Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-25
TOUCH HEARTS,
LOOSEN CROWDS
PURSE STRINGS
HoOsiers Shed Tears at Elk
pose of Famine-Swept
China and Armenia.

Heart strings were touched Sunday at
the meeting in the Gypsy Smith taber-
nacle, IN behalf Of the Chinese and Ar
menian sufferers, at which DR.. Alfred S.
SEE, Chinese minister to the United
States, and Lady Anne Azgapetian Of
Armenia spoke. After many tears were
shed over the recital of the wrongs done
the people Of Armenia, and to the tales
of suffering Of the Chinese, those who
attended the meeting contributed 1882 Al
at the doors.
Albert J. Beveridge, former United
States Senator from Indiana, presided
during the first part Of the meeting and
introduced Lady Azgapetian. He also
? introduced DR.. Sherwood Eddy, who
spoke in behalf Of the Chinese nation.
DR.. SEE was presented by Charles F. COT
fin, president Of the Chamber of Com
merce.
INSIST UPON
TAKING COLLECTION.
The sympathy of the huge audience
may be understood when It is explained
that, despite previous announcements
that no collections would be taken at
the meeting, those in attendance de-
handed that a contribution be made.
Lady Azgapetian was picturesquely
dressed IN the Red Cross field uniform
Of her country. She said the babies Of
Armenia are asking only for the crumbs
)rom the American tables. She called
attention TO the work tnat is being car
he'd on near Mt. Ararat, funds for which
we're contributed in America.
when the Armenian mothers learned
Who was helping" said Lady Azgapetian,
hthey said to me, Go back there to
America and tell them some day We Will
keturu their Ceupr0sity'"
EDEN TRANSFORMED
TO SLAUGHTER PLACE
What was once the Garden Of Eden
today is the slaughter place Of Chris
hanity, she said. She described in a
Unique way her little country. She re-
reunited the accomplishments Of her fell
low-citizens, telling of those who had
achieved worldwide fame in arts and
lcience.
Armenia was once a nation of 10000,
boo souls" said the speaker. To-day We
IRE a nation Of barely 100000 people We
Save lost people by the millions beneath
NE sword of the Turk. and hundreds of
thousands by starvation. The Turkish
tuler offered US a state to remain neutral,
But the soul Of A -menin was wrapped
With the soul of the allied cause. Two
hundred and fifty THOUSAND of our men
applause out Of it. We we're punished
In true Turkish style, for in one day
more than 100000 were massacred."
NEXT TWO MONTHS
CRITICAL FOR CHINA.
DR.. SEE graphically portrayed the suf-
ferings of the famine stricken Chinese
people, declaring that the next two
months would be the most critical in the
plight OF his fellow countrymen. He ex-
pressed faith that the American people
would not be found wanting in their gen
crosby to the country's aid.
The hardshiDs of the young republic,
modelled after the United States, were
told, and he explained the cause for the
pitiable condition in which China now
finds itself. The soil there. he said is
admirably fitted for the raising Of two.
and sometimes three, crops each year.
But in the year 1920 two successive crops
failed, an unusual condition.
In some regions, he said, not a single
drop of rain fell between the autumn Of
1919 and 1920. Fertile lands were changed
into a veritable desert. Not a sign IF
vegetation could be found on the land.
HARVEsTs FAILED;
Is 600 600 DESTITUTE.
THE seriousness of the calamity can
not be realized until we consider that
l5000.OOO human beings have been de-
pending on the harvests that failed, and
with the falling Of the harvests these
people are threatened with death from
Itarvation."
The Chinese minister told Of the ac-
tivities that already have been started
toward affOrding relief The Chinese
nation is not sitting idly by, awaiting
The charity Of the American people,
he said, but subscriptions have been
taken, and generously subscribed to, by
The Orientals, and much relief has been
afforded. But the charity of the Chi
nese people alone is not sufficient, he
Iaid, and It is necessary to fall back
IN the friend of the Chinese republic. the
United States, for aid.
Music for the meeting was furnished
~ the Gypsy Smith choir, and by the
EewsbOys' Band.
A personal check for 500 was given
Lady Azgapetlan, by DR.. SEE, for aid to
the Armenian sufferers. This was carry
ing out promise he made IN his ad-
dress.
Lady Azgapetian spoke last night at
the Central Christian Church on Condi-
ions in the Near East