Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-02-05

fanataicism, he has intelligence; where
there is sloth and avarice, he is full
of energy and thrift and where there
ia no character but only vile rotten
ness, he has Christian ideals and cha
racter.
Whether or not this great army of
women and children shall have perish
ed in vain depends very much on
whether the promises made by our
great public men in the halls OF Con-
gress and in the State Legislature.
and in the pulpit shall be promptly
and adequately put into action. | say
promptly because delay means de-
stluction to these people. Today all
over that land every American is in
danger Of death either from starva-
ton or massacre and usually both.
The Turk has not been disarmed and
is today raising armies and offering
assistance to the Reds in Russia,
which country is aflamel with Bolshe-
vism. He has not been made to re-
turn the Christian women whom he
holds in vile servitude. Today while
we sit here 100000 Christian women
languish in Turkish harems. Even the
thousands under the very guns of the
Allied ships have not been rescued.
The other day I saw spread before
me most wonderful picture; the bat
tleships fthe Allies at anchor. ]
saw my own Stars and Stripes, and ]
know that under those guns, almost
under the shadows of the ships them
selves, $4,000 Christian women still
remained in bondage to Islam. The
Turk has not been made to disgorge
the millions of pounds of loot that he
has stolen from the Armenians. He
has not been compelled to return then
land; great magnificent wheat fields
vineyards and orchards which would
have gone far toward feeding then
owners this winter. The American
people are asked to give $50, 100000
to keep these people from starvation
this winter, and we shall give it, but
some of this money, gentlemen, will
go to buy from the Turk wheat grow
on Armenian land to feed it's Armen
ian owners.
In order that we may Understand tn,
entire Armenian question, it is neces
sary to divide the country into twt
geographical parts, Russia Armeni:
and Turkish Armenia. Russia Ar
menia is that little part which lie.
between the Black and Corsican seas
The history of Armenia in that section
has been somewhat different from the
Armenia in Turkey. There he is close
ly associated with Christian Russia
and the influence of Russia has beer
toward the preservation and help Of
Armenia. In the early part of the
war, the Russians were joined by 1OO,,
900 Arlnenians. We are frequently
asked if the Armenians are worth saw
ing, if they have anything in them,
if they will fight. I wish to tell you
that the Armenians formed the back
bone of the Russian army. When
Russia was passing through that re-
volution which we hailed as the dawn
of new day, and which has been the
dawn of perdition, the Armenian army
has been compelled to stand alone
against the Turk. They not only have
held their positions but sometimes
even drove the Turks before them,
often against odds of ten to one. They
have made good their right to exist
as an independent people and for the
last two years they have existed as
an organized government. They have
protected their people as far as pos
sible. They have received 100000 re-
fugees from Turkish Armenia and to-
day that little army still fights on.
holding out it's hands to the civilized
world and asking that the oldest
Christian Nation of the world receive
recognition at the hands of the young
er and greater Christian countries,
Today every Christian in the East
holds out his hands to America as
the only nation who can bring him
peace and salvation. l wish to pay
my respects to the one man in Wash
ington, your own Senator Williams,
who has done, and is doing more than
any one man in the Capitol to see
that this little nation is recognized and
given backing financial, moral and mi
litary if necessary to put these peo-
pie where they can take care of them
selves. / do not know how you feel
about the men in uniform. l know
that you sent your proportion of the
mon acrOcc tho cooc who xuoro +ho