Arizona republican., 1920-02-02
J. S. HAS NOT KEPT FAITH
 WITH ALLIES
 SAYS DANIELS
Naval Secretary Declares Past Year Has Been One "Of Fiddling and Delay" on Part of America
TRepubiican A. p. Leased Wire]

NEW YORK, Feb. Tine past year for the United States has been ''one of fiddling and delay and was character ized as ''the tragedy of tragedies by Secretary of the Navy Daniels, who addressed the opening meeting here today of the campaign for the near east relief fund. Although America had not kept faith with the allies, he said. he had confidence that the American peo- pie would do their duty.
 One of the beliefs that carried us into the war" added Secretary Daniels, was that small peoples have the right to liberty and to control their own destinies. Shall America alone fail in sustaining that principle? I do not believe it. Give to Armenia present re- lief from the perils of starvation and then provide for the freedom of the country from the rule of the Turk.
 UphoIds Navy
 Secretary Daniels, in speaking of the navy, said that the popular idea of the navy was that it only exists as fight ing machine. This, he added, is it's chief mission, but if it had not proved a powerful agency in protecting the reople and upholding the dignity or the flag at all times it has failed Of Is mission. In the war, he declared, It had proved its worth and had done its full share in bringing about peace
 There was nothing the mater with the American navy during slle war. James w Gerard, former ambassador to Germany. said in a brief address The trouble with the secretary is that he is too good natured, added Mir. Gerard If I had been secretary of the navy and bunch of admirals or anybody else had formed a soviet board of criticism. ! would have had them on the slide and their heads Tn the basket inside of 24 hours.
 Captain George E. Hyde, near east worker told of horrible conditions and suffering in Armenia and charged that the Turkish leaders were still attempt ing ito wipe out the Armenian peo- ple'' He declared that more than 2,- GOO GOO men, women and children had been deported to Turkey. He de scribed. at length, the Turkish treat ment of Armenian women, which he declared to be the @-blackest crime of all horrors.
 Not far from q million Christians have been murdered by their Turkish oppressors" Henry Morgenthau, for mer am mbassador to Turkey, declared Hungry terror-stricken. hundreds oi thousands of refugees now look to the United States for succor:
 Funds Growing Rapidly
 There has already been s1,0o0,o DOG subscribed to the fund in New York Seventy flee bishops of the Ameri can Episcopal church have protested to President Wilson against the tenta tice action of the peace conference IT depriving Armenia of an outlet to the ] sea- it was announced here tonight 1 The telegram of collective protest which. was signed by Bishop Burch ot New York and Bishop Rhinelander o1 Pennsylvania, read:
 "We learn with deep concern that 1 contrary to assurances given by you and also on behalf of the Americar t peace mission. the peace conference has tentatively decided on deprivins Armenia of her rightful and essentia outlet to the Mediterranian. Proposed : arrangement robS Armenia of wha historically. politically and economi cally is hers, and makes of her : petty Asiatic state. surrounded on al sides by mos1em races. To live, w believe. Armenia must have means O. direct contact with the western world We therefore respectfully urge that ths United States government take neces sary steps to prevent carrying ou proposed act of injustice agains 1 Armenia