl!'
"Nosv, the children and Che mothers |
IN Armenia are dreading the winter. |
JUS human remnants they are, not |
protected, many OF them, from the ele- |
ments by even the dignity Of rags. |
The most favored have merely shred
ded rags How shall we sing our
Christmas songs and laugh and light
the candles and give beautiful gifta
while that pleading voice cries In tho
ears Of our souls, I am naked and cold
naked and coldf
"But we can feed and clothe these
perishing ones some Of them before
1t is too late. Herbert Hoover has c.
blesl from the Caucasus, IT II imp0ssi-
be that tho loss Of 100000 lives can.at
tIais day be prevented. but the remain /
ing 100000 can possibly be saved
They need not starve and freeze and
az II we win save them. In the name
o. him who saw the multitude ~
sheep not having shepherd and was
moved with compassion toward them.
who exclaimed when HIS disciples
wnnld turn them away, They need MOI
delMi'f. give ye them to eat + open
3br- heart and purse and give =
these Chrlstinns whom he loves, who
IRE suffering for him and with whom
he Il suffering. They need not die.
Give yc them to eat
Fifteen dollars 1 month wfll pro. /
ride food, clothes, shelter and educa- /,
Hon toward self support tor one or.
phan child.
~TeD dollars 4 month win provide
bod. clothes and shelter for one %.
phan child.
"Five dollars month win provide
bod for one orphan child. ,
ale fed 5000 hungry people in ths !,
bitterness and said to his followers. .
4. things that do shall ye do also,
ind greater things than these shall 70 .
10 Today nearly 100000 destitute
lrmeniansI- his people -need food and
.lafhIng.
.lIe took little children In his arm1 ! .
ind blessed them. To-day VIII you take
me or more Of these rad. cold, hungry
little children Of Armenia into your
rms and heart IN his name and givs
hem food and warmth and ltfel
.Nhat q joyful Christmas It win - =
sllea With your songs and your laugh
Or ~su hear 4 voice 0f wondroas
1peakiDg 70 you, o, - .
,lc~aed u my Fathes, 4 VA hungry
md 70 gave me meat, was naked and :
Z clothed me inasmuch - ye have .
lone II p these, nv brethren, ye havs
|cne It 10 me.
*In his mama.
sraithfuIly yonfs, :
WILLIAM n. TAFT.
.ALExANDER J HE1fPHILL
"TfENRY MORGENTHAU."
FOR Executive Committee. Near NaH :
Relief.