The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-03-12
MANY DIE FOR
LACK OF FOOD
NEAR EAST RELIEF WORKERS
CONTINUE CALL FOR HELP TO
SAVE LIVES OF LITTLE CHILL
DREN.

Herbert Hoover has said that In
Armenia is the, most desperate situa-
ton In the world. The following is a
statement from the official records
of the Near East relief:
The sorrows of the whole world
seem concentrated in one small part
Of It. We in America cannot imag-
inc the suffering there, but our relief
workers, especially in the Caucasus.
are seeing 1t every day and every
hour. Their hearts are wrung by the
means of sick and starving children
by the sight of emaciated, tortured lit
tie bodies, and their strength, to the
last ounce is being put forth in the
struggle to defend these helpless ones
against the hosts of death.
1t is a superhuman struggle: they
will be beaten down, conquered, and
the forces of the enemy, starvation and
disease, will complete the ruin and de-
vastation which massacres began, I'M
less we can send reinforcements to
/ their aid-workers, food, clothing.
medicines, and again food. and more
food.
Hundreds of women and children are
dying in agony every day. The pity
| of ii. when a few dollars would save a
little child from such anguish and
! give 1t chance to live happy, hu-
man life on Gods earth, in His sun
shine, doing mans work in the
world.
II many lovers of little children will
multiply this one child by many
thousands the new generation, strong
| and sane in body and mind, trained to
self-forgetful service, undaunted In
| spirit, will build a great, new civilza-
| ton on the ruins Of the past and trans
| form the land of sorrows into ldno
| of hope and promise and glorious
achievement.
| -The activities of the Near East Re-
lief extend throughout northern TUT
| key fAnatolia and Armenia). Syria
Palestine, Mesopotamia, Persia and the
Caucasus regions. In that great area
relief-food. clothing. shelter meoi-
lcine-has been given to those In a.
rect need, regardless OF race OF re-
| urton up to, and often beyond the re-
sources of the relief treasury. This
e,eat enterprise has been carried on,
not in the name Of the relief organ
ifzation. but in the name OF the people
| OF America, through the Near East
| Relief.
.sThe nature of the work has diff
! fered according to the varying situa-
lions. In Palestine and South Persia
the great need was for food to meet
a war-famine emergency. In those
countries the situation is again APP
nroaching normal and the work will
soon be limited to the care Of the
thousands of orphans who have sur
Iyiyed. Relief in the Neast East IS
No bottouless pit OF need, stupendous
| and staggering though it may be- Re-
splts are plainly evident. Already
thousands are self-supporting workers
yvbo wound have been dead today had
| n nor been for the efficient aid from
America"
The pensacola committee, with head
quarters at the L. s. Marshafs office
| in the Federal building solicits aid for
| the unfortunate people of the Near
East. pledge cards will be distributed
I from house to house and will be gath
cred up by the Inter-Churcn workers
Sunday afternoon. Cards may also be
lobtained at every church in the city
| and may be signed and turned in to the
naStors-