The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-09-23
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Children are DYING from STAR 4
vAT1ON 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 able-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 s0ldiery, out
into the desert Of Arabia.
Reports say that in thie exodus
there were $4,000 women and chill
dren. l 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 the
men are dead, the women, many of
them In Turkish harems, the children
-0OO, 900 dead-25O, 900 in the hands
| Of relief workers and orphanages, or
in bread lines DEPENDING ON
AMERICA. 49,, 4.
Will we let them go the way of
their fathers, mothNs, sisters, and
brothers7 Surely not!
Only debased peoples or peoples
who do not know of these conditions
! could permit that.
! There are those who hoped man
date would be established and that
| the U. s. government would assume
police duty and care for these unfor-
tunate innocent peoples; but we have
not seen fit to take a mandate. This
Is likely wise insight. A mandate
means European policies and might
! involve the u. s. later in war.
The result is that What is NO.
, eo0Y's Business IL not done.
/ The U. s. has recognized that Ar
(! menia is republic, but the recogni-
: ton Is empty. 1t is like saying Chow
/ do you do to drowning man.
| Political machinery moves slowly
! in time things will adjust. At the
same time HUNGER MOVES FAST
CHILDREN MUST lat and they
must be CLOTHED-and the BEST
mandate in the world is SYMPATHY
/ AND UNDERSTANDING AND THH
THINGS THAT GO WITH THESE.
SOMETHING TO EAT AND SOME
THING TO WEAR!
! Remembering that 250.O00 Of thes>
cold hungry orphans are depending or
the United States, and that of thi.
number 1900 are depending on thu
good offices Of the people Of NOrtf
Dakota, We lave seen At to ask TIL
citizens Of this splendid state to ris'
to this occasion. OCTOBER 4, Will
BE RELIEF DAY. Last year we fet
1000 Of these people, This year w
are better able to feed more. Ou
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 whil'
our neighbors die Of unavoidable star
walton?
Some want to bring these orphans
to America and adopt them? Thi
was done in case Of French war 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 w
will, but let them stay in Armenia
We can feed them there. 1t can b.
done on $500 per month which 4
much cheaper than it could be dom
here, to say nothing of their transpor
tation, etc .-..
When the Armenian republic is abb
to stand on its own legs and be abl
TO have the rights CT other nation
Of people then will come the end for
ever Of the generation-long Armenian
and Syrian problem. They are
thrifty people and will be we'll able t.
take care Of themselves once they ar
free from the despoiling hand Of tn
Turk. I am as eager as you to hav'
that day come. But they are NOR
eager than any Of us! Those Of u
who went through the Great War ant
suffered that Humanity might be {
more noble thing we cannot rest til
this present nightmare is wrapt ava!
from our eyes. What do we say?
II you agree don't stand idly by blu
lend a hand. Go to your fraternity
your church, your lodge, grange, you
club-YOURSELF, adopt for the yea
one to ten of these orphans. It will
cost you but five dollars per month o
sixty dollars year to give life to on
Of these boys or girls.
Last year not one dollar raised IL
North Dakota went for overhead ex
penses. Every cent you gave went di
rectly in to the buying Of food o
clothes for the suffering people. Thi
year the same policy is to be pursued
Your gifts will arrive.
YOU are protected by the SPECIAL
ACT Of CONGRESS August 6, 1915