Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-12-30

than billions Of dollars spent later n
aupnressing international warfare and
strife
Mr.. s'iekrev considers The need In
the Near East and especially III Ar
| nlenia greater tllan anywhere else IN
the world. because. as he says. In the
countries Of Central Europe there are
going governments which have merely
been temporarily impoverished by war.
In Tie Near East, on tie other hand,
there IL no such thing as stable gov-
I eminent. Tie whole fabric OF tile
state has TO be created from the be-
ginning, and tile innocent and help
less children have 10 be trained TO the
responsibilities Of future citizenship.
Peace IN the Near East and, In great
measure, throughout the world. wilt
depend very largely On the character
ef the. citizenship Of tile Peoples Of tbs
Near East I
Irresistible Appeal Of Orphans.
/ Describing the orphanage work of
the Near East Relief IN the Armenian
Republic. Mr.. s'iclrey Said:
..Ne have at Aiexandropol IN the
Caucasus Ore orphanage where there
are approximately 10000 homeless
children, fafherless or mothericss,
many Of them having no known living
relative. Some OF them DO not ever
know their aWn names. or the place of
4tlelr birth l.ies have shown wonder.
til reeiIperative powers. and 20 see
them PLAY their Kindergarten or other
games under tie direction of our Afneri-
can relief workers. one could never be-
lieye tllat taey hid passed ilrougif
the years of suffering that most az
them have experienced since they, or
their parents, were driven from their
heiaes hi Central Turkey five Years
aso
! For The accommodation Of ficse 0r-
plta:is there IRE sfxty splendid stone
buildings. erected AS barracks for the
II n S~siali afs4ig THESE buildings are
I iisaw ssyen Il Hs by tft. Armenian gov
tI4Inlent for d period of fen years alla
4 lend themselves admirably TO reiiAf
rilir uses.
This orphanage az Aieyaadrarol Isl
INT one OF tile 80 orphanases THAT tie
Near last Relief il non Operating ilt
/ varfans PARTS of tie t'aHeasas. Anafa-
/ Ill., Clicia. syria and the Censtanti-
aopie-Sfraits area,
Thirty niles ffaal AfeIandropol, nj
Ears, there is another group Of bsis
sian army barraelss, Which were given
lis III tlc Armenian government fer
relief purposes was going through
/ the dorElltofies Of this orpaanage al
kars when the Young American col
fiege girl III charge turned ID nae and
said Mr. yiekfey. II sometimes makes
me feel igtSt 4 little older th:n Me-
thuselall 10 ne called Mother by
COCO 81 chose Armenian children.
4 And that Is e1aotlY Ntiat size MAS
I the only mother that these 6,0SD Ar
I menian children have. except as She
ayalis herself of the orgaliizea assist
ante Of native Arsaenian women, tn
caring for this large family.
I IN the hospital gt ISars | found
i lilo beds, which. the day I was there,
I we're occupied BY l.2Gs patients. II
/ frequently being necessary to put two
or more children IN O single bed AZ
| AlexaRdropol we have In one hospital.
Or group of hospital buildings. 1.s,6D
i srachoina patients. Az Karakiis. forty
/ an orpsanage devoted exclusively 70
| the care and training Of The f,Iiad
children. A Deliian We have anasael
/ orphaaage. coated Oh q monRtain side
FOR the care DC fubercuiar children