Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-08
RETURN ARMEN|ANS
TO TURKISH HAREMS
Because of Lack of Relief Stations
to Care for Them, Near East
Speaker States.

81 am Republican, but | believe firm
" In the League of Nations. Without such
a merger of interests, there can bc no
forceful mandate issued that will enable
the Entente Allies to aid Armenia If
such mandate was issued then whatever
country of the Allies sho,ild be given
authority to rebuilt Armenia would have
the support of the others TO help in the
activities that would make IL land OF
hope and the home again of the Christian
religion.
That WAS statement made bv DR.
Lincoln Writ before the members of the
III, anis Club ut their weekly luncheon
Yesterday. DR.. Writ has Travelled all
over the Near Fast; aided in establishing
relief stations, taken over Red Cross
stat ons there and knows the situation rs
we'll and much better than most men and
women who have been engaged in relief
work under the auspices of the Near East
His story attracted undivided attention
among the kiwanians and following his
address nc received the congratulations
and thanks Of the members both collective
" and Individually.
DR. Writ, in alluding 20 the league of
Nations plans. said he had told the people
Of Was hington ID. C.. this week, that the
blood of a million Armcnians lay on the
The DELAY in the adoption of the League Of
Peace plans. During his residence abroad
Dr Writ said he talked with Colonel
House. and that that one-time representa-
tive Of this country IN diplomacy had
told him that it was the duty of America
to sec to il that Armenia had the same
chance to establish itself as was given
Cuba and the Philippines and other Coun-
tries over which the United States had
established protectorate until they were
capable Of self government.
The speaker brief rcfc renee to some Of
the horrors that Armenans have gone
through in the past four years stirred the
feelings Of his hearers to such depths
that had contributions been asked for at
the time, IL is likely that the response
would have been very liberal.
He told Of the $4,000 orphan children
whose parents have died, who are now
chsrgcs Of the Near Fast and az the $50
600 others that are facing starvation; OF
the hundreds of children who are hcIng
found throughout Armenia with distCndcd
stomachs duc TO eating grass and bark of
trees and refuse found hv the waysde and
who usually die Of internal ailments due 10
such food.
His description ot the bread line at
Bayrcuth whore, until American flour
reached there &c citizens had been fCd on
a bread made Of barley and finely cut
straw and chaff took away some 81 the
pleasure of the luncheon diners as they
recalled the food thcv had just partakcn of
with such lack Of interest.
lie gave credit to the contribution last
year Of large milk condensing manu-
facturcr whose generosity saved hun
drcds of lives of children
One OF the Interest references to the
need for help IN Armenia Was made by
DR.. Writ when he said that after the Turks /
had issued an order 10 release $4,000 /!
Armenian young women from harcms, I
that the Americans were compelled for /
lacl of relief stations 10 ask the Turks 10
resc i this order and take the women
bac. until sufficient aid could reach them .
Dr. Writ said that last year America
had contributed $50, 900 900 with which /
TO carry on relief work in the Near East
and that this year IN February. the coun- /
try would be askedfor S34 010, ,000for this /
purpcsc The Near Last which IS in 1
corporated, has taken over the Rod Cross i
work there and every penny gwen here IS +
used directly for rcllCi work. because (
through Cleveland II. Dodge, al expenses 4
for CARVING on the campaigns here arc .
borne hV him This results in 101 per
cent Of All money gIvcn being sent across +
seas, n the extra ; per cent comes from i
interest on relief money banked here until .
il IS used,
At the conclusion of his address DR. /
Writ was approached hv 5 aledonian who /
asked him concerning ms stay in one Turk
isl town where he had left brother four
wears ago. The remainder oi the family
cnIgrated 70 this country. but the brother
and has not been heard of since.
Dr. Writ directed the Young man where
le could write for information concerning
lis relative