Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25
HOW TO MINISTER TO
NEEDS OF NEAR EAST
America the Only Hope of More
Than a Quarter of a Million Of
Children National Field Secre.
tary Mace Declares at State
Conference

Needs of he Near East and plans fof
helping TO minister to tlrose needs through
a permanent foundation of workers in
Vermont were discussed Thursday at tht
State conference of the Near East relief
held in the V. NJ. g. A. rooms in this city,
John w. Mace. national field secretary
presided The attendance included pecs
pie from al parts of Vermont who ART
interested In this work Vermont will II
asked to contribute about 10000 to tht
Near East work.
In the program OF the dav were i'm
cluded addresses by John w. Mace Fio1
ence Spencer Duryea. national secretary
OF the woinen's organizations and Do
Isaac Yonan. former food administrst u
OF Persia. who was appointed, also, Of
| the Persian delegation to the peace conf
| ference. At the luncheon at the CollegA
Street Church. DR.. Yonan gave n verb
interesting talk on conditions In the Neat
| East and Lieut. Governor Mason s. stoH
also told IA number OF things about tht
needs OF that part OF the world.
/ The afternoon session was taken VI
with the general discussion of the buildi
ing up of a permanent constituency fol
the Near East relief. The foundation =
such constituency would be thu
churches the Sunday schools womenf
organizations. business and fraternal on
CARNATIONS. labor organizations. Mrs.
Walter W. Slack. of Springfield. Stea
chairman Of women's organizations. TOD
how Vermont woinen's organizations caA
cooperate for the Near East relief.
| In speaking OF the needs OF the cour
tries Of the Near East, John w Maci
said that there are more than quartz
OF a million of children in the orphanagea
who must be clothed and fed and givei
| training America ~ tiia only hone of the7'
little ones. for other countries are havini
| all that they can do to take care of thef
own people. Through the organization IN
the relief OF the Near East. esc
state In the Union is given quota n
orphans to support. Nermont's quota
S33 orphan children. to be supported
the minimum Of $50 per year per child.
DR.. Isaac Ionan. former food admins
TRAITOR of Persn. gave the principal ad
dress of the day. speaking after III
luncheon al the college Street Church. VI
said that while the Near East relief wor
included all nations IN the East, Vet it !
the main purpose to aid the Armenian AM
Assyrian people. who have suffered IN
r most during the war The Assvra1
accepted Christianity IN the second cen
urv and the Armenians in the fourth
Although Islam has tried repeatedly Z
, break into those countries they have rS
manned Christian through all the aged
These Christian nations have been rule3
! FOR six centuries By the Turks. Fana tlciS1
and blood-thirstness. with a program 4
determination. have reduced the AssyEaq
and Armenians from 20 millions ocFped
, pie to a million and half.
The Assyrians and the ArnHdaH
7 united with the allies in the World WI
i and made the supreme sacrifice OF III
and country TO help win the war. MOI
than 400 900 men out Of their three 4snfllids
p population were given TO the allied cau4
1 and most OF these gave their liveS'1nffN
D trenches These brave men won theprai4
, Of all the allied nations as most&henD3
and patriotic fighters. .
q Or. Yonan appealed eIoquentIv tfcSs6
3 hearers to support the work OF theaSe4
II East relief. He said. in part;
j Over 10000 orphans whose faf1SeG
d died in battle and whose mothers wal
carried captive, We're left to tho NERD
+ of nature TO wander in the fields eattr}
e only herbs and grasses. These were-picks5
:. up by the Americans and they live todd
II because the Americans saved Them u
I do hope the American conscience <I2
= American love of liberty, dccency Aq
purity will not allow the outrageS<to& q
r. on unredeemed. y
&c we ask the American womanhooH
l. make "A crusade for their liberation. WIZ
l. We need is just chance to live. In Of
= OWL old homes and work out our saH5
< ton. for ut present we have no chasc1
l We beg YOU American people MOTTO grd1
lie tired Of keeping us alive and giving
, our '"an'e " oe huh'a"' ,ahSs